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What was once a summer home built in the 8os in South Bohemia, Czech Republic is now an updated and completed renovated primary residence for a young family. The main goal of the house’s redesign was to keep its simple form and to create a connection between the nature outside and the interior. Yes it is simple but it is really beautiful. Look at that view from the upstairs desk area. Magical. By B² Architecture, photos by Alexandra Timpau.

You know your friends would be bugging you constantly to spend boring winter weekends at your cabin if this was yours. And in the summer? Absolutely! Another perfectly executed home by _naturehumaine. Having bought a beautiful plot of wooded land in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the client dreamt of building a country house that would be in perfect symbiosis with its natural environment. The house is characterized by two stacked volumes; a wooden clad volume anchored into the mountain supports a cantilevering ground floor volume above. This gable roofed volume raised into the air gives the sensation that the house is floating amongst the trees. Vast views of Mount Orford and the valley below are framed by a long horizontal strip window. The kitchen and master bathroom are carved out of a black volume at the center of the house dividing living spaces from the master bedroom.

My heart is in a spin. It must be love. Staircase by Belgian AIDarchitecten.

This home, on Carnation Street in Silverlake, California is another doozy of a project by design firm Commune (I featured others here and here). Gawd they create the coziest yet stylin’ living rooms! And again, stunning colours and textures in the textiles they use. I can honestly say I would move in and not change a thing – except maybe make the kid’s room an office of cat hangout. 🙂

I’m dreaming of a weekend in the snow. I’m sure winterphobe Kim will scoff at my hankering for the white stuff but snow is so much better when you’re looking at it from the picture window of a renovated barn perched in a picturesque village high in the Swiss Alps. Rustic meets modern minimalism by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.