A Backyard Barn House

I found a very interesting backyard house on treehugger.com. It is built with copper roofing and recycled barn board. The inspiration came from Bernard Maybeck's Sample house, now known as the Mistake House in June of 1931. Maybeck created the sample house as a test of building and design.

The place is tiny, but very comfortable and can be used year round since it has a cute little fireplace to keep warm! They did a great job decorating and furnishing the house since they had such a small amount of space to work with. Who wouldn't want to cozy up with some hot chocolate in this backyard house on a cold day??

Picture sources via tree hugger

Enjoy your week!

-M

Everyone needs a wrap-around porch...

I am in love with this coastal New England home. It is located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and was originally a smaller cottage built circa 1915. An architect was hired in 2007 to renovate the property by rebuilding the porches and creating upper ones, updating the kitchen, and redesigning the bathrooms. They added new floors and electric throughout the cottage as well as a few other updates. All I can say is that they definitely did the house some justice! If this were a summer rental home, I would be all about it! Instead this summer we are heading somewhere a little closer to the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. We leave next week, and I definitely need this vacation!

Images via Whitten Architects

I have never been to Maine, have you?
-M