Dragonfly Designs: Modern Cabin Style

It seems like modern construction and decorating is definitely starting to impact large-scale high-end mountain projects. However, I don't see it having much influence on more moderate projects. That's one of the reasons that I really like this modern cabin, originally published in Country Living. It's pretty rare to see a normal family sized cabin, designed with these airy, light modern surface materials and contemporary interior furnishings.

I am really appreciating all the pickled pine wood and the white color palette.

This room is so smart looking and it's really all due to the light colors in the woodwork and modern shaped furnishings. These choices are really no more expensive than the typical rich wood and brown sofa look you see so much in cabins. One of the nice things about choosing to design and decorate in this style is that part of the look is open empty space, which means you need fewer, although carefully chosen, furnishings. In this case, there are a number of statement making pieces, such as the two light fixtures, the dining table and chairs and the crazy furry pouf.

Although this house gives a modern impression, it is actually an old ranch style house in the Berkshires, remodeled by Hauswork Design. Formerly dark, dingy and depressing, most of the materials got a contemporary face-lift, except the fabulous stone fireplace, found as is on the site.

And, of course, a piece or two of over-scale high-impact art is required. When a room is mostly in whites and creams, it's important to use a lot of textures so that it doesn't become too bland. In this case, the rustic wood bench used as a coffee table, the tongue and groove on the wall, the white hair hide on the floor and the nubby fabrics all keep the eye both soothed and entertained at the same time.

Interesting collections united by the white color scheme add additional eye candy.

In the kitchen, the theme continues with natural woods contrasting with more white. The mortar on the stone chimney is very white and has been left thick so that it, too, makes a white statement in the room.

A simple but stylish entry.

A sliding barn door system with horizontal planks adds modern interest to a wall in the master. A simple contemporary natural linen bedding collection in lots of textures keeps things clean but stylish.

A lot of the furnishings and soft goods were purchased at stores like Ikea and West Elms and Bobby Houston of Hausworks pickled the pine walls himself. Carefully adding in a few authentic and collectible mid-century modern pieces and splurging on a few modern elements elevates the entire design.