The A-Frame
A Cabin Left Wooden, On Purpose
San Bernardino Mountains — 2025
Knotty pine on every plane, so the work was restraint: three sconces, two beds, one corduroy sectional and nothing that argues with the roofline.
The temptation in an A-frame is to fight the wood. We did the opposite — left the pine ceilings and rafters exactly as found and chose only pieces that could sit quietly beneath a forty-five degree slope.
In the twin room, blackened metal frames and charcoal throws cut the honey tone; low white sconces are angled up the rake so the ceiling, not the bed, is what glows at night.
One bedroom keeps its blush plaster wall against the pine — a terracotta jug, a raw-oak nightstand and a brass-and-black globe sconce are the whole scheme.
Downstairs the living room takes the warmth further: a caramel corduroy sectional, a tufted leather ottoman, a jute rug and a small gallery wall of found landscapes and natural history around a round mahogany mirror.
- Scope
- Furnishing, lighting, art
- Architecture
- 1970s A-frame
- Duration
- 4 months
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