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Good job on the A-Frame! Perfect color cordination. Must of been fun to see the finished results.
Good job guys.
My wife and I live in a A-Frame house that we started building in 1966, lot size is 75' x100'.
It is 24' wide, 42' long and 36' high, 3 floors, 2nd floor family room, 1 bathroom on 2nd floor,
2 bedrooms, half bath in attached garage.
We have had our share of comments, good & bad over the years, but it has never bothered us.
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
By Christine Ryan of Sunset
An A-frame upgrade
"Bob's House of Beds." That was how the neighbors referred to the shabby 1970s A-frame on Serene Lakes, a Mayberryish resort community near Lake Tahoe. "Bob's" because a guy named Bob owned it, and "House of Beds" — well, what else do you call a 2,500-square-foot rental that sleeps at least 12?
"It was the kind of place you'd find neon beer signs and Levitz furniture," says the cabin's current owner, Jeremy Kidson, a San Francisco retailer who says he doesn't even like A-frames. Still, he was looking for a house in the area, and when he saw how the cabin sits right on the lakefront, he gave in. "You can fix any ugliness in a structure, but you could never replicate this setting," he says.
- Video: Tour a redesigned 1930s home
- On our blog, 'Listed': Space-age home rotates
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Cabin great room
The rafters and beams were stained black, Kidson says. "Anything that didn't move, I sandblasted." He also tore out a disco-era fireplace that blocked the view; the new hearth is made of Sierra white granite. Those candlesticks are old industrial bobbins.
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Timeless kitchen
The original kitchen was a mess: painted-over particle-board cabinets and drawers that would jam halfway closed. The cabin itself was, as Kidson puts it, "Band-Aid colored." He says that Serene Lakes is a timeless community and that he wanted everything in the cabin to feel timeless, too.
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Details that lighten
Lights directed upward from the kitchen beams, open shelves and white paneling make the space feel light — especially important in winter, when the cabin can be buried in snowdrifts up to 10 feet deep.
- Video: Tour a redesigned 1930s home
- On our blog, 'Listed': Space-age home rotates
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Rustic dining
The table and benches in the dining room — from the Berkeley, Calif., store Wooden Duck — are reclaimed Douglas fir. Serving as a cushion is a blanket from Kidson's collections: "They're great on sofas, on beds and wrapped around you when you're cold. I like stacks of them everywhere."
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Cozy cabin retreat
In the bedroom, flannel sheets and a Pendleton blanket lend a bunkhouse vibe to the Pottery Barn headboard and bureau.
Before and after: Tahoe cabin makeover
Relaxing outdoors
On the deck, Kidson added a redwood hot tub facing the lake. "The fiberglass ones are more efficient," he acknowledges, "but I really wanted it to have a certain feel."
- Video: Tour a redesigned 1930s home
- On our blog, 'Listed': Space-age home rotates
