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The little house has a firepit surrounded by a steel bench that McWhirter designed, and the couple grow vegetables in raised beds. They “sped up the process a little bit,” McWhirter says, on the corrugated steel fence’s patina by using hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, and salt.

“Barbecue season never ends,” says Liz, explaining how they live with such a small kitchenette. “We even made a cake out there.”

The kitchen has Landslide pendants from Twenty One Tonnes and a curved concrete island.

Microloft by Studio Edwards celebrates contemporary small-space living and is crafted from sustainable materials, including

Floor Plan of Shed/House by John Redington

The combined kitchen and dining room, featuring two pieces of family-heirloom furniture, feel spacious thanks to a vaulted ceiling; it and the walls are clad in Douglas fir.

The dining room table was a vintage find, and the couple completed a little DIY on the Anthropologie chairs, using colored cord from the hardware store to warp the back bars.

A custom cantilevered bench on the patio is a cozy corner on warm summer days. Due to the way the townhomes are angled, Daniel and Sandy have the largest backyard, but the smallest driveway.

"We both like to cook a lot, so we really need a kitchen that provides us that opportunity," Jeffrey says. There's ample room for food prep here between the 17-foot countertops (laid over cabinets made of Ikea bases and Reform drawers) plus a kitchen island sourced from Community Forklift.

Floor Plan of House in Montreuil by Atelier OLK

Oak cabinetry and reclaimed Corian counters provide rich textures in the sunlight-filled kitchen.

The existing ceiling treatment at the window was extended to the rest of the ceiling in the room, as well as the new bathroom.

SHED specified a new linear window above the stovetop so as to better frame the views into the surrounding forest and yard.

The couple wanted a material palette with predominantly natural materials to drive the connection to the landscape, including real stone tiles, wood trim, and volcanic stone countertops. The custom cabinets are Ash wood, topped with a Basaltina slab.