Before & After: A Decrepit 1970s A-Frame in Minnesota Is Reborn as a Cozy Family Escape
Taiga Design + Build introduces Kebony siding and Scandinavian vibes to a charming but dilapidated cabin on Lake Superior.
Taiga Design + Build introduces Kebony siding and Scandinavian vibes to a charming but dilapidated cabin on Lake Superior.
Melissa and Kevin Coleman drove nine hours from their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to tour an early-1970s A-frame kit house for sale on the craggy north shore of Lake Superior—and they called in a purchase offer on their way back to the city. "It was love at first sight," Melissa says. "The inside is wrapped in cedar, and the smell was intoxicating."
Before: Exterior
The Colemans’ offer was accepted, and they set about transforming the cabin into a family escape where they could spend uninterrupted time with their daughters Hallie, age eight, and Linden, age one, for years to come. "I work online, running a website," says Melissa, a blogger at The Faux Martha. "I wanted an offline place to go—a place where the trees have bigger reach than any Instagram post."
After: Exterior
The Colemans hired Taiga Design + Build to renovate the structure, which is perched on the north shore of Lake Superior.
Photo: Kristian Alveo
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