These Are the Most Popular Homes of March 2023
From a refined Sydney midcentury to an open-plan Berlin flat with enhanced function and flow, clever renovations are getting a lot of attention.
From a refined Sydney midcentury to an open-plan Berlin flat with enhanced function and flow, clever renovations are getting a lot of attention.
March saw our readers drawn to simple spaces—redesigned and brand new—that tap into the refreshing feeling of a spring cleaning: custom millwork creates storage and efficiency in homes in Barcelona, Berlin, and Virginia, while the renovations of a 1950s Sydney home and a barn in upstate New York expand kitchen and living areas that better connect with the outdoors.
A Couple Build a Cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains for $150K—Without Borrowing a Cent
After staying in a tree house listed on Airbnb, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted their own getaway in the woods. "It was amazing being up in the trees," Remo says, "and so I bought a lot and thought I’d build a tree house." A forested four-acre property perched atop Blue Mountain, Virginia, was the perfect setting for their future fort. Enlisting the help of architect Patrick Farley, Remo requested a design that he could build himself.
Photo by Ethan Hickerson
The 512-square-foot cabin is wrapped in black-stained siding that echoes the striations and colors of the surrounding trees. The bright living areas revolve around a central core that houses the bathroom, a sleeping loft, a Murphy bed, shelving, and a custom kitchen. Two round windows, a special request from Emi, frame sunrises to the southeast and sunsets to the northwest.
Photo by Ethan Hickerson
When Katya Potkin and Bart Stein bought their 20-plus-acre property in Ancramdale, a small hamlet about two hours north of New York City, there wasn’t a lot going on with the barn. "It was very bare bones," says Katya. "It didn’t have any insulation. It was basically wooden walls and a metal roof." They left it alone until the pandemic hit in 2020, prompting Katya and Bart to think about what they could do with the extra space.
Photo by Joshua McHugh
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