Northern Dwelling

Check out this house in Big Lake, Alaska. The owner is a professional dog musher and a four-time champion of the Iditarod, a 1,161-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome.

The exterior is made up of charred wood siding—chosen for its low-maintenance qualities as well as a reference to the area’s frequent wildfires. Yikes!

The house was designed so that each room would have a view of nearby Mt. McKinley—the highest peak in North America. I can understand why.

Would you ever consider living in such a remote area?

Have a fun-filled weekend.

Photos via archrecord.

Ancient + Modern

I found this book sitting on the desk of one of the Interior Designers at my work. I had to take a look through as I was intrigued by the contrasting design concept. These are a few images from the book, Ancient + Modern by Cynthia Inions. I love the Georgian glass, time to start searching craigslist.