Taking Flight: Inside a Cabin Retreat in Washington Inspired by a Small Bird
Photography by Andrew Pogue, courtesy of Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape
Pat and John Troth are environmentalists and nature-lovers, but their one-room 1960s cabin overlooking Washington’s Hood Canal was dark and felt closed-off from the outdoors. So, they hired Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape to transform it into a restorative retreat where they could watch birds and commune with nature, even when they were indoors.
The main cabin is in the forefront, the bunkhouse in the back.
The entry into the main cabin.
Mid-century furniture throughout reinforces simple, clean lines.
Wittman Estes integrated the Murphy bed into a cabinet with side tables, linen storage, and reading lights.
The custom kitchen cabinets are made from birch plywood.
The concrete kitchen counter extends into an outdoor kitchen on the deck.
Cedar planks make up the modern deck.
The bedroom in the addition. Across the hall is the bathroom.