Mountain View Chalet

1968 Pacific Northwest chalet taken to the studs and rebuilt - exterior, interior, furnishings. Cabin bones with mid-century sensibility and 16-foot glass doors framing the tree line.

Field Interior Design Exterior Direction Finish Selection Furniture Curation Fixture Sourcing

Author Jeremy Prasatik Published: 2023 Status: Complete

Classification Interior Design Exterior Direction Finish Selection Furniture Curation Fixture Sourcing

Abstract

A 1968 Pacific Northwest chalet that hadn't been rethought since the '90s. Blue carpet, dated railings, an exterior that disappeared on cloudy days. The structure was sound. Everything else needed to go.

Took it down to the studs. Exterior repainted in warm gray with white railings for contrast against the PNW green. New lighting mounted to catch the patio and stairs at night. Reclaimed PNW pine in mixed plank widths across the main level. A Malm fireplace and sputnik chandelier overhead. 16-foot sliding glass doors installed on the main wall - the tree canopy becomes the focal point from every seat in the room.

Furniture kept simple on purpose. Tufted gray sofa, woven bench, walnut dining set, a leaning ladder shelf against painted stone. The surroundings carry the energy. The interior stays quiet enough to let them. Original footprint gained over 400 square feet.

SECTION 02: DOWN TO THE STUDS

An Exterior That Stops Disappearing.

Built in 1968. Hadn't been rethought since the '90s. Blue carpet, dated railings, an exterior that disappeared on cloudy days. The structure was sound. Everything else needed to go.

Exterior repainted in warm gray with white railings for contrast against the PNW green. New lighting mounted to catch the patio and stairs at night. The original footprint gained over 400 square feet, mostly through reworking the deck line and pulling more of the main level out toward the trees.

Front of the chalet repainted in warm gray with white railings, surrounded by Pacific Northwest evergreens and rocky landscape

Three-quarter view of the chalet showing the deck, white-railed stairs, and the rocky landscape grade leading up to the front door

Side of the chalet at dusk with string lights strung over a stone patio, white-railed stairs, and warm gray siding

Back-side view of the chalet showing the deck overhang, white-railed staircase down to a stone patio, and the landscaped garden line

SECTION 03: THE INTERIOR

Tree Canopy as the Focal Point.

Reclaimed PNW pine in mixed plank widths across the main level. A Malm fireplace anchors the living area. Sputnik chandelier overhead. 16-foot sliding glass doors on the main wall - the tree canopy becomes the focal point from every seat in the room.

Furniture kept simple on purpose. Tufted gray sofa, woven bench, walnut dining set, a leaning ladder shelf against painted stone. The surroundings carry the energy - the interior stays quiet enough to let them. Cabin form, mid-century pieces. The blend was the brief.

Looking up at the chalet's A-frame wood-plank ceiling with a sputnik chandelier suspended over a triangular window framing the tree canopy outside

Detail of the living room with tufted gray sofa, walnut leaning ladder shelf, antler mount on a painted stone wall, and a yellow accent pillow

Wide view of the chalet living room with a walnut dining set, the Malm fireplace, sputnik chandelier overhead, and 16-foot glass doors opening to the deck

Quiet enough to let the surroundings lead

Chalet living area with tufted gray sofa, painted stone wall, antlers, walnut leaning ladder shelf, and the kitchen visible to the right

Chalet kitchen with white shaker cabinets, subway tile backsplash, an exposed wood beam column, and PNW pine floors

Closer detail of the tufted gray sofa with a stag-print pillow, walnut leaning ladder shelf with books and a speaker, against the painted stone wall

Wider chalet living room view with the A-frame ceiling, skylight, leather sling chair, walnut coffee table, and the painted stone wall in the background

SECTION 04: THE BLEND

Cabin Bones, Mid-Century Sensibility.

Plotting each design choice along the cabin ↔ mid-century axis shows how the renovation actually works. Cabin elements hold the form. Mid-century pieces thread through it. The middle of the spectrum is where the structural moves live - the A-frame, the glass doors, the warm gray exterior.

Reclaimed PNW pine, exposed beams, painted stone, and the antlers anchor the cabin end. Sputnik chandelier, Malm fireplace, walnut dining set, and the leather sling chair pull toward mid-century. The 16-foot sliding doors and the A-frame geometry sit in the middle - cabin form scaled up by mid-century proportions, with the tree line doing the rest of the work.

Design DNA · Cabin ↔ Mid-Century19 elements · plotted by lean

SECTION 05: CLOSING

A Chalet That Looks Out.

Cabin form, mid-century pieces, 16 feet of glass between the room and the tree canopy. The renovation didn't compete with the setting - it framed it.

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A 1968 chalet rebuilt around the trees outside it. Down to the studs and back up - exterior, interior, furnishings. The structural moves stayed cabin. The pieces inside stayed mid-century. The 16-foot glass doors on the main wall did the rest, turning the Pacific Northwest tree line into the room's loudest design choice.