There are some spaces that immediately make you feel calm. Maybe it was the lack of cell phone service, or the babbling brook steps from the front door, or the 100s of acres of beautiful woodland out the window, but as soon as we visited this little timber-frame cabin we could feel what a special space it was. It was clear that the cabin needed a light touch, there was plenty of drama and beauty to be found outside, so we decided to make the kitchen, bathroom and built-ins as minimal as possible. We settled on a palette of white-washed plywood and polished black concrete countertops. While the color palette is restrained, the subtle grain of the wood and patina of the polished concrete gave these austere materials the right amount of hand-made warmth.