Pure & Simple

A Vermont timber frame pairs sleek decor with natural hues, creating a home that sits subtly on the land.

- Stacey Freed

The land speaks to us in more ways than we can imagine. And with this Vermont timber frame, the quiet — not to mention gorgeous — site struck a chord with the homeowners and helped drive the simple-yet-stylish design.

With sweeping views of Lake Champlain, the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks, the site is peppered with old maple hardwood growth and farm fields — the perfect setting for a second home for the Washington, D.C.-based homeowners. Architectural designer Cliff Deetjen, manager of design and sales at Peregrine Design/Build in South Burlington, Vermont, worked with the clients (with site planning help from landscape architect Jeff Hodgson of Wagner Hodgson Landscape Designers) to design a home that would preserve as much of the natural landscape as possible while featuring all of the amenities they desired.