Mount Washington A-Frame Woodsy Retreat

Name: Milton Court A-Frame
Location: Mount Washington, CA
Size: 1,520 square feet

A reader sent us these images of a home just around the corner from where she lives, noting the 1965 built hillside home's colourful interior and engaging multi-level layout that gives the interior a dollhouse appearance from certain angles. We've got a soft spot for exposed post and beam construction homes, and this one is especially charming for all the unique spaces within (love that top loft bedroom)...

The Mount Washington A-Frame Woodsy Retreat offers a 3 bedroom + Loft, 2 bathroom A-Frame design, alongside an equally unique 3-tier outdoor living/garden with large stone fireplace to enjoy outdoors entertaining opportunities sure to arise living in such a space. Besudes the post and beam construction, the parquet floors, and the orange red steel-rod suspended staircase, what we most like is the targeted use of colours throughout the home to brighten up angled darkened corners created by the home's A-frame design.

If you like it enough, you can actually purchase this moderate sized home...it's on the market.

Comments (12)

Very original in many aspects!

posted by slantedview on August 3rd 2009 at 10:01pm
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This home is stunning! I love the way color is used throughout the house- it's bright and cheery, but not overwhelming. I could move in right now!

posted by HeyNowTex on August 3rd 2009 at 10:30pm
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Oh, man. I so love A-Frames! And this one has been done over in a great way... I am totally digging all the color... Just a real stand out all around. Makes me wish I wasn't such a LOSER and could rush out instead and buy it! Ugh, I hate my life...

posted by bittergaymark on August 4th 2009 at 1:14am
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Way too bold for me - and the a-frame structure is not something I could live in.

posted by ChrisGal on August 4th 2009 at 6:50am
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i love it :-) love A-frames, too - friends of mine have one and it is a wonderful house.

posted by maike on August 4th 2009 at 9:00am
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I quite like this! A perfect blend of colour and natural wood.

posted by oaxacaborn on August 4th 2009 at 11:08am
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@ bittergaymark, I'm SURE you aren't a loser, many of us are not in the market to buy, me included so cheer up dear. :-)

As for the house, love its execution, the kitchen simply looks to still have its original cabinets, just repainted and new appliances put in, I'd replace the light over the sink and in the bathrooms with something more mid 60's in design and it'd made a nice modern beach inspired home.

Love it's wonderful use of color in amongst the white which helps, first off, makes them pop and secondly, the white, while not overpowering, works to help keep the space light and airy.

Good family friends have a modified A frame, in that it's a standard box construction on the first floor w/ the A frame on the second floor, built in the late 60's, it's a TRUE beach house, master/loft upstairs, living, dining and kitchen, single bath and back bedroom downstairs, what more do you need? :-)

I also love the furniture used here as well, fits in w/ the style of the space.

posted by ciddyguy on August 4th 2009 at 11:18am
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Wow, the whole thing is wonderful, and those stairs are stunning.

posted by brittanykate on August 4th 2009 at 12:22pm
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its the playmobil vacation home!

posted by aneelee on August 4th 2009 at 1:39pm
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i love it!

posted by aneelee on August 4th 2009 at 1:39pm
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I absolutely love A-frames! I've always been intrigued by them.. and this one is absolutely precious... :)

posted by alisongilb on August 4th 2009 at 10:53pm
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Why can't this be for sale in Minneapolis?? :'(

posted by Camolai on August 5th 2009 at 8:33am
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