This 1959 A-Frame Became a No-TV “Cosmic Cabin” in the Mountains
The first time Los Angeles-based creative director, intuitive guide, digital storyteller, and interiors enthusiast Alex Michael May stayed in this 1959 A-frame in the San Bernardino Mountains, she didn’t own it. Nestled between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains, she had rented the Airbnb during the pandemic for an escape from Los Angeles.
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But the cabin stuck with her. “I felt so connected to the home and land, and never forgot about it,” Alex writes. Some time later, and while on a trip abroad, she saw an Instagram post showing the very same cabin for sale. “My heart stopped! I immediately contacted my friend’s real estate agent and put in an offer from a cabin in the Cotswolds,” she says. “I wrote a heartfelt letter to the owner with a picture from my stay, and while someone outbid me, the offer fell through. It felt truly meant to be!”
In the three-and-a-half years that Alex has owned the space, she’s dug into the cabin’s history. “I love that it was built by a maître d of a famous Hollywood restaurant (the Brown Derby) and only held by a couple families since it was built in 1959,” she writes of the A-frame that sits on half an acre of land.
Charm oozes out of every inch. “There are some special sweet little touches like local stone used in the fireplace and placed in little butterfly designs on the outside stones near the entrance,” she writes.
Resources
LIVING ROOM
- Dylan Petite Sectional Sofa — Anthropologie
- Colored Shearling Pillows — CB2
- Handwoven Liana Rug 9 x 12 — Anthropologie
- Sonali Lozenge Coffee Table — Anthropologie
- Perri Chair — Anthropologie
- Toucan Art — Original work by artist Joanna Waterfall
- Beau Pieced Marble Side Table — Anthropologie
DINING ROOM
- Matilda Goad Bistro Table — Anthropologie
- Maren Leather Dining Chair x 2 — Anthropologie
- Juneau Floor Lamp — Anthropologie
- Calle Candleholder (all sizes) — Anthropologie
KITCHEN
- IKEA x Semihandmade Fronts
- Rug Runner — Anthropologie
BEDROOM
- Kershaw Chair — Anthropologie
- Delfina Pendant — Anthropologie
- Morova Ottoman — Anthropologie
- Espoir Wall Art — Anthropologie
- Merriton Nightstand x 2 — Anthropologie
- Mariana Lamp x 2 — Anthropologie
- Hemming Bed (Oak/King) — Anthropologie
- Hemming Bed Cushion in Bouclé — Anthropologie
- Gulliver Six Drawer Dresser — Anthropologie
- Amber Lewis Checker Rug — Anthropologie
- Bedding — Anthropologie
LOFT SPACE
- Luna Bed Frame and Headboard — Softframe Designs
- Mattresses — Saatva
BATHROOM
- Shower Curtain and Rug — CB2
- Soap — Oribe
Thanksm Alex!
This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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