About this home
Contemporary Hideaway is exactly what the name suggests: a home that wears its modern lines quietly, tucked into a forested McCall lot where the trees still read as the most important thing on the site. The owners asked for a house that worked on a single level for daily life, with a guest retreat tucked above for the weekends when the grandkids come up.
The plan
The main floor runs as one loose volume: a great room under a high beamed ceiling, a kitchen opened to the dining space, and a primary suite sited for privacy and morning light. Upstairs, a self-contained guest retreat gives visitors a floor of their own (bedroom, bath, and sitting area) without forcing traffic through the primary living spaces.
Details worth calling out
- A kitchen that hosts. An oversized island, a generous pantry, and enough counter space that two people can cook at the same time without a collision.
- Window placement for the land. Glass is sized and placed around specific trees and specific sightlines, not generically maxed out.
- A primary suite that disappears. Located at the opposite end of the home from the guest retreat, it stays quiet even when the house is full.
- Durable, honest materials. Stained cedar, local stone, and wide-plank wood floors that will age well.
What we learned
This project rewarded restraint. The lot had enough natural character that the job of the home was to step back and let the trees do the work. We spent real time walking the site with the architect before the design developed, and the siting decisions are the reason the home reads the way it does.
After handoff
The home is a steady part-time residence for the owners, and our property services team keeps an eye on it year-round: inspections, winter readiness, and the kind of small fixes that prevent big fixes later.
