Residence 04

Long Barn, California
House
A two-bedroom mountain cabin in the pines
Owned
Late 2022 to August 2025
Type
Renovation, held with partners
Delivery
Licensed general contractor
Status
Sold to a partner, 2025
Today
Hosted as a vacation rental

01 · The house

A cabin that had been updated, but not cared for.

When we bought it, the cabin already had new gray plank floors, white cabinets, and a fiberglass shower insert. Clean, quick, and forgettable. The setting was the opposite: tall pines, snow in winter, and a lake five minutes away.

The kitchen before, with gray floors and white cabinets
The kitchen
The main shower before, a fiberglass insert
The main shower
The cabin in snow before the renovation
The cabin, before.

02 · The approach

Give a builder-grade cabin the warmth its setting deserves.

Keep the layout and the cabinet boxes. Put the money where people touch the house: floors, wood, tile, and the two bathrooms.

03 · What changed

Warmer wood, real tile, and color with some depth.

Floors and wood
Warm wood-tone plank floors in place of the gray, and the pine wainscot and trim stained to match.
Kitchen
Lower cabinets painted deep blue, butcher-block counters, a tile backsplash, and stainless appliances.
Main bath
The fiberglass insert replaced with a tiled walk-in shower behind glass.
Upstairs bath
The clawfoot tub replaced with a walk-in shower and a new vanity.
Entry
Navy shiplap in the mudroom entry.
Outdoors
A hot tub on the deck and new fencing.

04 · Before and after

Kitchen

The kitchen before
Before
The kitchen after
After

Window bar

The window bar and hall before
Before
The window bar and hall after
After

Main shower

The main shower before
Before
The main shower after
After

Upstairs bath

The upstairs bath before
Before
The upstairs bath after
After

Exterior

The cabin from the path before
Before
The cabin from the path after
After. The front steps and deck railing were added under later ownership.

05 · The result

A cabin that feels like it belongs in the trees.

Warm wood, deep blue, and daylight through the pines.

The living room with pine wainscot and a sectional
The kitchen with deep blue lower cabinets
An upstairs bedroom under the roofline

06 · Role and credits

Acquisition
Anthony Booker, with partners
Finish selections
Anthony Booker, his partners, and the general contractor
Furnishings
Emily Jonas Design
Construction
Licensed general contractor
Later work
The front steps and deck railing were added under later ownership.
Photography
Before photos by Anthony Booker. Finished photos courtesy of The Knotty Pine.
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