Getaway on Loon Lake by Whitten Architects and Soren DiNiord exterior

15 Black Cabins That Make the Case for Dark Exteriors

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Maine-based Whitten Architects built this two-bedroom family cabin on a quiet lake in New Hampshire. "Metaphorically, the cabin’s exterior is like a cut log," says architect Tom Lane. "The black-stained Western red cedar is the bark, and the Douglas fir siding under cover is the exposed wood once the log has been cut."