“We brought the cedar siding of the exterior inside strategically, both to blur inside and out and to give texture,” Young says. “Simple forms and clean lines, if done right, have a calming effect and nicely contrast the furnishings.” The master bedroom features the same western red cedar as the exterior, and lighting by David Weeks Studio. Photo 2 of 12 in Material Spotlight: 11 Hardworking Uses of Western Red Cedar from A Renovation Simplifies Life at a Wood Beach House in the Hamptons

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The master bedroom of this East Hampton vacation home features a single wall of textured Western red cedar and lighting by David Weeks Studio. "We brought the cedar siding of the exterior inside strategically, both to blur inside and out and to give texture," Young says. "Simple forms and clean lines, if done right, have a calming effect and nicely contrast the furnishings."