sandysalgado We have a very similar home in long island. how difficult is it to put in the look out tower? Can it be designed with a landing to put a small chair and 4 chairs?
The cupola is something that you often find an old barns. Barns that have been converted into living spaces often retain and air of romance about them. The cupola certainly adds to this ambience.
A large, strong and simple form set on a stone base: all features of an old barn. But rather than being painted red to stand out in the open field, the exterior of this barn is left raw and weathered to blend with the surrounding trees.
If you prefer to hark back to a time when woods were left bare, an updated rustic country house might be the way to go. The combination of unpainted wood amid a vast sea of forest is a classic look that says country without the twang.