Living room featuring modern steel and wood fireplace wall with upper-level loft and exterior deck with horizontal round bar railings. Floating Stairs and Railings by Keuka Studios

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Looking up from the kitchen, you can see how the custom staircase and loft railing seamlessly integrate into this modern cabin's open-concept design. The light wood tones perfectly complement the massive exposed beams.

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From the doorway of the master bedroom, the entertainment loft appears to hover over the living space below. Franklin took advantage of the existing hay track in the peak of the ceiling, using it to conceal wiring needed to run the fan and lights. In order to preserve the quality of the ceiling, the architect covered the original slats with 6" insulated panels (SIP's). While his children were younger, Franklin recognized the need to child-proof the space. "I installed Plexiglas on all the railings so the kids couldn’t climb over them when they were very small," he explains. While some of the sheeting was removed over time, Franklin laughs, " The Plexiglas on the railings by the pool table will always stay since we are so bad at pool! Too many balls fly off the table and could injure someone in the gathering room below." Adrienne DeRosa Photography