This owner of this house is a part-time resident of North Carolina who also lives and works in Florida. Lance was looking for a mountain retreat and he found it in this great A-Frame. Underneath its dated exterior, he saw what could be a fantastic and modern mountain chalet.

The house hadn’t been updated in years and came complete with some great 70’s features like a full shower enclosure (including the ceiling) in sky blue with sea shell details, and an in-floor hot-tub in the bedroom! Because Lance is not a full-time resident, he’s chosen to have us tackle this project one room at a time.

So far, we’ve renovated the living room and kitchen adding a bamboo floor, new windows, a hearth, cabinets, and much more. The old bathroom has been replaced with the modern one shown here.

We added steel cable railings for the staircase and loft, and refurbished the deck.

The latest phase at Lance’s house was the master suite we remodeled in the summer of 2008. The space was a wide open room with a round hot tub in the floor, a tiny closet, cheap wood paneling on some walls and faded wallpaper on others. Another feature was the old roof of the A frame which came into the bedroom and still had the shake shingles attached. The most interesting feature was the lack of a door or even a wall between the bedroom and the bathroom. Overall the space had a very 70’s bachelor pad vibe.

After we finished Lance had a new master suite featuring marble tile and a jetted tub in the bathroom, new windows and doors, a spacious walk-in closet, an art gallery hallway, and more usable floor space. Next on the list for Lance’s A-Frame transformation is updating the family room and adding a water feature to the entrance of the home.