Best Practice Lil Shingle

Best Practice — Lil Shingle

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Smith Lubke Engineering Unique Art Glass (Custom stained glass windows) Cambium, Inc. (Landscape Design & Installation) Honorable Mention – 2025 Your Modern Cottage Design Awards Dwell+Exclusive Sunset Magazine Dezeen Archinect Architecture Lab Custom Builder Plain Magazine Contemporist Architecture Collection Archilovers Houzz A true collaboration between a mother and her daughters, Lil Shingle is an example of an “age-in-place” home that celebrates the contributions of family members and makes a home for family gathering. Architecture by middle daughter (and Best Practice Principal), stained glass by youngest daughter (Unique Art Glass) and art/photography by the eldest daughter give this house a heart. Modest moves and cleverly organized spaces make the home manageable on one level for the owner, with easy access from the garage, main floor primary suite with laundry and generous living spaces. A connected deck with sliding doors makes larger get togethers easy and takes advantage of amazing lake and mountain views, while a lower level ADU allows for easy guest hosting, potential rental income or multi-generational living in the future. The owner and her daughters thoughtfully contributed to the design of the home, with special care to maintain private quarters and maximize family gathering space.