House Calls? best retreats, whether in the city or the country Whether a weekend getaway or an oasis in the city, small cabins and bungalows charm with their simple construction and cozy-making capabilities. As we look back at some of our favorite home visits from House Calls? inaugural year, we?ve rounded up five lovely dwellings from New York to Nashville that may be short on square-footage but generous when it comes to offering that rare commodity: peace and comfort.
A neglected house becomes a home in the Hudson Valley

Nepal Asatthawasi and Chris Mottalini found this old stone house through an auction and spent a year bringing it back to life. Photos by Mottalini.
With revamp, an old Tudor learns new tricks in Nashville

Rick and Suellen Stringer-Hye renovated their 1,600-square-foot Nashville bungalow after nearly two decades of living there, adding an extension that more than doubled the home?s square footage. Photos by Gieves Anderson.

A tiny cabin in an all-American town offers a designer respite

The picturesque prefab cabin of homeware designer Bridie Picot in Narrowsburg in the Catskills is just three hours from her weekday pad in Brooklyn. Photos by Mark Wickens.

A Weaver's Small But Vivacious Bungalow in St. Paul

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