Tour Musician and Songwriter Tristan Prettyman’s Yosemite A-Frame

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Yosemite Park by no means will get previous for Tristan Prettyman. “Every time I go there, I’m blown away,” the people musician and songwriter says. Her first go to in summer season 2021 had come about from an invite by a good friend who had a home within the space and, after that, the SoCal native couldn’t cease going (it didn’t matter if it was winter—she was at all times up for a chilly plunge). Naturally, she obtained curious in regards to the native actual property market and an agent gave her the within scoop on a soon-to-be-listed A-frame. The home was “1990s-riffic,” as Prettyman remembers, however having grown up with a contractor for dad, she knew easy methods to spot good bones. “When I walked into this house, it felt like such a yes,” says the artist. 

She wished the three,200 sq. foot home to be indestructible; a spot the place the furnishings was spill-kid-and-dog-hair-proof. She additionally wished it to really feel much more cabin-y with blended woods, stone, and nods to nature. A good friend launched her to Susana Simonpietri, the artistic director of NYC-based studio Chango, and the 2 hit it off on the lengthy drive from the airport to mountains. Simonpietri was able to get to work: The home had already been demoed and she or he noticed a chance to deliver again some character.

Ahead, Prettyman and Simonpietri, together with Chango’s design director Kate Lundberg, give us a tour across the rustic retreat.