In Japan, there’s a practice called jumoku iseki where ancient trees are carefully relocated rather than cut down for new developments. In this process,  the tree's root system is prepared through a technique of nemawashi,  gradually digging around the roots to minimize shock, before transplanting the entire tree to its new home. In many ways, this reminds us of how we restored  and reimagined this old house on the hillside of Mount Washington’s Moon Canyon in Los Angeles. When we first found it, the home was nearly falling off the hill. Its bones were frail — crying out for a full, gut renovation — but its charm was fully intact with pine and cedar paneling inherited from the 1930s and stained glass details leftover from a CalArts student in the 1970s.  Full of light, history and nature, this hunting cabin turned family home is a testament to attachment, preservation and longevity. Its aesthetic is a tapestry of timeless design, guided by the calling cards of quality and craftsmanship.