This 12-sided vacation home in Stowe, Vermont, with lovely mountain views, takes its cue from Shaker barns.

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  Photograph by Susan Teare

  Througout the home, oversize windows capture soaring vistas: to the west, Madonna Mountain, and to the east, the Worcester Mountains.
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  Photograph by Susan Teare

  Multiple columns support the 12-sided structure and help divide the main level’s open kitchen, living, and dining areas.
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  Photograph by Susan Teare

  A copper soaking tub fits right in with the Shaker-barn theme.
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  Photograph by Susan Teare

  The homeowners wanted the house to incorporate natural materials — sourced locally whenever possible, such as the flagstone floor in the entryway and the fireplace’s massive fieldstone surround.