In this Idaho village on the shores of a pristine glacial lake, there’s no conference, no symphony, no arts center, no Hemingway pilgrims, and no traffic. The attractions here appeal more to trekkers than jetsetters: whitewater rafting, hot springs, skiing, and restaurants that skew toward cheeseburgers, fries, and huckleberry ice cream.

Since he has visited his entire life, it’s no shocker that Paul would choose to build here, creating a rustic yet refined escape from Los Angeles for himself, his wife, Lauren, who cofounded the Kind Campaign, and their two-year-old daughter, Story.

“I’m just a psycho when it comes to looking for property,” Paul says, detailing the exhaustive search that ultimately led to five wooded acres bordered on two sides by the banks of a snaking river. Finally he asked Jake Arnold is responsible for the interior design. The Pauls’ Idaho hideaway may be the essence of a frontier cabin, but there’s no compromise with comfort, deployed in the spirit of unfussy elegance.