Growing up in the suburbs of Vancouver , actor Cobie Smulders always relished the chance to escape the city to explore the lush wilderness beyond it. “I had a lot of friends who had family cabins on the islands, or up in Whistler , and I would try to join their family vacations as much as possible,” she recalls. One of her childhood best friends was also the daughter of an architect , Elizabeth MacKenzie, and Smulders was fascinated by her office, with its fabric swatches and miniature model homes. “I always said to myself, if I ever get lucky enough to be able to build my own home, I want her to be my architect,” she tells AD . Smulders on the home’s aged steel staircase in the foyer, which was designed by local maker Metal Mart. The chairs beneath it are from Restoration Hardware and upholstered with Kravet fabric. The chess table is custom and made by local carpenter Mike Simchuck.…