Composition

Actor and designer Krysta Rodriguez brought in vintage furniture, warm tones, and a faux fireplace to help her longtime friend Adam Levy bounce back from a breakup.

At 700 square feet, Adam’s midtown apartment includes a cozy living room, a bedroom, a bathroom, and an outdoor terrace.

The false fireplace in Adam’s living room was constructed by carpenter Trevor Miles, then wrapped in travertine-style wallpaper from Belarte.

“This time around, we have a house that was actually built for its surroundings,” Buttons says.

The front courtyard is flanked by Japanese maple trees—against the better judgment of Jørgensen. “They scare the hell out of me, to be honest,” he says. “They’re so flammable.” But similar ones stood next to the Bartons’ former house, he explains, and Buttons wanted to include them as a connection to the past.

A guest room features a bed cover from Treko and a plaster lamp from Blackman Cruz. The artwork is by Donnie Molls from Coup d’Etat.

The couple’s bedroom features a platform bed designed and built by designer Brandon Jørgensen, along with a steel bench and a leather-and-brass chair, both from Erin Martin Design. The painting is by L.A. artist Donnie Molls, while the 3-Squared floor lamp is by Blackman Cruz. “In the morning, we take turns going down to get coffee,” says Buttons. “And then we lie in bed and read, looking at the trees. It’s heaven.”

The steps are made of parallel-strand lumber that was left over after framing the house. “We hadn’t decided on the stair material, so we put these up to have something as placeholders,” says Jørgensen. “Buttons saw them and said, ‘We’re keeping these, right?’ ”

The dark steel gives way to a pale interior with reclaimed maple floors and marine-grade Russian birch walls and ceilings.

Sheathed in dark bronze corrugated steel, Buttons and Ridgie Barton’s boldly geometric home in California’s Napa Valley rises on the footprint of the retreat they lost to a wildfire in October 2017. Working with architectural designer Brandon Jørgensen, the couple turned the loss into a chance to build what is now their permanent home with fire resistance baked into the design. A narrow path (below) leads to the recessed entrance.

"An ADU facilitates flexibility,

The owners requested clean lines and a modern appearance for the home's design, with thoughtful considerations for layout and storage.

A mirrored storage unit reflects light throughout the lower-level kitchen

There’s more concealed storage in the bathroom, this time clad in wooden tile so it blends in with the wall treatment. The flooring is terrazzo tile.

A deep green suede headboard spans the entire wall to meet the built-in shelving.