Decor

The main floor powder room is behind the wall.

For more than 70 years, claims have persisted, without much evidence, that a home in Portland, Oregon, is a lost work by Frank Lloyd Wright. Regardless of authorship, the structure—a flat-roofed, cedar and glass ranch—endures as a sterling example of postwar American architecture. Its recessed entryway features panes of translucent glass.

Front outdoor space

Warm white oak flooring is used in the kids’ media room, a place for casual lounging. It is here that Kopel’s favorite architectural detail can be found: the full-height light slot between the lounge and the entrance vestibule to the apartment.

Built in the 1820s, and then added to in the 1830s, 1970s, and 1990s, this Ontario home could never get the kitchen quite right, until architect Kevin Crozier, working with interior designer Sarah Walker, decided to switch its place with the den. Today, the heart of the home is awash in sunlight.

By removing walls and a counter peninsula jutting into the room, interior designer Corine Maggio was able to create enough space for a generous island. The stove wall is a fitting focal point with a hood vent accented in tigerwood and a quartz slab backsplash that helps to tie the space together.

The two halves of the home can be sectioned off with sliding glass doors—one side for the parrot, and one for the cat.

The white-oak bookcase was custom built.