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Adair and Kopp commissioned the metal fabricator who did the railings to create the monkey-bar rungs that line the hallway, powder-coated in seafoam green. Rings can attach to the monkey bars to give the boys a different type of challenge.

"The materials and finishes used in the main bath really transformed it from being solely utilitarian into a zen retreat," she says.

A terracotta vanity expands across the full length of the bathroom.

“The property is protected, yet wild,” De Jong says of TOURISTS. “It was a nice change from the wide open beaches of Maine, to come to a more insular, forestscape and allow the kids to run their hearts out within the boundaries of the property.”

The Berkshires region is known for it’s farm-to-table food scene, thriving arts institutions

The Tourists property includes a cocktail lounge and restaurant called The Airport Rooms, as well as several woodland hiking trails with outdoor sculptures.

West says that you should choose a bold, colorful tile for the floor, and then run it up the side of a wall as an eye-catching accent. That's what she did in this kids' bathroom.

Lisac’s laundry room for a home in Aptos, California, includes a deep sink and rolling bins from Steele Canvas Basket Co. to keep up with washing for a family of six.