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The remote Harbor Island location seems a world away from the mainland. The home was sited to capture different views—water, forest, and meadow.

After: The kitchen’s countertops and backsplash are “all those 1950s-30s enamel card tables,” Geoffrey explains. “That was a decision I made early on; it took me a year and a half to collect them all.” The beams were a great surprise; they were hidden away in the ceiling. The appliances are former Consumer Reports test appliances bought at auction, and the ceiling lights are a custom design, intended to look mid-century.

The home’s interior palette includes exposed concrete floors, reclaimed wood millwork, and wood columns sourced from a local barn.

“They are quite cute and very wild,” Leah says of her three kids. The hot tub and surrounding deck were the starting points for the exterior remodel, with the transformed outdoor space incorporating numerous areas for the children to play and explore.

Perched high above Oakland, this expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.

The kitchen now has much more counter space, thanks to the new layout, with a quartz slab Rossi found on “super sale.” The pantry doors are repurposed, and the backsplash is a terracotta tile that the designer has had in storage since 2017.

Moss-covered boulders at the base of Colorado Camelot tree house helped to inspire the design for the compact structure.

Scalar Architecture placed the cabin on conrete piers to minimize its ecological impact on the surrounding landscape.