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The floor-to-ceiling south-facing sliding door brings in copious amounts of natural lighting.

“The material palette is the same for the entire house,” says architect Daniel Iragüen, pointing out the porcelain tile floors, laminated pine ceilings, and whitewashed pine slats that form the interior walls.

The owners' love of Sea Ranch style inspired the architecture of their home, which surrounds a courtyard protecting three large redwoods.

Each of the two bedrooms include a custom-designed en suite bath, complete with tile and Venetian plaster work.

The harmonious blend of old and new is showcased in the first-floor office, where a Victorian-era pocket door—salvaged by Carly from Facebook Marketplace—stands alongside contemporary fixtures and furnishings. After completing the home with Scott Simpson Design + Build, Carly now uses this space to help her own clients.

The home’s kitchen features a bold, earthy mix of colors and textures—the quartzite counters, Venetian plaster kitchen hood, Zellige tile backsplash, and natural wood millwork come together to create a warm and inviting space. “The juxtaposition of the old, Moroccan Zellige tile against the new Marvin windows is a really nice design moment,” says Carly.

Both eye-catching and functional, the large servery window is the home’s standout design feature. The space becomes the perfect indoor/outdoor oasis with mature trees around the property providing shade and a screened-in porch that lets air in—but keeps bugs out.

A pocket door separates the full bathroom from this powder room, which has a mounted teal sink punctuated by floor-to-ceiling tile work.

Original details, such as the ornate mantel in the ground-floor living room, mingle with thoughtful modern updates.

In response to the Bay Area’s housing crisis and a recent relaxation in ADU rules, Emerging Objects has crafted an experimental housing prototype: the Cabin of Curiosities. True to its name, the unusual structure is clad in over 4,500 3D-printed ceramic tiles and features a beautiful front facade full of succulents. The structure is envisioned as a livable or rentable ADU whose one-room gabled structure is weathertight, structurally sound, and designed for longevity.

Jon Staff, founder of cabin rental company Getaway, and his partner Michael Thorton purchased an overgrown bayside lot in the Cherry Grove community of Fire Island, New York, in February 2020.

A patio off the kitchen is built around pine trees adjacent to the home.

Set at the end of a long drive, the crisp white home pops against its surrounding lush lawn.

While the studio is Joy’s dedicated workspace, it also serves as a guest house for visiting friends and family. The colorful kitchen palette pairs rich grey with dusty lavender, tied together with brass accents.

The color-drenched New York kitchen of Nicholas Hussong and Masha Tsimring (and their cat, Watson) is an exercise in renovating for high impact with as little work as possible. They went for materials with texture, including Clé zellige tiles in Fired Opal on the backsplash and a sintered stone countertop, and their contractor painted Ikea cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Racing Orange.

Schumacher Shanghai Peacock wallpaper in the powder room adds color to the otherwise understated home.

The Arnolds’ architecture studio—right next door to their new home—occupies a 1941 structure by Cliff May.