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walls are lined in flush timber skirting with a neat shadow gap detail to the clay render.

As if the views over Lake Porovesi in central Finland weren’t inspiration enough, this shingle-clad workspace is a world unto itself, providing its filmmaker owner with a "private place for appreciating cinema,

The breakfast nook off of the kitchen features rounded, built-in seating. T

<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">"We wanted the materials of the ceiling to juxtapose the cleanliness of the rest of the house,

A Womb chair and ottoman by Eero Saarinen for Knoll are the main attraction in the media room.

Reilly created her own version of a Japanese garden in the front of the house with a rock she chose from a local landscaping company. “It really does clear your mind when you focus on raking the sand.”

Reilly identified the Santa &amp; Cole Tekiò linear suspension light as a statement piece early in the design process; its metal frame is wrapped in Japanese washi paper. The Gaggenau induction cooktop integrated into the counter on the back wall is nearly invisible. The undercounter fridge drawer is entirely inconspicuous. “I made this as minimal as modern as I could because the last kitchen I designed was very traditional,” Reilly explains. The steel column was added for support after taking down a wall.

A Hem Puffy lounge chair by Faye Toogood sits in a corner of the primary bedroom. Reilly draped a piece of unhemmed gauzy fabric she got on Etsy over a rod to filter the sunlight.

Reilly reconfigured the layout turning the two-bedroom with one bath into a three-bedroom with two baths. The entire interior is clad in cedar planks. “I was very committed to cladding throughout despite the cost,” the architectural designer says. “I’d rather have none than just do one wall.”

A guest bedroom boasts CP1 wall lights designed by Charlotte Perriand in the 1960s. The rug is Moroccan and the sling chair is from Homenature in Southampton.

A sink station on the southern side helps for cleanup and ceramic making.

The dining table is generally positioned like a desk at a picture window, but can also be rotated to seat a dinner party. The clients' top-shelf of whiskey takes pride of place on the open shelving above the doorway.

A calming vibe is immediately instilled at the entry.

The main dining area features floor-to-ceiling French doors which lead to an adjacent patio.