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The rental’s bathroom is finished in Benjamin Moore’s Hot Spice, paired with color-matched grout.

The kids’ bathroom features Zia Tile in Elemental Blue and fixtures from Rubinet and Duravit.

The bathroom on the main level is a custom paint job, an ombre that blends Jeweled Peach and Honey Burst, both from Benjamin Moore.

The exterior bath next to the pool can only be accessed through the deck and features a natural sealed zellige tile and marble vanity.

The luxe bathroom has marble, wood, and tile, materials echoed elsewhere throughout the home.

There is a long built-in desk and that space which continues into the closet. "The client has to have plenty of privacy while working at home so we added a recessed privacy shade,

In the kitchen, the counter height is midway between standard Western and Japanese conventions, a compromise Rob made with his wife, Junko.

Shkurti’s goal with covering the white walls with gold leaf was to make the material transition to the black shower tile more interesting and less jarring.

The kitchen anchors the home as the central hub — cementing its importance in the family’s life. With light streaming in from the skylight above, a circular island includes recessed Bocci outlets at the perimeter to power dedicated workstations for Meera’s baking classes. “I love the kitchen. It’s probably my favorite spot,” she says. “Baking brings me joy.”

A storage niche just inside the garage entry has three minty-green Shelfology Doohicky hooks and a shoe shelf. Heated terrazzo floors in the kitchen were the idea of one of the homeowner’s daughters, Sarah Smith, who was the lead architect on the project.

This open steel staircase design helps to preserve the stunning views, letting in plenty of light for a bright, continuous look. This simple aesthetic offsets the textured black-stone wall that bisects the contemporary home designed by Safdie Rabines Architects of San Diego, California.

Twenty minutes from Marfa, a couple bring a 1914 home back to basics by peeling away faux stone, preserving marbelized tile, and building an addition that’s boxy in the best way.

The renovation preserved marbelized concrete tile flooring that Hallie believes was added in a 1940s renovation.

The rebuilt “Idea House,” designed by Holly Freres and David Horning of JHL design. The driveway is permeable to encourage good drainage: crushed granite gravel is installed over a stabilization mat. James Hardie exterior siding is painted in Benjamin Moore ‘White Dove,’ with reclaimed wood used for the entry and garage.