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Floor plan of House DL by David D’Hulst and Annemie Lathouwers

Perched in the hills of Echo Park, the A. Starr Residence has plentiful patios, a custom mahogany kitchen, a detached guesthouse, and a pastel exterior.

Upstairs, the living room fireplace surround extends to the ceiling with Fireclay’s Thin Brick tile. A trio of rectangular skylights replaced the oddly large square that previously capped the room, and a new built-in desk and shelving add a cozy finish to formerly wasted space.

In the kitchen, a Vipp island holds a Gaggenau induction cooktop. The oven is by Bosch, and the hanging LED lights are from PureEdge Lighting.

Previously housing an olive press, the building was abandoned for years.

White paint was chosen to make the interiors brighter, along with matte-white appliances and light-toned woods like Lauan plywood and Japanese ash.

Not only is green Daniel’s favorite color, but the green in the sun room also references the greening of the copper cathedral room. “It sort of pulls the outside in, in a way,” says Fohring.

Instead of the separated space for living, dining, and cooking, the renovation has instead connected spaces that open up to the outdoors.

Glass walls allow separation and permeability between the rooms upstairs.

Andrea Register and Matthew Kaniaris live in one of 124 midcentury homes in the National Register-listed postwar neighborhood of Arapahoe Acres in Englewood, Colorado. Photo by Daniel Scott Jenkins

Andrea Register and Matthew Kaniaris

BEFORE: To call the home on this property 'dilapidated' doesn't quite do its condition justice.

After living for years in an ornate, restored Victorian home, Nigel and Jane opted for minimal details. “For the windows, we wanted something clean, no trim… just a plaster-work finish,” says Nigel.

Floor plan of Sunflower by Christopher Strom Architects

A shelf includes an piece of "experimental tile

Blue Sky Building Systems worked with CB Architecture to create a modern home for a family of four in Orinda, California.