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With the new doors and cleared exterior area, the guest house connects better to the main backyard area and pool.

The loft space was created for the owners' son to have an area of his own. It also makes it easier to access the attic storage and new mechanical room.

The family dog, Bruno, "loves to nap by the fireplace,

In the main bathroom, a white oak vanity topped with a honed Carrera marble counter. The flooring is terrazzo Pisa Polished 24x24 tiles.

The Modus team vaulted the ceilings and added skylights, as well as glass doors across the back wall. Custom white oak paneling covers the wall up to the ceiling, as well as the island. “It’s one of the first things that you see when you walk into the house,” says Grace of the island. “It brings the right amount of drama.”

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The second bedroom peaks at seven feet, so even adults can stand straight up in the lofted room. "It’s been really fun for our friends that have kids because they can have their own space," says Lauren. It also doubles as a studio and workspace.

After: Sharon designed the concrete patio and a new rain garden (which treats all stormwater on site) in consultation with her neighbor, who is a landscape architect. KASE and Sharon worked together to integrate the two spaces into the new design.

Mature vegetation helps the new yard feel more settled.

Top 9 Gardens of 2020: The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards help enliven their biophilic homes.

Benjamin Moore’s 2021 color of the year is Aegean Teal, a hue meant to bring comfort into our homes.

The arched motif was repeated in the new cabinet pulls, designed by Brit and fabricated by Derek out of white oak ($179). The counters are a terrazzo lookalike, the Blanco Terrazzo Solid Surfacing countertops from Formica, that the couple templated and installed themselves ($2,110). "I love the look of the solid surface countertops because I really wanted terrazzo, but it was just not in the budget to go that route," says Brit.

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The owners of an old wooden lake house in La Malbaie, Quebec, hired architect Anik Péloquin to add a contemporary addition to the side of their cottage, helping the old structure blend into its natural surroundings while providing the owners with more room for visitors.

Small details—from organic products to sustainability sourced materials—helped the couple to bring their zen MO home.

Thomsen stacked a new third-floor bathroom atop the existing second floor space, then wrapped the entire addition in clear cedar. The windows are by Marvin. The original exterior stucco was refinished. “These houses are fascinating cause you just kind of take the layers off and keep learning more. There's still a lot of history,” says Thomsen.

The vintage glass pendant lights were found on Etsy—one of the designer’s favorite resources. “I am not a flea market person. I just don’t have the stamina,” says Zachary. “But when it comes to Etsy, I’m just, like, ‘Okay, I can handle this.’”