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The slat wall opens to reveal a kitchen pantry.

Cedar on the porch’s deck, walls, and ceiling provides a natural counterpoint to the addition’s corrugated black metal cladding.

The new, public zone of the house includes the living and dining area, which opens to the kitchen. A set of French doors provides access to the new patio, where the family eats dinner most nights. A set of vintage bentwood Thonet chairs subtly echoes the architectural curves throughout the house.

A neutral palette doesn't have to be boring. Architectural arches and 12-inch Saltillo Hex tile feel fresh and bright thanks to copious amounts of natural light coming in from new skylights in the kitchen. The light switches, from House of Antique Hardware, are paired with an unlacquered brass switcheplate.

“I wanted you to come into a place that was inviting, but with a muted warmth,” says Kara of the decision to immerse the dining room in Farrow & Ball’s Green Smoke, including walls, ceiling, cabinetry, and fireplace, the latter with a relocated mantel. The table is a 17th C. Spanish Walnut Trestle Rectangular Dining Table via Restoration Hardware, surrounded by Ceremonie Green Mohair dining chairs by Athena Calderone, from Crate&Barrel. The Tambor Buffet, beneath windows that Seamus relocated from elsewhere in the house, is from Anthropologie.

Exposed beams stretch across the main level, connecting the living areas and kitchen.

Both the cabinets and wall panelling are done in birch plywood.

Prerak and Krina wanted to be able to open the room to guests when hosting parties, so the window installation functions as both storage and additional seating.

In his renovation of Kate Brien Kitz and David Kitz’s Los Angeles home, architect Andrew Hall reinterpreted the original gable roof and siding. Landscape designers Mary Lange and Molly Funk transformed the yard with drought-tolerant plants. The walkway decking is from Kebony kebony, the Seaspray paint from Benjamin Moore, and the front door hardware from Emtek.