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The architect and clients collaborated closely with local timber workers to create the finely crafted details of the roof structure and timber-clad passageway that encloses and connects the three distinct spaces. “These details were expensive, but they add a level of quality,” explains Egelund.

The children’s bedroom, which is located next to the playroom, has beds from Bensen and artworks by Aaron Eskridge from Just Modern.

One trend that Marc Hottenroth, Monogram's Lead of Industrial Design Operations, cites is the disintegration of traditional working zones in the kitchen. Now, the cooking zone, storage zone, beverage zone, and so on are interacting with each other.

The Mandayam–Vohra family gathers under one of Workstead’s signature three-arm chandeliers, shown here in its horizontal configuration. Photo by: Matthew Williams

One of the system's best new features are the interior drawers, which can now be as detailed as the most expensive high-end systems, providing a place for everything with drawers for pots, knives, tablelinens, and dinnerware.

A peek at one of the home's three bedrooms.

The couple found the exterior to be in good shape. "Given our limited budget, we chose to focus the bulk of our renovations on the interior," says Elaine.

Just because your kitchen is on the smaller side doesn’t mean you can’t make it as efficient and effective as possible.

The Bulthaup b2 brings the woodshop into the kitchen with utilitarian workspaces and pristine, orderly wooden cabinet systems.

Layers of precision-cut cardboard mimic the shape of a particular stone found at one of three beaches near the designer’s studio in Seattle.

More heat-resistant than marble, granite is a durable, igneous rock that can give your kitchen a natural look that's similar to marble.

Painting this diamond-plate steel backsplash a charming pink color makes the material feel less cold and industrial.

While it's not your traditional backsplash material, when properly prepared and treated, wood can make for an effective, functional, and beautiful backsplash. Here, the wood backsplash matches the wood of the nearby kitchen island in an otherwise white kitchen with white cabinetry.