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Hanna’s bedroom loft floats above the kitchen’s Caesarstone countertop. Serge Mouille sconces complement linear Pure Edge Lighting pendants. Next to the kitchen, and not visible, are the pantry, laundry, and two spare bedrooms and bathrooms arranged around the front garden.

The original bathroom was spartan and industrial, with little more than a cheap shower, sink, and toilet. Hanna and Sims updated it for a clean, modern look.

An embedded lighting detail in the office area of the photo studio.

The sleeping loft can also be used as an additional seating area or workspace.

The dining table and chairs were from Gylfir’s in-laws. “We wanted to use fixtures and furniture with history so that it wasn’t all new, so that it had character,” says Sævarsson.

The oak countertops in the kitchen are the same as the flooring.

The double custom vanity is made of Ash, with a Rubio Monocoat precoat "Nordic White

A large walk-in shower has Tadelakt plaster applied by Sobro Studios, and integrated storage.

The treads, risers, and third-floor landing are all made of thicker gauge perforated metal, while the railings are expanded mesh.

At the southeast corner of the house, in an enclosed yard beside the entrance, is a breakfast nook and patio, providing the home's quietest outdoor space.

Limestone flooring and wainscotting underscore the rammed-earth walls.

The home embraces indoor/outdoor living with floor-to-ceiling glass sliders and the same flooring continuing from indoors to out. The deck doesn’t have grout to allow for proper drainage.

aesarstone counters in the kitchen, which best highlights the homes mix of light and wood. White conversion varnish was used on the sink side of the island for durability, with wood on the side of entertainment.

The expanded kitchen has a large central island, with room for prep, seating, storage, and cooking. The cabinetry is a mix of wood, Shinnoki Milk Oak, and white fronts, Fenix NTM Bianco Kos. The terrazzo counters are by Concrete Collaborative. There are two types of tiles: the Mutina Rombini fluted tile on the island and Cepac Krave Sugar Tiles on the backsplash. “It looks very mid-century modern,” says Blaine of the backsplash tile. “But in this application, it also adds that little touch of depth that I think is really important to making the house feel interesting.” The counter stools are from Hay.

Double doors separate the studio from the main house, and the Fleetwood sliding door opens the reading nook to the atrium.

The reading nook corridor has a sizeable sliding glass door that pockets into more glass, with thresholds flush between the cork floors on the interior and the large format porcelain tile on the exterior. The center of the atrium is filled with raked 1/8” Desert Gold crushed granite.

Blaine Architects capped the front addition to this Eichler home with a shed roof that mimics the slope of traditional Eichlers, but slants in the opposite direction to make it distinct. The wood screen is made from Accoya.

Is it a toilet or a work of art? Okay, it’s definitely a toilet, but Duravit’s D-Neo is worth hanging on your wall. Its sleek form, by Belgian designer Bertrand Lejoly, is not only easy to look at but easy to clean, too, thanks to its rimless bowl, which minimizes the number of crevices for germs to hide in.

Apron-front sinks add some character—and bulk—to the kitchen, but Blanco’s new Vintera model adapts the concept for compact city living. The sleek, slimmer basin is offered in Silgranit, an easy-to-clean proprietary material, in several on-trend hues.