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The 1,400-square-foot dwelling includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

A slatted cypress divider separates the living/dining area from a new staircase that leads to a lofted office space.

The coastal home architect Harry Bates designed for a family in East Hampton, New York, in 1967 was renovated almost 40 years later by the local firm he founded, Bates Masi.

Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice Fay Jones filled the home’s interior with an abundance of custom millwork—and it’s still in pristine condition.

The home is nestled in a stand of cedar, pine, and Douglas fir trees. The family relocated a smaller cabin to make room for their new retreat, and they plan to convert the original structure into a game room for the kids.

This recently listed home designed by Wisconsin-born architect John Randall McDonald is sited on a 1.20-acre, wooded lot about 15 miles outside of Milwaukee. A single horizontal plane extends from the rectangular structure to form a carport and mark the main entrance.

The renovation also retained the home's original wood-clad and beamed ceilings found throughout the interior.

The O-asis house is set on an elongated 1.7-acre site on a horse property area of Phoenix, north of Piestewa Peak within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.

The oak cabinet in the living room was another secondhand find. “It had the exact measurements of the wall,” says Annemie. “We just needed to hang it.” The throw blanket is from La Femme Garniture while the pillows and pendants are custom.

Floor plan of Axiom Desert House by Turkel Design

A peek at the master bedroom.

The house was fully assembled in just 32 working days. “It was a wonderful, emotional thing to be able to put ourselves in the shoes of our clients,” describes Meelena.

Just beyond the northern edge of the home is a small koi goldfish pond, extending the notion of a California oasis.

The home’s glass addition was conceived as a place to be both indoors and outdoors at the same time.

The glass addition includes a custom-designed mechanism for the hanging plants to be watered.