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The ADU bathroom is decked out in Farrow & Ball’s Churlish Green. “The team at Bestor are color experts,” says Kim. “If I were to try and do something that, it could go very wrong.”

The ADU kitchen is outfitted with a SMEG refrigerator and an LG washer and dryer.

Gus, the family’s Scottish Fold cat, perches on the stair to the kids’ lounge. Painted in Benjamin Moore’s True Blue, it also holds bonus storage for the ADU.

A seating area with a fire pit sits off the patio.

Visitors experience the beauty of the courtyard upon entry as they step atop large pavers leading up to the wood deck.

Calacatta marble dramatically extends from the counter and sink to form a backsplash and floating shelf.

In the kitchen, olive green cabinets pair with Calacatta marble, stylish fixtures, and a circular, wood-clad island.

Pastel blue tile and Driklolor paint in the soft, pink Pillow hue add a touch of playfulness to the kid’s bathroom. A Flower Pot pendant light from Verner Panton hangs above the round mirror and wall-mount faucet.

Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin, the couple and co-founders behind And And And Studio, revamped a neglected home in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles by adding a tall re-framed roof and 1,000-square-foot extension, as well as emphasizing outdoor areas like the wood deck adjacent to the pool. Interior highlight: the kitchen, with its olive green cabinetry and wood-clad circular island.

Floor plan of Walnut Expansion by Wittman Estes

Hardi-Lap siding covers the addition. The pop-out bay has a sliding door unit in it to maximize the glass.

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

One renovation request, homeowner Isaac Hase says, “was having a place to drop your shoes.” At the mudroom end of a run of kitchen cabinets, you’ll find another feature the couple asked for. “We wanted to have a dedicated, visible place for our little stash of cookbooks,” Karoline says.

“I fell in love with a green cement tile from Concrete Collaborative when we were starting to talk about the bathrooms,” says Leah of the brand’s ‘Laguna’ tile in Lichen, which covers the guest bathroom’s floor. “From there, we kept everything pretty minimal, letting the tile be the focal point.”

Consistent with other homes in the neighborhood, the original breezeway separates the main residence from the detached garage. “In the original plans, there was a planter full of plants, so we’ve tried to keep with that and created a surfboard rack that is visible through the living and kitchen space,” says Leah.