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A custom door fabricated by Maple Key with Weitzner wallcovering now tucks behind the closet storage. A natural stone slab tops the custom oak vanity, and the floor tile is by Fireclay.

The built-in oak bed and wall treatment was designed by Bright Designlab and fabricated by Master Furniture Makers, with a custom colorful rug designed by Bright Designlab, in collaboration with Kush Rugs.

The original ceiling, made from old-growth pine, adds warmth to the living room, balancing out the white walls and salvaged white oak flooring.

Lighting and wallpaper were budget splurges that bring the entire house's design together, says Kara. Here, House of Hackney wallpaper joins Farrow & Ball Calke Green paint.

The couple added the wainscot, installed by Seamus, and painted in Farrow & Ball Red Earth to continue the “color story” from the breakfast room. The white oak built-in has much needed storage behind the cane cabinet fronts and display. The Caitlin couch by Everygirl for Interior Define sits atop a vintage checkered rug with an Anthropologie coffee table and Hay Paper Shade overhead.

Curtis completely overhauled the shelving, changing the shapes of the niches and covering them in micro-cement.

Headers were installed above the dining room and kitchen to provide some degree of delineation between the two "rooms."

The sisters were actively implementing design moves that wouldn't add to the cost. "We were always looking for those opportunities and the one that’s most visible is the semi-arch there,

Of the $11,300 spent on the doors and windows in the main house, $6,000 was dedicated to the large sliding glass door on the second floor, which opens the living spaces to a bright, welcoming patio.

The sunroom in the ADU boasts a clear polycarbonate ceiling with millwork adding storage and concealing the washer-dryer.

he aim of the project was to achieve a seamless connection between the inside and the outside. The dining floor and the terrace have a flush connection, so when the rear slider is open the outside and the inside merge together. The profiles of the sliders are also very thin and minimal, visually dissolving the barriers between the internal spaces and the garden. Outside, t

The grey flooring on the ground floor is polished concrete with a distinctive aggregate. Underfloor heating in the polished concrete floor allows for efficient low temperature heating throughout the home.