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"Itt feels like a warm hug when you are in the kitchen,

Warm beige plaster and built-in storage, courtesy of the team at Waller Build, keep mess at bay.

A Resource Furniture wall bed folds down to create sleeping accommodations.

The office also offers a serene view of the new atrium.

Finishes repeat to ensure a continuity of feeling throughout the home. In the primary bathroom, the floor is the same large format porcelain as the exterior spaces, the vanity counters are Concrete Collaborative terrazzo, and the shower wall tile is Mutina Rombini, which is also found on the kitchen island.

The same large format porcelain was used for the exterior patio, which is flush with the thresholds on the sliding glass doors. Blaine added a small bumpout at the end to accommodate a larger primary suite shower.

The living room, with a Karimoku case study couch and Woud Arc coffee table, also opens to the refinished backyard.

A Karimoku case study chair with ottoman provides a spot to sit between the living room and reading nook.

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.

Before: The owners needed a bigger kitchen, with better storage and prep space.

In the reading nook, Karimoku Case Study chairs and coffee table are joined by a Normann Copenhagen couch.

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

The living area of the studio feels bigger than its petite footprint, thanks to the high, slanted ceilings and clerestory windows.

The studio is a miniature living suite that flexes with use, whether the owners are entertaining or hosting guests and family. It has a full bathroom and kitchenette, the latter with white oak cabinetry and terrazzo counters, and a dining area with an EMEA bistro table and two About a Chair armchairs from Hay.

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.

New living spaces now provide enclosure to create a 400-square-foot, open-air atrium at the center of the home.