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A custom-built island anchors the kitchen-dining area, the most social area of the home.

The home was photographed by famed architectural photographer Julius Schulman in 1953.

The existing kitchen's peninsula made it feel smaller than necessary, but the owners liked the flip-up cabinet doors. Polito incorporated those into the cabinets above the sink in the renovation.

Exposed beams stretch across the main level, connecting the living areas and kitchen.

Fir-framed sliding glass doors match floating shelves made from the same wood. To create the open corner, Davis’s team buried a steel beam in the ceiling.

Steps from the main living room is a spacious office, complete with outdoor access.

Built in 1937, Taliesin West was an experiment in desert living that evolved at the hands of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices until he passed in 1959. Conceptualized as a refuge from the harsh winters of the Midwest, the complex—which grew to include a drafting studio, dining facilities, three theaters, a workshop, Wright’s office and private living quarters, and apprentice and staff residences—takes direct inspiration from the arid landscape.

A mini putting green is sandwiched between the main residence and detached "bunkie."

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.

A coat of Benjamin Moore’s Linen White on the walls and White Opulence on the ceiling gave the entry a lift. The pair kept the original oak floors and floor borders, and embraced the existing wood-toned trim.

The Colemans hired Taiga Design + Build to renovate the cabin, which is perched on the north shore of Lake Superior.

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The home has a mansard roof with shakes and real hardwood tongue and groove siding. “I liked the idea of making this ugly duckling into something with character versus landing a modern spaceship house in an old neighborhood dominated by vinyl homes,” architect/homeowner Caleb Johnson says.

Floor Plan of Lumière by Atelier Varenne

Before renovation, the living-dining area felt cramped, in part because of a TV and small entertainment center wedged between these spaces.

The coffee table is a keepsake from Beaulieu’s grandparents, made of monkeypod wood and bought in Hawaii in the 1960s. The couple flanked it with a Design Within Reach Raleigh Sofa and Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair. A Nelson Pear Lotus Floor Lamp and Rattan Ottoman from Franco Alibini finishes the room.