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Hilary and her husband, Jimmy, opted for a functional, restrained material palette. In the dining room, Rejuvenation pendants hang above a table by Hedge House and chairs from Hay.

Stafford Residence floor plan

Outdoor living spaces and sunken hot tub with view window

Front approach.

Because they also dampen the sounds of the city, the garden is a peaceful retreat, even though it’s located next to the road.

The organic placement of the windows echoes the knots on the trunks of the surrounding trees.

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The home's courtyard gives Mark and Laurie views of the Pacific Ocean while protecting the couple from high coastal winds, while its indoor/outdoor fireplace extends evening gatherings.

Centered around an open courtyard, the house was customized to fit the owner’s lifestyle and serve as a place of refuge.

The entry courtyard provides a natural extension to the living room. Tiled in silver-speckled sandstone, its stacked steps echo the home’s minimalist, rectilinear design. The patio’s only furniture is a set of vintage lounge chairs. “These were chosen for their diaphanous appearance, because we didn't want anything obstructing the beautiful exterior views,” interior designer Joshua Rice says.

Privacy was important to the family, but they also wanted large expanses of glass through which to enjoy the trees and pond. The solution was a clever C-shaped courtyard plan that shields the home's open interior.

Quarter sawn Oak wood floors spread across the home’s shared rooms.

As the name implies, undermount sinks are attached to the underside of a countertop, where special clips ensure the sink stays in place or the sink is supported from underneath by the base cabinet structure.

For this project, the husband loved ultra-modern design, while the wife leaned towards a more traditional aesthetic. How to please both? “Through the design process, we learned that their tastes were actually more closely aligned when we focused on the desired 'feel' of the home versus specific design details,” Field says. He and his colleagues balanced rustic, exposed ceiling beams with elegant venetian plaster walls, and artful aluminum storefront windows with functional white oak plank flooring.

The clerestory makes for a bright master bath, with soothing blue glass tiles by Hakatai cover walls and floor alike. Appealing contrast of textures and light might be why this design team have completed sixteen projects in the area, half new built, half renovations. Shower faucets by KWC and custom tub by Sunrise Specialties. [Photo Credit: Josh Perrin]

The picture wall is adorned with images collected from family, colleagues, and estate sales. ”I kill plants, so cacti are our friends,” Peter says of the succulents along the low table behind the Design Within Reach sofa, just over which an Established & Sons Font clock keeps time.

The courtyard is sunken because of the existing grade. The Albezia shade tree was planted when the outdoor area was still scrap yard, an “act of hope and faith in the future,” says Wittman.