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To reflect light around the room, Alper chose to use two shades of white in this space. The warmer of the two, Cotton Balls, was used on the walls.

A couple’s 269-square-foot getaway features a crimson exterior and an unfinished pine plywood interior.

Before: A family of four lives in this 1973 home in Calgary. They loved their neighborhood, and didn’t want to move, so called Vancouver interiors firm Falken Reynolds for a remodel. Reynolds recalls of the first visit: “The wife said, ‘Please do something with the exterior and take away my yellow house.’”

A 1000xBetter removed the wrought iron and striped awning, and covered the façade in wood, leaving the distinct midcentury elements intact.

In the main bath, a wall of Heath Ceramics tile joins a terrazzo floor from Ann Sacks.

Unpainted plywood wraps all around the living areas to give the interior "a warmth and texture that interacts beautifully with the external Blackbutt timber," says Jackson. "It has a robust , durable, and tactile quality that sits well with the internal concrete floors."

Studio City's Greenwood is part general store, part plant shop, and part studio where movies and television shows can be shot.

The bathroom features custom black-and-white Carrara marble flooring.

Around the corner behind the stairs, they tucked a bar nook and pantry, which is where the refrigerator is located. The wallpaper is by MakeLike, the concrete tile is Zia Tile in Midnight, the counter is Ikea butcher block that’s stained ebony, and the pulls are by Lo&co.

The new stairs replace a narrow set that was only 30 inches wide. The couple packed storage underneath.

The exposed rafters were carried into the exterior areas, including the covered patio.

Boyer relocated the laundry room and installed this cozy seating nook for the family in the old space. Occupants can interact with people in the kitchen, or appreciate the views into the front yard and mature trees.

In Sunnyvale, California, architect Ryan Leidner cracked open a 1962 Eichler with a crisp remodel flush with foliage. He replaced the home’s vertical plywood facade with one-inch strips of American red cedar set at two depths. The rhythmic slats conceal a garage door that swings open on a hidden hinge. At the entryway, two massive panes of frosted glass shimmer with light and shadow from the atrium inside. Homeowners Isabelle Olsson and Matthaeus Krenn stand out front.

A floating Doug Fir plywood vanity + Duravit Happy D sink & wall hung toilet