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Feldman Architects opened up the living room with a smooth white plaster wall for the fireplace, and a new board-formed concrete hearth. The couch is from Design Within Reach, and the coffee table and side chair are custom.

The lower-level bathroom enjoys a door to the outdoors so the family can enter directly after surfing. Green Emser tiles are arranged in a unique alternating pattern, and the shower floor is from Concrete Collaborative.

In the primary suite, a new sliding glass door allows for cross-ventilation. A Noguchi pendant hangs above a bed from Design Within Reach and a custom couch. The rug is from Armadillo.

The kitchen underwent the most dramatic change, being relocated to the back of the house adjacent to the living room. White Oak floors and casework and new Kolbe windows warm up the space. The pendant light is from Design Within Reach, and the bar stools are custom from Sean Woolsey.

The original layout was very much of the time: a perfect midcentury modern flow, with a closed-off kitchen and a fire put in the floor. “They were cool but impractical spaces,” says Schaer.

“They gave us so much storage there are still empty cabinets,” says Kirsten.

A Samsung Frame TV blends in with other artwork collected by the homeowners.

Staircase

Reading nook and kitchen

A gravel path leads to Mark’s art studio. “We felt the site was meant for two smaller structures separated by distance,” says David.