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Plywood headboard and floating nightstand. Ap Cobogó by Alan Chu. © Djan Chu. upinteriors.com/go...

The house is well-equipped for guests, with multiple sleeping areas. The main guest room features a custom reclaimed oak bed by BenchCraft and a Callan chair from Room & Board.

An unusual pairing of pink and deep green find a happy match in this renovated apartment, which was DIY’ed by the homeowner, comedian Mamrie Hart, and her friend Claire Thomas, a creative director. "I am used to painting," says Thomas, "but I was not emotionally prepared for the amount of trim in the bedroom." Cedarville, a pastel pink hue, and Green Bayou, both by Dunn-Edwards Paints, now cheer up the space.

A rust-colored ceiling light syncs with the red accents elsewhere in the house.

The bespoke vanity is composed of reclaimed oak and topped with Caesarstone. The wall-mounted faucet is from Astra Walker’s Icon Tapware line in Urban Brass.

The floor tiles are from Popham Design in a custom palette, paired with handmade subway tile in an earthy, off-white color.

Now, a walk-in shower and soaking tub are tucked under the roof line.

Red-stained plywood is a twist on the familiar green construction plywood so often found lining New York City construction sites; the rough plaster finish on the bathroom walls is an allusion to the texture of city sidewalks. “It’s really a streetscape,” explains Khoi.

The renovated living room gave the space a splash of white, icluding a fireplace makeover, but retained the original red oak floors.

The redesign created two arched passageways into the kitchen as part of a rebuilt dividing wall, improving circulation and doubling as built-in storage.

After: "We don't believe in the hierarchy of materials,

The upstairs guest suite includes a neutral, daylit bathroom.

Popham Design supplied the tiles in the bathrooms, were Gebhardt chose to incorporate more color.

Dal Tile “Keystones” in Arctic White and Emerald cover the guest bathroom.