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The kitchen layout was reconfigured so that the focus is on the view—the wall of windows, which look out on the ocean, is now underscored by one long, uncluttered counter. There, the faucet is Delta and the dishwasher is Bosch. The range stayed in nearly the same spot, and the opposite wall has been thickened with storage and the refrigerator column. Both the refrigerator and range are by Bertazzoni.

The new kitchen is an IKEA kitchen with Reform fronts painted a moody blue color, not unlike the ocean itself. "Sometimes it looks really gray, and sometimes it looks way more green-blue," says Jocie. "I like that. Depending on the light, it has a very different feel." The countertops are Richlite Black Diamond.

“The formal dining room with oversize window extends the perfect layout for entertaining, and can accommodate a large table and chairs,” says the listing agent.

Top 9 Gardens of 2020: The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards help enliven their biophilic homes.

A cedar fence, porch, and chimney and a Minerit panel driveway syncs with the materials inside the courtyard.

Handmade tiles, many of them beautifully preserved, unify the house's aesthetic.

Atelier du Pont made sure the original vaulted arches remained a part of the design narrative.

Natale and Caleb Ebel’s home in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was built in 1922. It has 2 bedrooms/2 baths upstairs, and there’s 1 bedroom/1 bath on the lower level, which can work as a separate private suite for family from out-of-town, or a studio for the couple.

Terra-cotta tiles clad the kitchen backsplash, and the countertops are made of oak.

The courtyard extends the sense of space in the main bathroom, and although the latter is in a central location in the narrow building, the courtyard brings in that much more light than is typical in a floorplan like this. The floor tile is the Krista Watterworth Kiss Marble ’ tile, and the owners can also open the exterior door there should they want to shower al-fresco.

The new addition was scaled to fit the backyard and provide easy access to the yard. Large windows access that South-facing natural light. The Boral siding is painted black “to create a handsome and strong visual foundation that breaks up the four stories,” say the architects, and sleek metal railings don’t block the view out the windows.

“The dining room wallpaper [Cole & Son’s Forest] helped bring the outdoors in, which was a parallel play on the large windows selected by the architects. Selecting wallpapers that had a forced perspective also provided a sense of depth for spaces like the dining room and powder room,” says Santos.

The architects set up a cozy reading nook off the kitchen, with furnishings picked by Santos. Positioned as it is beside the big windows, the spot benefits from the views outside, and enables family members to chat easily while cooking.

Doors on the bar allow it to be hidden away for a cleaner look.

The shelves and the hidden bar are painted a delightful ‘Tarrytown Green’ by Benjamin Moore.

Storage had to be dialed in within the narrow footprint of the brownstone. The black core holds the pantry, while on the right, a bank of custom cabinetry hosts the command station, mop closet, and a concealed bar.-

Black steel rails look sharp against the exposed brick wall, which was painted white in keeping with the high contrast palette.