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The solid support wall was swapped out for a wood slat wall. Dunn Edwards “Revival Rose,” an update on the terracotta color, was used to define the kitchen from the rest of the home.

As part of the surrounded wooden lot, the backyard offers a lush lawn and in-ground pool.

A Clad Home white sofa joins a Lulu & Georgia coffee table and two cane chairs by Leanne Ford for Crate & Barrel. The artwork over the sofa was commissioned from a friend to complete the space.

3108 Fernwood Avenue in Los Angeles, California, is currently listed for $2,085,000 by Rob Kallick and Mary Regal of Compass.

The Shinomotos have filled their Southern California home with furniture by Taku and pieces by some of the artists and craftspeople whose work they also showcase at their Tortoise shops and showroom. The couple worked with architectural designer Ken Tanaka to remodel the house, once a cramped, two-bedroom rental. A sofa and tables by Taku join Jasper Morrison’s Three Sofa De Luxe sofa for Cappellini. The sliders are by Western Window Systems.

The new, stepped decks run the length of the house, visually and physically connecting both sides of the building.

The homeowners spent $125,000 refreshing the ’70s home with finishes and decor that make it feel like a beloved family retreat.

The couple purchased the living room’s H.W. Klein chairs with the house. Another existing piece was the mezzanine’s daybed, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orlando Mølgaard Nielsen. An original floating staircase leads to the mezzanine and then up to the second floor. The open, straight-forward spaces speak to one of Christian’s guiding principles: “Simplicity is the key,” he says.

140 Heather Lane in Princeton, New Jersey, is currently listed for $1,195,000 by Linda Twining of Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty.