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A cedar deck, built-in bench, and Fermob Costa table and chairs under a new porch roof serve as a year-round dining area.

The art deco tiles in the bathrooms upstairs, as well as the original oak flooring and antique fixtures throughout the house, have all been carefully restored.

The interiors are all bright and airy, and the glass doors allow plenty of natural light to pour in.

The home has three private outdoor terraces and a pool, the latter of which is uncommon in the neighborhood.

"Rooms required thoughtfully scaled and placed pieces," say the designers. "Because of the numerous large windows in every room of the house, the color choices and textures were chosen with inspiration from outside."

The modern master bathroom departs from the Spanish style to accommodate a large shower and soaking tub.

The newly remodeled kitchen features skylights and warm wooden cabinetry to compliment the home's original style.

The bi-fold doors of the spa open to a tranquil reflection pool and sun deck.

Armed with a keen eye for design and a yen for vintage furniture shopping, Glee star Jayma Mays and actor Adam Campbell revitalize a formerly jumbled Los Angeles house. On an outdoor deck space, the couple placed their fire engine red fireplace, found at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.

In Los Angeles, homeowner Bill Thompson warmed up his otherwise dark living room with a series of Douglas fir slats applied above the fireplace, as well as other wood accents throughout the room; the slats provide both texture and pattern to the fireplace, acting as a focal point and emphasizing the space's vertical height.

This home in Melbourne by design duo Kathryn Robson and Susie Cohen has deep nook shelves at one end of the wardrobe, which gives the bathroom a warm, natural and organic feel.

If you don’t have to have cabinetry installed or shelves drilled onto your bathroom walls, one good idea is to create recessed wall shelves for storage. This will help conserve floor space. You can even create recessed wall in corners.

A simple palette of painted brick, white oak, concrete, and raw steel form a visual language that weaves old to new in Zen Light by Barrett Studio Architects.

Hufft chose brick as the primary material for the interiors of Streamline House because of its weight and permanence. Say the designers, "The light color mimics the bright white natural limestone outcroppings of the site, and the face of the brick appears to have been worn away by the conceptual water flow through and around the home."