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“We were a good match for Annie and Daniel because we were game for unconventional ideas. We’d share materials and details we liked, and then they’d show us even more exciting options,

The breakfast nook off of the kitchen features rounded, built-in seating. T

Jagoda installed two Velux skylights in the kitchen and one apiece in the kids’ bathroom and the parents’. “Ideally, every room in the house has enough natural light that you don’t have to turn on the lights during the day,” says the architect. The frost bathroom tile is from Heath Ceramics, while the faucet is from Vola

A cutout in a wall in the kitchen creates a sight line to the living/dining room, which is overlooked by the art loft. The kitchen range is by Fulgor Milano, while the sconces are from Vipp.

In the living room, a Malm fireplace sits on a yellow powder-coated steel table that matches the bookshelf ladder leading to the loft. Jagoda designed the table with space underneath to store firewood.

Adam and Karyn Bechtel tasked architect Emily Jagoda with renovating the 1960 home they share with their two daughters in the hills of Woodside, California. A curvilinear, built-in sofa with integrated storage sits below a lofted art studio and angular clerestory windows that frame views of the surrounding trees.

The primary bath features a Kaldewei bathtub and custom shower artwork by Sara Bright.

Hemlock beams lend warmth to the living space, which is outfitted with a pair of 1970s director’s chairs.

Musician Drew Straus enlisted Laun Studio to transform his Silver Lake home into a soothing escape.