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“We wanted to bring in the green from the living room into the daughter's bedroom and complement it with a blush pink as those were her favorite colors,” says Wagh. The pink is Asian Paints Rose Petal and the green is Asian Paints Mountain Stream.

Floor Plan of Bungalow Blonde by LiteraTrotta Architecture

The custom walnut screen takes its geometric cue (at a 90-degree tilt) from the wide bricks used for the fireplace and kitchen island.

The floors are a handmade ceramic tile and the vanity is covered in micro-cement, with a stone vessel basin.

Curtis completely overhauled the shelving, changing the shapes of the niches and covering them in micro-cement.

Sliding doors inspired by Japanese shoji screens can close off the office, which doubles as a guest room, for privacy.

“We designed and built a custom floating desk, just in time for the work-from-home, COVID lifestyle,” says Santa Ana. “Sylvia loves working from the second floor loft office,” where she looks out onto the landscape and a large Tipu tree.

Custom white oak storage with slatted fronts lines the wall of the family room, blending in with the other finishes. The lower ceiling—nine feet high—fosters a cozy room to curl up and watch TV.

Large-format wall tiles create organic texture in a neutral color, consistent with the the rest of the house.

Custom pendants by GRT hang from above in the open kitchen and work area.

A painting by Yael hangs near the Murphy bed in the make-shift guest sleeping quarters.

A flagstone patio is furnished with a table and chairs from Mater.

Interior designer Heidi Lachapelle chose unfussy furnishings with clean lines. “Nothing should feel decorative or unnecessary,” she says. “We looked for things that would age beautifully to speak to the wabi-sabi concept.” The oak daybed is by Bautier, the indoor/outdoor rug is by Dash & Albert, and the trapezoidal cushions on the concrete bench nod to similar ones that the wife saw at Georgia O’Keefe’s home and studio. The Scandinavian-inspired fireplace throws heat from two sides.

Bestor opened up the central spine of the ranch-style home, creating a kind of longhouse with the ceilings insulated and covered with hemlock.

The kitchen opens directly onto the dining room; the 1954 article in Good Housekeeping noted that the dining room was separated from the walled garden by large sliding glass doors, "uniting indoors and out."

Behind the bathroom wall is the bedroom, which features sliding glass doors with access to a private deck.

The concrete wall behind the porch provides a backdrop for the wood stove and privacy from the road.