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Every Blend property features exposed glulam beams as an architectural feature that also supports eight-foot ceilings.

The owners requested many customizations to this home, including an extended island and plenty of vantage points to the views.

The guesthouse has similar built-ins and is outfitted with a reproduction rotating sconce by Serge Mouille and rugs by Stephanie Odegard.

When designing the shutters, privacy was a concern, but so was allowing the right amount of daylight in, especially on rainy, gloomy days. Leader and Sarah liked the way the circular cutouts created balls of light that danced around the room.

From the street, large trees provide shade to the private courtyard in the summer. A unique remote-controlled gate has been added to the house’s original carport. A new address monument matches the angle of the house’s roof.

A Manhattan family worked with Frederick Tang Architecture to design a lavish $10,000 Nero Marquina stone dog bath that complements their postwar co-op’s refined aesthetic.

Frederick Tang Architecture also devised a sculptural black soapstone basin for a family and their beloved pooch in an upstate New York farmhouse.

In the entryway, stained white-oak cabinetry provides a tidy place for shoes and bags. An unexpected but delightful moment of Brooks Thomas’ Martha Armitage wallpaper adorns the ceiling. The front door is a custom design.

In the family room, white walls and integrated storage—with a hidden door that accesses the guest suite—contrast with walnut shelving and insets.

The designers painted the walls of the living room bright white and outfitted the space with custom millwork beneath the fireplace and modernist light fixtures and furniture.

The family room displays Ashley’s reference materials and heirlooms, including a porcelain vase made by her grandmother.

Inspired by a vintage Swedish design book, Ann gave the fireplace an asymmetrical shape and plaster finish, and the interior was rebuilt. The wood coffee table is by Muhly, and the metal one a vintage piece that Ann found later on, purchasing because she got a kick out of the similarities between them. "It made me laugh,

Fittingly, the brick was painted "Country Living

The powder room features Botanica Jungle Fever wallpaper by Emily Ziz.

A bathroom in a guest room features a new take on traditional square two-tone tiles.