Favorites

Brutalist materials like concrete and steel are balanced by the gentleness of the wooden carpentry. Ash wood is used for the cabinetry throughout, from kitchen cabinets to storage units.

Copper cladding will patina over time. Horizontally articulated windows and standing seams give the facade a sleek, streamlined presence.

The sophisticated white motif of this bathroom capitalizes on its natural light.

The all-over green tiles of this bathroom feel the most like camp.

A terracotta vanity expands across the full length of the bathroom.

The kitchen redesign was one of the priciest aspects of the renovation, costing the couple over $60,500.

Both the cabinets and wall panelling are done in birch plywood.

“For the first six months we lived here, I would force Ryan to drag a chair into the kitchen to sit with me while I cooked so I wouldn’t be lonely,” says Rory. In the new layout, the kitchen an dliving room are integrated seamlessly.

The built-in cabinets at the entry include special storage for Ryan and Rory's running shoes. (They're both long-distance runners.)

The exposed framing is painted a light baby blue. Floating white track lighting was installed between the joists, hanging off bent brass rods.

The backsplash continues into the pantry—25 feet of Zia concrete tiles in all.

The countertop is a custom Concrete Collaborative terrazzo, and the colored flecks nod to the wall tiles.

The family’s L-shaped kitchen is packed with color and storage.

Mirrored upper cabinets make the compact kitchen feel spacious.

The new kitchen features ceiling-to-countertop tiles in a grid pattern, which reappears throughout the home. The globe flush mount overhead is from Anthropologie, while the hardware is from Altas Homewares and Alno Hardware.

Niki and Gustavo splurged on more permanent finishes and budgeted on items, like faucets and shelves, that could be easily upgraded over time.

The kitchen acts as the family hub, its multicolored surfaces anchored by a black tile backsplash, sprinkled with dots of uncolored, earth-toned tile.

SVP of Strategy and Chief of Staff for the NBA, is a passionate home cook and attended culinary school in 2019 to refine her home cooking skills.