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Inside the home, soft oak flooring and the immaculate white walls and furniture “maximize the sensation of light,” Martín says.

Nestled among the pines, the cabin twinkles at night.

A large new sliding door assembly was added, creating an inviting indoor/outdoor flow that didn’t exist before. The deck was expanded and relocated to align with the new doors.

The large sliding glass doors connect the living room with one of two exterior decks. Lacking outdoor space in their San Francisco rental, Tom and Scott were eager to maximize the connection to their new wooded backyard – both visually and functionally.

Removing the dropped ceilings in the bedrooms and bathroom was a top priority of the cabin’s renovation. Raising the bedroom ceiling exposed natural, unfinished knotty pine, a remnant of what was previously attic space.

A new trapezoid window follows the angle of the roof, and large new sliding doors connect to the deck, allowing the once dark and cramped living room to feel open and inviting.

Soliciting the help of friends and family helped Tom and Scott keep costs under control. “We lured friends and family up to help by way of work trades, drinks, and irresistible weekends in the pines,” says Tom.

A trio of Schoolhouse ‘Isaac’ sconces flank the kitchen wall, and Heath Ceramics Little Diamond tiles create the striking new backsplash.

Tom and team tackled the poured concrete counters themselves – the concrete, mesh form, and edge forms set them back only about $340. The matte black kitchen faucet is from Brizo, and the corner shelves are pine from a local mill, supported by floating brackets from Shelfology.

An open vertical steel divider, custom-designed by Tom, replaces a solid dividing wall. The steel screen spans from floor to ceiling, with randomly placed openings allowing light to freely pass through. “Being open, it maintains sightlines from the kitchen through the living space,” says Tom, “[and] it sometimes acts as shelves for items – phone, keys, wine bottles, pinecones.” A Sculptural Glass Globe Pendant from West Elm hangs dramatically from the top of the screen.

The spectacular kitchen renovation includes repurposed cabinets, almost entirely unrecognizable after their modern facelift. The original cabinets were painted (Benjamin Moore 'Onyx') and reinstalled in an updated configuration. Even the new kitchen peninsula was made from reused original cabinets.

Painting the wood paneling behind the fireplace (in Benjamin Moore ‘White Dove’), laying new sugar pine floors, and adding new windows and doors completely transformed the living room space. A deep clean of the knotty pine tongue and groove ceilings was enough to bring them back to life, while the trusses’ new black-brown paint brings sharp contrast.

Virtue Joinery built the custom cabinetry, composed of plywood stained a soft grey.

In the kitchen, designers Christina Valencia and Kele Dobrinski of Colossus Mfg. created a 14-foot island with a waterfall edge made of platinum-gray quartzite.

Dobrinski designed and crafted an industrial-style light fixture to suspend above the quartzite island. The fixture is 12 feet long and features wood doweling, copper fittings, and loosely strung pendants. The leather-upholstered bar chairs that pull up to the island are from West Elm.

The walnut-wrapped range hood and adjacent walnut shelving contrast with the lower white oak cabinetry, offering a mix of textures that lends interest. The backsplash and the counters are Calacatta Miraggio quartz.

The kitchen island looks to the dining area, the wet bar, and the living room.

The island helps to define and separate the open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areas.

Steps covered with black-and-white graphic tile connect the fire pit area to the interior and the outdoor dining space.