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A Japanese-style Bamboo water fountain sits in the driveway.

A strolling garden and a pond with a waterfall have already been brought back

With the aid of landscaper Takashi Fukuda and the home’s original plans, the residents are gradually reclaiming the multileveled site. The 2,300-square-foot home’s overhangs shelter its porches (opposite, far right).

A curved zebrawood wall greets visitors in the foyer.

Richard Neutra's Coveney House

A stone fireplace sits below the tongue-and-groove California Cedar ceiling.

The marble in here matches the marble in the kitchen.

Two existing bathrooms became one, with a pocket door now separating the toilet from the shower.

A photo of the split-level house just before Allison Bryan and Nicholas Smith's purchase

The new dining area takes shape via a pair of IKEA floating shelves installed below the glass block window, which Xu and Becker painted blue along with the other window sills. "Once the blue paint was on, it really made the frame glow with natural light,

The kitchen flooring is dark green, seconds tile from local tile maker Pratt & Larson—purportedly rejects from the Starbucks coffee chain. The tan-colored grout is "copacetic" with the wood floors.

Ben fashioned the stove-side cabinet as a freestanding unit. This area functions as the couple’s main prep space, and a deep drawer below holds bigger appliances like the food processor and a stock pot. The custom pot rack is by Kari Merkl of the local design and manufacturing company Merkled Studio.