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The renovation created space for a new entry foyer, separated from the living room by a wall with a large interior window-like opening.

In Portland, Oregon, a culinary couple called on architect Michael Howells to raise the roof, revamp the floor plan, and spice up the kitchen.

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

The new downstairs bathroom is brightened by two lighter-shade tiles.

The double vanity in the middle of the upstairs family bathroom helps everyone get ready in the morning without traffic jams.

In what architect Michael Howells calls a family bathroom, the toilet, vanities and bath/shower are all divided by pocket doors.

An antique spool chair and one of the couple's many vintage rugs, along with the patterned quilt, give the master bedroom plenty of color.

The new kitchen is more colorful, with a long, thin island that's ergonomically better suited to preparing meels and bringing seating closer to the cooking.

The new dining room is large enough to host the neighbors and extended family, and has a Collier chandelier by Sean Lavin with built-in flexibility, so to speak. “That was selected because of its versatile nature,” says Robinson. “We wanted to have the ability for them to have a bigger or smaller table, and not necessarily be sitting directly beneath one chandelier that defined a specific place.”

The yellow (which appears lighter in the images than it is in real life) was used on the wood-paneled interior walls of the bedrooms and other details like the headboards and wardrobes.

This 2,520-square-foot home in Los Angeles is a vibrant residence for a production designer and an artist.

The white oak bench seating wraps a vintage wood table found on Offer Up. The custom cushions are by Legacy Custom Upholstery in Perennials 'Raffia' fabric in Geranium Red. The wall light is the Schoolhouse 'Gantry Pivot Sconce.'

Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.

The couple added curved cabinetry and a window seat to form a breakfast nook, painted in Farrow & Ball Red Earth. The table is discontinued from Anthropologie, where Kara previously worked as a display coordinator, and the overhead light is the Lambert & Fils Waldorf Double.

Keeping ample green space on the property was a top-tier goal. One of the house's original screened-in porches remains, but, according to Emily, "we dropped the screens so when you're sitting in the dining room, you can look out and see the bamboo." The divide between the new and old sections is marked by a gap in the roof that lets the sun into a small planted area.

The upper cabinets and display shelves in the kitchen are home to some of homeowner, Barrett Jackson's creations.

The pantry doors open to reveal an extra-high level of customization where every inch of storage space is thoughtfully accounted for. What looks like two pull-out drawers below the space are actually three drawers, as one door actually containing two drawers inside it.

The inside of the bespoke storage cabinet.