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Along the side wall, oak wardrobes and a deep bench seat frame the window. Leila made many of the soft furnishings in the home herself—including the brightly patterned bench cushion.

The kitchen features oak joinery and a worktop crafted from a rare, green-veined marble with bullnose edges. “Every time I see the kitchen, I’m glad that we went for that stone,” says homeowner Leila D'Angelo. “It’s just so unique.”

The dining table is from Spanish furniture brand Marlot Baus—and features an oak pedestal base that allows everyone to sit comfortably in the banquette.

The bench top is an unusual type of marble that picks up on the colors used throughout the fit-out. "The green picks up on the lighting, while the pink tones reflect the micro-cement and upholstery,

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...but when you open the door, a surprise!

The shed has since become Kevin's office for Tiny Monster Design, nicknamed the Casita.

A Kraus faucet is paired with a Delta stainless steel sink. The stainless-steel refrigerator is by Samsung.

Floor-to-ceiling built-in shelving by Kable Design Build houses the family's beloved books. The area under the stairs has been transformed into additional storage, too.

Eric installed a new window with the terracotta tile surround.

A stained-glass window gifted from April's parents brings light into the primary bathroom. Eric recreated the pattern in the wood floor with scraps of red oak, white oak, walnut and cherry. "That took a lot of time to mimic that [pattern],

Eric built a custom bookshelf for one side of the room, using the salvaged kitchen cabinets for the base and adding an arched detail that extends across the ceiling.

The bathroom on the upper floor features an open shower and is ventilated naturally via the perforations in the jaali. The tiles were donated by a local sponsor.

Kudoo is built on a two-cent plot—a unit of land measurement, commonly used in parts of South India, equivalent to 1/100th of an acre. Half of the site is occupied by the built form, with a landscaped border surrounding it. A major challenge was the location of the home, 100 metres from the main road. This meant that everything had to be carried to site by hand and added to the construction cost.