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Deena and Austin wanted to embrace the midcentury modern origins of the home through their design choices. By positioning the furnishings toward the views, they always have a connection outside.

The bathroom walls and vanity are finished in Daltile Keystones porcelain tiles.

The Zero area rug is from Nordic Knots.

Jeff led the design process, but the kitchen is Kim’s domain, with plenty of storage for the ceramics the couple has collected on their travels around the world.

Some feel like renting is a compromise while they wait to hook onto the property ladder, but for Jeff and Kim, it was their first chance to lay down roots.

The kitchen window looks into a light well and neighbor’s apartment. To establish privacy without blocking out the sun, Andrew covered the glass in hardware store contact paper—an inexpensive staple on film and television sets.

After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.

For the countertops, Ford sourced distinctive Calacatta Viola marble from Italy.

The color at the back of the shelving is Farrow & Ball "Raw Tomatillo."

Custom plainsawn white oak storage with a Murphy bed provides enough room to work or sleep guests.

Mirror-mounted sconces, "Orbs

In the bathroom, both the white and green wall tile is the "Kappa

A crisp line separates "Baltimore Sky

"Rio Belize

The circulation now moves through this portion of the kitchen, but the cook is protected by the U-shape on the opposite wall. The niche is a functional spot for making coffee or kids' lunches, out of the main cook's path.

Now, tall storage cabinets surround a niche with Kappa tile from 41Zero42, this time in a brighter hue, combined with a plainsawn white oak frame and Rosso Verona marble counter.

The backsplash is composed of the Kappa range from 41Zero42, paired with quartz "Minnesota Snow