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BEFORE: Awkward posts closed off the kitchen.

The bathroom, minus the toilet, is on full display, so that sunlight from a skylight window above can filter in.

The family practices judo regularly in the Dojo, as well as yoga. It’s a perfect rainy day play space for kids too.

In the shower, the Japanese porcelain tiles are all a slightly different finish, creating a shimmering effect. "It feels like movement," says Andrew.

The window niche now has a freestanding Jotul stove on a slate floor.

All of the furnishings are domestically made and were sourced from Erica’s design store, Solsken, in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. “The leather upholstered chairs and benches won recognition for good design for furniture produced in Argentina, so I’m proud to have them on display here,” she says.

Duchess Mansion, Exterior

Duchess Mansion, living room

Duchess Mansion, powder room

The door opens directly into the main living space, where a Room & Board sofa joins a chair and ottoman from West Elm. The wood-burning stove is from Morsø.

The master bathroom has a floor-to-ceiling windowed corner that holds a Belle freestanding tub by Progetto and in-wall fixtures by Copper Bath.

The freestanding tub provides views of the forested land.

Master bathroom

Even from the bathtub there are unobstructed views and connection to the lake right outside the windows.

All three bedroom suites come with a soaking tub overlooking ocean views.

This revamped Montreal flat includes a rooftop sauna lined with torrified, or dried, cedar. Outfitted with glass paneling and oriented to capture views of Mount Royal, it is the ideal haven for this hardworking homeowner.

The woodburning sauna stove is made by a Finnish company, IKI.