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The shower has concrete tile from Zia Tile which was painstakingly cut to follow the angle of the ceiling. The exterior wood screen provides privacy over the windows while allowing light in.

Architect Philippe Baumann’s New York home has an upstairs shower with a perforated, galvanized-steel platforms, and an operable skylight above that brings out the best in the aqua green tiles.

Custom cabinetry, open walk-in

Designer Christiane Hogner, Bruxelles

The new entry and mudroom are open and spacious. Floor to ceiling matte grey cabinets were added for storage. A full length bench with pull out drawers below takes advantage of new large front window.

Upstairs, a wooden slatted wall doubles as a bookshelf.

Photo caption: Additional storage was built along one angled wall of the bedroom loft and beneath the skylight.

view from master bath into master closet

Storage has been incorporated under the open selves, within false ceilings, and overhead cupboards.

Integrated shelving provides ample storage along one wall.

For a fun surprise, bright camellia pink was used inside the Equitone cabinets.

A built-in bench at the entry provides storage—a boon, granted the home’s compact footprint.

The blush-colored Rojo Alicante marble table in the center of the kitchen doubles as a dining table and kitchen island. A Craiglist score for $200, the table is another kitchen hack conceived by the architects. “It was really a diamond in the rough. Originally, it was a rectangle shape, in a weird ’90s, Italian kind of style, covered in a thick, resin-like finish that made it look almost orange,” says Daniel. The table was honed down to soften its color, and its top was reshaped with rounded corners.

In the kitchen, pops of orange and blue break up an otherwise black-and-white palette. The bursts of color are a nod to the hues in the stained glass in the refurbished front door.