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Ernesto designed the villa’s kitchen more “for every day,” he says, but the one added to the courtyard has a professional range and parrilla to accommodate groups. “I don’t need super-fancy equipment,” Ernesto says. He and Yektajo designed the bar stools.

“This is where we had a little fun with the carpentry work,” says Yektajo, referring to the slatted-wood inserts covering the openings in the villa’s primary suite, as well as ones in the guest suite and loft. “You can’t add more windows in the facade of historic buildings, so that was the only way to get ventilation,” he adds. Ellen designed the bed frames with built-in nightstands for every room.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

A small woodburning stove near the living area keeps the cabin cozy.

In warmer weather, the family can leave the doors wide open, connecting the deck with the living space. “In the afternoons, the soft light floods into the living pavilion,” Greg says. “The place captures light in a special way, whether reflecting off the hemlock fascia or streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.”

The group was budget-conscious when designing the kitchenette. They used Ikea cabinets with custom-built faces in a white oak, cabinet-grade veneer. Braithwaite extended the same material to the ceiling beneath the mezzanine to define the kitchen zone. As a result, “it feels like it is part of the same language,” he says. Instead of traditional plumbing, the group added a filtered water collection system to the metal roof, and opted for an incinerator toilet.

The carport leads to the entrance.

The little red cabin is a nod to the classic summer cottage of Sweden.

The two tiny homes were designed by CAST Architecture.

A 4kw tiny wood-burning stove warms each cabin.

The lower level now has three bedrooms that can flex in use, and this communal hangout spot lined with windows and a glass door. David and Isabel didn't want the downstairs to feel too dark in comparison to the upper level.

A custom vanity and medicine cabinets lines the wall, and a pocket door leads to the walk-in closet.

The existing ceiling treatment at the window was extended to the rest of the ceiling in the room, as well as the new bathroom.

The couple worked with Seattle-based firm SHED Architecture + Design on a remodel. At the front door the glass clerestory and sidelite were kept, but the solid door swapped out for a transparent one.

Cedar Cottage galley kitchen

In the primary bathroom, Mariana picked a Portuguese marble in desert pink for the countertops and shelf. "I love the contrast of the pink with the green and the wood,

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The existing home's lone expansion was an extra 250 square feet in the back of the house, to create a master suite.