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A cozy moment for the kids under the steps.

Thick wood slats and thinner metal slats create a collaged guardrail system.

The sink is from Ikea and the faucet from Light in the Box.

A sink station on the southern side helps for cleanup and ceramic making.

Visual artist Amélia Marta enlisted Portuguese architecture firm Madeiguincho to design a space where she could stargaze, make art, or just sit and think. To create the multipurpose but still economical interior, the designers got inventive with windows and wood.

Dorien and Jeroen drove six hours outside of Paris to purchase the kitchen's Ikea wood countertops.

“We never dreamed of a huge house,” says TK. “We always knew if we built something, it would be small, but unique.”

Lamps and vintage furniture that the homeowner and his partner collected on their travels adorn the home. Jun introduced an Enigma 425 pendant lamp from Louis Poulsen as a statement piece over the living space.

Craig and Thomas infused the surfaces of the space with their bold taste by alternating the orientation of the wood grain in the millwork veneer panels to create a lively pattern.

The greenhouse windows flood the space with natural light.