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The seating area features a custom-colored circular Kyle Bunting reminiscent of a giraffe and a custom wooden table that matches the angular shape of the stools.

Austin architect J.C. Schmeil converted his family's 1935 bungalow into a spacious modern family home on a modest budget and with tons of ingenuity. A dormer on the south side of the house contains two bedrooms. One of the bedrooms features a reading loft carved out of the attic space above the dining room. The intersection of the gabled roof and the shed dormers allowed us to wrap large windows around each corner, taking advantage of the "borrowed landscape"—treetop views that root the house to its site.

The organic bedding is from The Canopy.

Do it Yourself: Double Murphy Bed, this Baltic birch bunk tucks into a 12-inch-deep wall for an easy hidden addition to your home. $4,500

The boys’ playroom is outfitted with a Uten.Silo wall organizer by Dorothee Becker for Vitra and a pair of May Day lamps by Konstantin Grcic for Flos that dangle from a set of Peace hooks by Louise Hederström for Maze.

The cozy spare room filled with heirlooms is largely used by the couple's three young grandchildren.

Clock by Tung Chiang, $550 for series of four. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

After a long hiatus, the Braun Travel Clock is back in black. With an alarm, a torch light, and a world time zone map, the travel clock will help you keep track of time wherever you are.