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Beneath the postcard-like backdrop of La Concha mountain, a previously abandoned Spanish villa received a modernist revamp for a couple and their young child. Natural, earthy interiors connect the living spaces to the lush surroundings, with the light-filled kitchen opening directly onto an outdoor pergola and pool.

To accommodate a young family leaving New York City, design firm Stewart-Schafer revamped the kitchen and living areas of an outdated upstate home in just three months.

A second-story addition to this midcentury home in Los Angeles is linked to the original structure by a 30-foot skylight. The spacious kitchen—the heart of the home—was designed for entertaining, with white oak cabinetry, quartz countertops, and dual islands for overflow seating.

The kitchen has Ann Sacks tile on the backsplash.

Their carpenter Proedl built a lot of the storage and furniture in the apartment, including these concealed cubbies beneath the stairs—with room for a dry bar, of course.

The lower floor houses a spa, gym, and office. A built-in bathroom by Espace Cuisine includes a sauna.

A wood-burning stove from Harvia, of Finland, heats the sauna. The pavilion’s rough-cut pine walls are treated with tar, a preservative that yields a time-worn aesthetic.

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

Art House

Art House

Jose Mármol Reform by Micaela Racca Materials

Jose Mármol Reform by Micaela Racca Kitchen

The terrazzo continues in the shower, with honed Carrera up to dado height, and above it, 2x8 Daltile Matte Arctic tile.

In the main bathroom, a white oak vanity topped with a honed Carrera marble counter. The flooring is terrazzo Pisa Polished 24x24 tiles.

The twin headboards shaped like clouds were custom-designed by Francesca Grace.