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These three-legged timber stools are from Life Interiors, an Australian company where Ochoa bought most of the furniture. The island has a white Dekton countertop.

In the extension, Knight combined differing brickwork textures, a steel overhang for shading, and timber detailing around the "splayed reveal

Zoé Stone's home is nestled into a forested hillside that had never been built on before. Others had shied away from its engineering challenges, but not Zoé and her dad.

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The architects at Side Angle Side added five pairs of skylights during the renovation: two pairs in the kitchen and three in the living room.

He also built the record player stand using a console he salvaged from a set.

In their son's closet, painting the casework bright colors helped bring character and life to the space.

In addition to the red façade, floor and ceiling, a rich forest green (Green Smoke #E160, by CIN) was combined with a warm, mustard-yellow accent color (Yellow Mustard #E714 by CIN) in the annex bedrooms.

The lamps - a budget buy from IKEA - are not the same color as the ceiling but look like a perfect match.

The old wood-burning fireplace in the living room (age unknown) was purchased from another nearby property.

“The house is kind of crooked, with rough floors, and no fancy finishes—but it has lots of personality,” says architect Francisco Mesquita Moura.

A partial-height carrel conceals Kurtzman's work station in the primary bedroom, with additional storage situated behind the desk that was designed in collaboration with and built by Andrew Hussey. The weaving draped over the front is by Sidney Brower, Gideon's father. Paintings on display throughout the home are by his mother, Cynthia Brower.

This feature visually separates work and life within the confines of the condo's square footage, since the computer is not visible from the bed, and vice versa.

Kurtzman and Brower turned the transitional stair landing area into a now-loved library alcove and reading nook.

Space under the stairs is useful as storage (and an enticing spot for the couple's daughter and dog).

Eliminating the deck and the small rooms off the terrace created a unified living space that extends between inside and out. For continuity throughout, the flooring is irregular slabs of marble with an antiqued finish. A linear drainage system was installed with the embedded track for the glass doors.