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While Leah and Kyle initially wanted to fully open up the wall between the kitchen and the living room, discovering that it was load-bearing changed their plans. “We ended up opening the wall up so you could see into the beautiful kitchen, and made a custom hood vent with shelves,” says Leah. “Looking back, I am not sure I even would have wanted it removed now.”
Dwell 24 alum Manny Rionda escaped to his family’s finca in Guatemala during Covid lockdowns and decided to stay, but he soon realized he couldn’t live with his parents forever. “I love my mom and dad,” Manny says, “but we’re not sharing a bathroom.” So the designer built a home of his own on the property, where he could live among the leaves. The living/dining room features heirlooms and a coffee table made of conacaste wood and unpolished granite.















