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“A lot of renovations today have so much white and gray, and we wanted to run away from that,” says São Paulo native Joyce Prestes. “We really wanted color.”

This custom playroom is hidden behind a secret door accessed through a media console and is a cute space for the kids to call their own.

A vast terrace overlooks a nearby park, while the ground floor patio (connected to Vanbesien’s office) opens up to a garden.

The white counter is Corian Glacier White. "My parents had a Corian counter installed thirty years ago in their kitchen and I always loved how it felt so warm and modern compared to other surfacing materials,

The dining room, with its minimalist furniture and white cabinetry with hidden hardware, features a "secret

"The marble was chosen to complement the tones of the timber floors,

Sugarhouse reworked the living room storage and reoriented the room to better occupy the available space. An Ellison Studio sofa, recovered in Dedar Patchwork Fabric, fits the whole family for movie nights. The coffee table is from Etsy and the rug is Nordic Knots. The overhead light is a vintage Poul Henningsen via 1st Dibs.

Lizz Wasserman and Isaac Resnikoff relax in the open-air lounge of their home in Highland Park with their children, Eli and Esphyr. The "hand

“We’re always throwing events,” says Paul, so the indoor/outdoor style was a great fit for them.

"Functionally, we have so much more countertop space for prep,

Large glass doors extend the living room to the adjacent terrace overlooking the city below.

The new kitchen features green kit kat tiles, a terrazzo-effect rubber floor, white cabinetry, and cherry wood veneered cabinets. The client originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture recommended using cherry wood instead as it is more sustainable but has the same warm tones as teak. “We couldn’t get behind teak as a product so we used FSC certified European cherry that has less air miles than American cherry,” explains architect Julia Hamson. “The client was really pleased with the result.”

In the open-plan kitchen and dining room, Mandy recreated a central storage wall she had also devised for their previous apartment to organize, and hide, the couple’s belongings.