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Stained-glass windows and moldings were integrated with new design elements, including custom steel screens, a nod to jalis, intricate stone screens often seen in Indian architecture.

The kitchen features custom millwork that cleverly conceals the elevator.

A small storage area is tucked beneath the stairs and concealed by the slat installation.

As a practicing architect for over 30 years, Scott looked to his network to help take on the project and, to an extent, mitigate the budget. “I’ve described this house as less of a construction project, and more of an Amish barn raising.”

In the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, Graci Mills, an architect and founder of Go Bang! Studio, and her partner Andrew Keck, an SNL prop master and founder of The Fabrication Shop, renovated a narrow and long two-bedroom apartment into a live-work space that balances privacy and openness.

Marble Clé tile, installed diagonally, creates a striking backdrop in the primary bathroom. The Alien Orb surface mount light is from In Common With.

A woodstove by Stuv is anchored by a bookshelf and firewood storage.

Joshua rigged a hanging closet for $45, using a kayak holder and PVC pipe. The system went through a couple of iterations, and there is a "hole graveyard" on the ceiling, he says, along with a stray pulley left over from an earlier version. "I like seeing the progress," says Joshua, who streamlined his wardrobe so it would fit in his new closet.

The window shutters were removed, old windows were replaced with new windows without muntins, and new siding with a vertical emphasis was installed.

‘Adirondack Green’ by Benjamin Moore covers the walls, with a built-in Ikea wardrobe.

A custom bookcase designed and fabricated by Kevin with base cabinet fronts from Semihandmade separates the playroom from a bedroom, currently set up as Poppy's nursey.

Now, the main kitchen opens to the rear deck via large sliding glass doors, and the dining room is in the former kitchen space.

Custom plainsawn white oak storage with a Murphy bed provides enough room to work or sleep guests.

In the bathroom, both the white and green wall tile is the "Kappa

In the bedroom, the clients requested an almost black hue, so Anderson joined "Superwhite

Now, tall storage cabinets surround a niche with Kappa tile from 41Zero42, this time in a brighter hue, combined with a plainsawn white oak frame and Rosso Verona marble counter.

The backsplash is composed of the Kappa range from 41Zero42, paired with quartz "Minnesota Snow

The cabinetry on this side of the kitchen is painted Farrow & Ball's "Pea Flower Tea.

The luxe bathroom has marble, wood, and tile, materials echoed elsewhere throughout the home.