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The bathroom is clad in terra-cotta tile, echoing the kitchen.

"I often choose finishes that allow the natural texture to show through, and finishes that emphasize the cathedrals and burls of the graining,

Kelly Milford helps son Adam out of the hot tub nestled on a wood deck in back of the house. The exterior paint is Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore.

A drawer unit from IKEA provides lots of storage.

Living room

View looking from office space toward guest suite

The office and library share an open bio-ethanol fuel fireplace by Ecosmart Fire. The hearth is Walker Zanger Vintage Brown and stainless steel, the floors are polished concrete and the wood work is stained ash.

A tabletop desk with trestle legs is a modern, customizable, and budget-friendly option for creating a clean surface to work from.

Well-placed skylights flood the built-in desk and workstation with natural light. The elegant desk lamp, which Hara calls the Sunset Lamp, has a maple base and bowl-like shade, the latter finished with gold leaf for a warm glow.

The upper-level office of Elysian Cottage by Bunch Design, where the materiality of the Douglas fir ceiling has the most impact, takes on the feeling of a true cabin in the woods.

In Scott's office, a new steel window bookcase and the adjacent window are painted in the same International orange as the dining room windows and doors. "It's one of those colors that's followed me from California to Texas,

According to agent Cee Scott Brown, the couple developed a "Survival Style

Shallow shelves in Jung-Ja’s practice room accommodate her many music books.

Behind the bathroom wall is the bedroom, which features sliding glass doors with access to a private deck.

Wall sconces can be either uplights or downlights, providing ambient or task lighting, depending on the fixture, but are rarely powerful enough to provide enough illumination alone to light a large space.

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