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The Orion Side Table are by Muhly. The wall color throughout is Mascarpone, by Benjamin Moore.

The vintage IKEA chaise bought at antique store Joint Detail, is a favorite spot to read in the morning. The vintage rug is from Round Top, and the bed from Design Within Reach.

The white oak floors start in the entry and were installed throughout. Muhly's Lin Table Lamp sits atop their Axel Console.

Though the apartment is modestly sized, the couple enjoy entertaining, and feel able to host 10 or more guests at once.

Shahane enlarged the ensuite bathroom, co-opting closet space from the other bedroom to do so, and carved out more closet space.

Inspired by a vintage Swedish design book, Ann gave the fireplace an asymmetrical shape and plaster finish, and the interior was rebuilt. The wood coffee table is by Muhly, and the metal one a vintage piece that Ann found later on, purchasing because she got a kick out of the similarities between them. "It made me laugh,

Floor plan of Paone Residence by Jeshua Paone

Malcolm Davis Architecture helps a family roll back years of hodgepodge additions while opening the rear facade to the garden.

Spotted gum accents an otherwise white kitchen. The countertop drops down at one end to turn into a breakfast bar.

Cracked Pepper can be used as an accent shade, like on a kitchen island.

Project architects Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter opened up the center of the house, previously comprising a maze of fourteen small rooms, creating one large and airy kitchen and dining space with a high, chapel like ceiling. A six-meter-long concrete plinth standing at the center of the room which doubles as an island bench and dining table, had to be lowered into the house by a crane while the roof was being reconstructed.

The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.

While the facade favors privacy, clear cedar was used on the entryway to create a warmer welcome.

Feline / Mudroom (Entry Foyer)

Feline / Suspended Fireplace