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Walnut cabinets are paired with Pietra Grey marble on the counters and backsplash. The island stools are by furniture designer Andrew Dominic, while James Mudge fashioned the dining table and chairs, and the light is Arkivio. A display cabinet has fluted glass, in a nod to the home’s original midcentury era.

A large island is now central to the space, with a dropped ceiling overhead that’s also functional, for it holds lights and a Miele Ceiling Extractor Range Hood.

Mutual Materials CMU ground face "Willow

An asymmetrical Porcelanosa bathtub is tucked into its own niche.

The kitchen grew by about a third, and is covered in terrazzo floor tile from Concrete Collaborative. The cabinets are Ultracraft in Rift Cut White Oak, topped with Caesarstone Quartz in Fresh Concrete. The pendant lights are from Ferm Living and are the Brass Low Socket with Tall Opal Shade.

The cabinets double as art when closed, revealing spacious storage areas when opened.

Jill and Toby chose the most secluded downstairs bedroom to sleep in, yielding the two upstairs bedrooms to their daughters.

The house's many mature trees provide privacy from nearby neighbors, while the large canopy covers an extended outdoor deck.

The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.

“I knew it would be good,” says Trey of the primary bath, where sunlight washes the Tadelakt plaster in the tub and shower area. “I didn't know it would be this good.”

The updated kitchen continues the white oak cabinetry and paneling from the sitting room, while new poured terrazzo floors throughout offer a durable, period-appropriate flooring solution. "I grew up in Malaysia, and a lot of the older homes have terrazzo tiles,

A single linear element of joinery was installed across the entirety of the south facing wall of the flat, which houses various functions including a kitchen larder cupboard, display cabinet for pottery, plenty of drawers for camera equipment, and at the far end, book storage and a living room media cabinet

Neufeld detailed bleached white oak millwork throughout the home, with clever clerestory windows at the top. In the foyer seen here, there’s a display niche with good storage, and the window above is to the primary bedroom. The wall at the doorway to the room is angled, so it doesn’t feel cramped by the cabinetry.

"My wish for the bathroom was for it to feel like walking along a creek through the Tasmanian wilderness,

"Rick and Lucy were having a hard time figuring out the location of the fireplace...They wanted the comfort of the fire, but didn’t want the unit to impede on the flow or block the views. Lucy stated that she loves to keep her rooms flexible so she can easily change the layout. This conversation led to the idea of a suspended central fireplace.