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Color-blocked custom cabinets make for a delightful surprise.

The bathroom's large windows brighten the room, while encouraging long, lazy soaks in the bathtub.

Here, the pitcher is a 1960’s West German Vessel from Rudi Rocket, and the Kristall Soap Dish is by Walther from the Oliver Thom Store.

A red-painted pillar helps to section the kitchen area from the entry. The bright tone contrasts with the yellow curtain and the bright blue linoleum flooring, offering a composition of primary colors.

The bathroom includes a sink Bornstein discovered in a secondhand store.

The upstairs showers are particularly ingenious: Operable skylights loom above, and perforated, galvanized-steel platforms open up to spacious, sunken bathtubs.

The master bathroom is clad in inexpensive tile from Daltile. The wall-hung toilet is by Duravit.

Bathroom Shower

Master Bathroom

The tile is by Carter.

Simple black tiles and a basic, exposed showerhead kept costs down, allowing other parts of the house to function as the showpieces.

Sandblasted glass gives the bathroom window a frosted finish and—together with white mosaic tiles and mirrors—brightens the small space.

The Lais designed their house to be theirs forever. As such, they were able to make design moves that made sense for themselves but that wouldn't have high resale value, like the Japanese-style master bathroom in the middle of the second floor instead of off of the master bedroom. The traditional setup features bath stools from Muji for washing off.