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Sunflowers from her front yard and fresh produce add more color to the original turquoise kitchen, which includes an antique chair and breakfast table, mementos from her first apartment in New York.

The tile looks vintage, but was selected and installed as part of the renovation. On the vanity: Kristall Tumbler in Blush by Decor Walther from the Oliver Thom Store.

The couple sourced midcentury furniture and dishware from Toronto dealers like Mid Century Modern Toronto and Inabstracto. They also loved Etsy sellers Mimi La Rouleuse, Mid Age Vintage DE, Happy Moose Vintage, Mrs. Marvellous, and The Art of Object.

The kids’ bath has a whole new look that includes orange glass subway tiles by Ann Sacks, ceramic penny tile, an orange trough sink, and sconces from Barn Light Company. The custom recessed medicine chest is made from mahogany with a butternut-colored finish.

Sutherland added a skylight to new primary bath, which is located behind the couple’s bedroom. The custom maple vanity has a white concrete top and Kohler Purist fixtures. The glass Roku wall tile in Rain Gloss is by Walter Zanger, and the ceramic floor tile is Original Style Moonbeam penny round. The new door is a copy of the cabin’s original interior doors. “I love how the wood door plays against the modern tile,” Sutherland says.

A new addition accommodates a spacious, sunny dining area. The wife, a huge Gillian Welch fan, purchased the silkscreen prints above the banquette specifically for the space. Michael Miritello of Century Design Workshop in Cincinnati made the dining table. The pendant light is from Barn Electric Company, the table lamp in the corner is from a local vintage shop, and the backsplash tile was designed by Angela Adams for Ann Sacks.

The fireplace chimney became the stove backsplash and vents the custom exhaust hood.

Now, all of the main living spaces benefit from the expansive glass wall that looks out on the backyard.

The carport leads to the entrance.

A Renlita Floataway garage door is shielded by one of the home’s many overhangs.

The pop of orange as an accent color is picked up in the carport.

When Libby May and Eoghan Mahony purchased a 1950s post-and-beam house in Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Canyon, they envisioned someday transforming the garage and adjoining workshop into livable space, with an office for each of them and a family room they could share with their sons, Wes, 14, and Duncan, 10.

We actually stole 15" from the kitchen to squeeze in this bar.

Design elements like white beadboard and brass hardware give the tugboat's interior a classic nautical vibe.

Boyer relocated the laundry room and installed this cozy seating nook for the family in the old space. Occupants can interact with people in the kitchen, or appreciate the views into the front yard and mature trees.

The living room displays ceramics from Artisafire, a South African nonprofit pottery studio.

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