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Bess describes the original stain of the house as a "muted mustard yellow,

Blend Projects offers to install solar arrays and water catchment systems in their homes to make living in them more sustainable.

The home’s second floor contains three bedroom suites, with the primary bedroom given optimal placement on the southern end of the home to take advantage of sweeping views of the Brandywine Valley.

Helgerson selected white Savoy 1”x4” stacked tiles from Ann Sacks for both the kitchen and bathroom.

The kitchen includes a 1970s Burke tulip table, vintage chairs by Kai Kristiansen, and a George Nelson Saucer Bubble pendant from Herman Miller.

The homeowners appreciate the vibrancy of the green frame as a nod to the dynamism and variety of their Hackney neighborhood, filled with brightly-hued shops selling produce from around the world.

The kitchen countertop, by Granby Workshop, is formed from 70% reclaimed materials, hand-marbled to create unique surface patterns.

Before: The couple’s barn on their 20-acre property in New York is well-sited on a hill beyond the main house, so feels tucked into its woodsy setting. The structure was bare bones, but solid.

Large windows and sliding glass doors were placed in key spots in the new layout, with the rolling doors reinstalled to act as large “shutters,” says architect Doug Huntington.

Reclaimed wood covers the ceiling in the main room and bedroom. The large white light fixture was reused from the barn’s previous incarnation, and the sectional is from Interior Define.

An antique clawfoot tub from Olde Good Things sits atop Belgian Blue Limestone flooring, the pieces broken and fit together on site, while the walls were covered in Moroccan tile from Cle Tile.

In the bathroom, the vanity base is an early 20th century English two-drawer side table and the storage is provided by a rustic brown-painted bucket bench shelf circa 1930.

Wood-paneled walls in the bunk/mudroom are painted Farrow & Ball Hardwick White No.5, and have custom storage units to the left, and two custom white oak bunks to the right.

The stools at the antique island are Wesley Walters + Salla Luhtasela for Nikari Wood. The wall sconces are Early Electrics.