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For the couple’s shared office, which is windowless, the team installed backlit panels to give the illusion of daylight entering the room.

Recycled Altrock work surfaces and larch cabinetry define the kitchen design.

The kitchen tap is a Pegasi M pulldown sink mixer from Faucet Strommen. The brass detail brings a sense of warmth to the kitchen island.

The design changed slightly throughout the building process. For example, the window seat bench was initially going to extend along the entire wall to create an end table near the bed, but then "that tall skinny space appeared,

Two sculptural wooden chairs face a wood-burning stove.

Custom storage wraps the entry to the laundry room.

Murphy took a completely different approach to the color and material palette in the second house. “We wanted to show that with very small changes, you can have a totally different space, and there's a lot of potential in these little houses,” says Murphy. Custom shelving, made of stained oak and metal, anchors one end of the living room, with an armchair from Southwood Home.

“We wanted to honor the existing building by revealing all of the exposed structural elements, and many of the original finishes,” Swatt says.

The pine door leads to the bathroom.

The residents removed a wall dividing the kitchen, living, and dining areas to open up the existing small and dark rooms and create one large, light-filled space. “The thing that everyone says when they come check out our house is: ‘Look at that view,’” Marie says. “They see this open space and immediately just look out and see the mountains and all the trees.”

Blue Savoy marble from Coastal Tile lines the floor.

Hanging bookshelves in the writing nook add another element of warmth to Julie's special place.

The shelves and the hidden bar are painted a delightful ‘Tarrytown Green’ by Benjamin Moore.

Doors on the bar allow it to be hidden away for a cleaner look.

The chairs are from Hay, the Cast Pendant is by Tom Chung & Jordan Murphy with Menu, and the TE070 countertops are from Diespeker.