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“For our personal space, both my husband and I wanted a main bedroom and bathroom that felt like a retreat or an elevated hotel room,” shares Abbie of their new second floor suite.

The main living-dining area look on the lake side, above the boat dock and railings, with room for a small outdoor deck. The sliding glass doors also help naturally ventilate the space.

White oak paneling lines the sleeping loft.

The guest loft features a bed from West Elm and custom plywood casework by Kansas City artisan Haynes Nichols.

The shower.

The powder room just off the entry hall.

"For us, the cherry on the cake is the height of the entire interior space and how the cozy mezzanine features a skylight that opens to the Dutch skies and stars,

A staircase leads up to a mezzanine with a sleeping/living space.

The bathroom has a custom wood surround on the door to prevent sight lines to the toilet.

A bed in the studio provides a place for guests to sleep. The plywood floor is painted white.

The painting studio has reclaimed longleaf pine floors that echo the material palette of the original house. The gallery-like white walls provide a place for the client’s colorful paintings to be displayed.

Sleek storage lockers at the entry accommodate all of the family members. The bench is made from wood salvaged during the remodel.

White-and-blue, wood-grain–patterned UonUon tiles by 14oraitaliana line the bathroom walls in a loft above the garage.

Architects Anne Marie Lubrano and Lea Ciavarra limited the material selection in their renovation of a town house dating from 1899. The powder room on the first floor is located in a former waiting area (the previous resident used the level for his dental practice). It features a custom Alabastro marble sink and fixtures by California Faucets. The architects kept the original marble fireplace, paying homage to the structure’s history. Benjamin Moore’s Super White paint was applied to the ceiling and the White Dove hue to the walls. "Positioning the faucets on the side wall emphasizes the horizontal," Lubrano says. "Wall-mounted fixtures feel less grounded and materials can continue uninterrupted below. We wanted the spaces to feel light, spacious and light-filled."

10cm x 10cm white tiles line all the bathroom walls and floors. The same tiles pop up in the kitchen.