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Repositioning the original staircase transforms the new apartment, created the experience of a continuous second floor while adding a hidden study beneath the stairs, which lead to the downstairs bedroom.

Before: Manuel Strebinger and Stefan Davids bought this historic palazzo in Nardò, Italy, with the goal of restoring the best historic features, like the star vault ceilings, and taking away the 70s finishes, like the pink walls here. "We didn't want to use too much strong color,

Floor plan of Shed/House by John Redington

Floor Plan of Dyes Inlet Farmhouse by SHED Architecture & Design

Floor Plan of Reimagined Ranch House by Samaha + Hart Architecture

- Santa Monica, California Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

Adair has long wished for Togo chairs, but as much as she loves the design, she tries not to be too precious about it. “We let the kids use them how they want, and they’re perfect fort furniture,” she says. “They’re really durable. It’s a design that makes architect parents happy.”

Floor Plan of Silver Lake ADU by Bunch Design

A blue checkered Moroccan rug amps up the visual interest in the space, along with a new yellow Togo couch and Herman Miller coffee table. Switching out the mullioned windows for new tilt-and-turn windows from Semko help the space feel larger and increase energy efficiency.

The somewhat prosaic exterior of the former church belies its surprising interiors.