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Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow—who is well known for numerous Hollywood films including Zero Dark Thirty—is selling her Los Angeles compound, which includes a main residence and a poolside guesthouse, as well as a three-car garage.

The designers rebuilt the vanity with MAXI Film birch plywood in black, and a Caesarstone raw concrete composite stone counter.

“I’ve always been crazy about tile,” says Jessy, which is why she was heartbroken when she found the 1961 powder blue tile in the master bathroom had been scribbled on with permanent marker. “Turn right for cold water. Turn left for hot,” the wall read. The new tile is by Ann Sacks. “We tried to source products that looked appropriate for the period,” Jessy explains.

Concreteworks countertops, a Wolf range, Kallista sink, and Boffi faucet also fill the space.

The front and back doors are only 12 feet apart from one another, separated by the living space at the heart of the home. The open floor plan allows the living space, den, dining room, and kitchen to flow into each other, while the way the volumes are positioned makes each space feel distinct—this works well for entertaining both large and small groups.

The steel-and-wood stairway runs sideways in the home, also providing a buffer between the front windows on right and the remainder of the home.

A bedroom features more built-in cabinetry.

This remote cabin in Sullivan County hovers above a steep slope, suspended by the trees that surround it.

“The clients’ art collection is so inspiring and engaging that we wanted to make sure that our design decisions enhanced the collection and didn’t overpowered the artwork,” Damonte says. The living room and deck were constructed on-site.

The Farnley Hey house in West Yorkshire has undergone many changes since Peter Womersley designed it in 1954. Christian Harvey and Victoria Davies, the current owners, are working to update the house—and undo some of the previous alterations, including removing the greenhouse inserted under the cantilevered second floor—while staying true to its original aesthetic.