Fireplace

425 Juniper Drive in Pasadena, California, is currently listed for $1,880,000 by Nate Cole of Modern California House.

Crisp white walls complement the striking blend of wood, glass, and brick in the living room.

The open living room is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides. The corner location also looks out onto the wrap-around terrace and views of the Jersey City and downtown Manhattan skylines.

Another major focus of the renovation was vaulting the living room. "The main challenge that came up, which always comes up when we vault a living room with a fireplace, was that the fireplace's finished brick only went up to where the dropped ceiling was. Once the room was vaulted, we needed to find a creative way to resolve the finish transition. So we created a walnut-clad core that wraps around the fireplace—and around an existing mechanical room from the kitchen through the entryway, and into the dining room," explains Boyer. The insertion of wood also helps to tie the living space together visually.