Hallway

A skylight gives the welcoming to the bedrooms.

Almost all of the interior wooden features were custom-made by 56 North Kitchens in an oak laminate that was commissioned for the Stephens’ design.

The original Victorian now holds a principle suite with a walk-in closet, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a hall bathroom.

An oculus window in the brick wall offers a glimpse into the front studio, and brings in more light.

The wooden platform at the base of the staircase doubles as seating and storage.

A frosted glass door connects the entry hall to the workshop. "I wanted a simple place that gives me calm,

“The challenge was updating the house without removing its roots, which was something that Sean was very much keen on,” says Thayná Alves and Taryn Echeverry of the L.A. design studio The Curator. Consequently, Designer Christopher Cahill of CASC Design Inc. made only a few architectural interventions.

Portions of the home's original masonry walls were revealed and given a fresh coat of paint. New white oak floors help brighten up the space, while the herringbone pattern adds personality.

Adair and Kopp commissioned the metal fabricator who did the railings to create the monkey-bar rungs that line the hallway, powder-coated in seafoam green. Rings can attach to the monkey bars to give the boys a different type of challenge.

The brick wall was intended to introduce an element of warmth into the living room.

Avid gardener Graham and his partner, Steve, approached Amos Goldreich Architecture to expand their Victorian mid-terrace house in the Stroud Green Conservation Area of Haringey, North London. “The design revolves around the garden Graham has lovingly labored over for decades,” says the founder of the eponymous firm. The rear extension includes a bright and spacious kitchen with a terrazzo island and beams clad in oak. Glazed sliding doors and a bay window connect the interior to the yard.