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Similarly to Chillhouse (as pictured above), Cyndi gravitates toward open-shelving to store, organize, and display her various wellness accessories in her home. “I keep my beauty products on display via clear shelves,” she notes.

A streamlined bathroom makes getting ready easy and provides a space for Elrod to decompress.

The breakfast nook provides a quiet place for the family to connect in the morning before starting the day.

In the tiny town of Auvilliers, France, architect Jean-Baptiste Barache designed an elegant cedar-shingled home with an A-frame construction.

Raw concrete floors and wood beams and arches provide an industrial aesthetic in the loft, where designer Sally Breer arranged a custom sofa covered with linen cotton and a Laurel brass floor lamp. The lightning bolt painting is by Breer's mother.

The 10-foot-long galley kitchen has no upper cabinets, which makes the space feel bright and airy. Open shelving provides additional wall storage.

A series of horizontal window panes on the rear facade serves as vanes for ventilation and adds a craftsmanlike design come nightfall, when the house is lit up by the flicker of candlelight and gas lamps.