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Barbara Hill's Dancehall/House in Marfa, Texas September 14, 2010 Misty Keasler

Barbara Hill's Dancehall/House in Marfa, Texas September 14, 2010 Misty Keasler

Barbara Hill's Dancehall/House in Marfa, Texas September 14, 2010 Misty Keasler

Barbara Hill's Dancehall/House in Marfa, Texas September 14, 2010 Misty Keasler

Designer Barbara Hill, in front of her recently renovated weekend house in Marfa, Texas. A series of Galvalume roofing panels clad the underside of the eaves.

The family shares one main bathroom, which is outfitted with pieces from Vipp: 982 bath furniture, a 906 faucet, and a 992 mirror. The shower sports a Raindance connect showerhead by Hansgrohe, and there is a wall-mounted toilet by Villeroy & Boch. The Nomad light fixture is from Modular Lighting Instruments, and the floors are topped with ceramic tiles by LaFrenza.

The living features a sofa from Engell; a suspended Parentesi lamp by Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù for Flos (Olsen's

Morten Bo Jensen, of Danish industrial design company Vipp, and his partner, graphic designer Kristina May Olsen, have mixed repurposed vintage items with their own creations inside their Copenhagen apartment. In the kitchen, the dining table—Jensen's first piece for Vipp—is made of powder-coated aluminum frame with a recycled, untreated teak top. The lamps overheard are salvaged and rewired Copenhagen streetlights.

Though the couple currently utilize all three levels, they could live comfortably on one, with the walk-out basement and the room over the garage both serving as caregiver space.

Inside, open spaces and natural light keep the main living area accessible and uplifting.