Interiors

The bookcase ladder was one of the most challenging aspects of the design. "It gave me heart palpitations for a long time,

Alex and Jean filled the living area with furniture from their previous homes. New double-glazed timber-sash windows and custom shutters—a £38,000 splurge—flood the space with light.

Tan built storage into every available corner of the house, including the stairs, each of which contains a drawer.

The architects retained the previous deck’s footprint but updated it with ipe boards. The sconces on both levels are the Bower model from Schoolhouse Electric.

New flooring was

Shahane kept the exterior entry, which is now the everyday entry for the family. A mudroom here contains the visual clutter from coats and shoes from collecting upstairs. Large-format bluestone tiles, specifically Catalina Belgian Bluestone hammered with chiseled edge, have "a lot of texture and character,

The updated doors are beautiful and functional, and are inspired by Japanese shoji screens.

A gallery wall includes six generations of Holly and Matthew’s families.