Kitchen

The bright-yellow cabinets are a playful touch in the otherwise neutral-toned space.

In the office, existing track lighting illuminates cabinetry covered in Lemon Bar by Miller Paint.

Canary yellow doors keep the house from feeling austere. The sliding function also saves space.

A San Francisco home by ballonSTUDIO employs a warm beige palette across all four flours.

Cabinetry maker Forest Designs used birch plywood to craft the U-shaped kitchen island, which is topped with quartz from Floform. The Ziro floor tiles in Gris are from Navarti and the contemporary metal edge pulls are from Richelieu. The appliances are from Whirlpool.

Tiffany swapped out the dated vinyl for matte white tile from Home Depot on the floor. The backsplash is matte white subway tile from Tilezz, and the plywood cabinets are topped with white quartz counters. The Ready Stacking Barstool from Blu Dot are tucked under the island counter.

The full-height glass doors open the home to its surroundings and provide a strong indoor-outdoor connection.

The visual simplicity and raw beauty of the space takes inspiration from a surprising source: the Wes Anderson movie Isle of Dogs. “Ravi sent me a screenshot and I just said, ‘I’m on board,’” says Emilie.

Photographer Richie Davis occupies the 700-square-foot studio upstairs.

Plan B carpenters built the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves as well as the cabinetry in the kitchen at the far end of the room.

Alessia’s favorite detail? “I am not a huge fan of handles, so there are only three cuts [in the cabinetry] which lets you open six doors.”

Jose Mármol Reform by Micaela Racca Kitchen

The new kitchen features a full-sized refrigerator behind the paneling, a multi-functional oven and induction cooktop, and a stainless-steel sink with integrated cutting boards. “The induction stove top was carefully chosen because it's a durable glass top and it's very efficient,” says Jones. “It's also spatially efficient because you can put a cutting board on top of it, or prepare food on top of it.”

The kitchen island responds to the concrete walls and floor, while black pendant lights punctuate the otherwise light palette.