Kitchens

The wallpaper was one of the first interior details, a limited edition print featuring trans icons and significant moments in queer history.

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Lisa added a window above the sink, and moved the sink from the island, so that Brendan could watch his kids play as he cooked.

Custom cabinets maximize storage in the kitchen, which has three tones of cabinetry and coordinating hardware.

"The tile backsplash creates a nice backdrop to the open shelf, where they display their cookbooks and Megan's photographs,

The main floor of the home features a living, dining, and kitchen area all in one place. "I think we went through 10 different teal paints before we landed on this one for the cabinets,

The 1,600-square-foot home is surrounded by pines—the same type of wood used on the exterior. “Bears roam through the neighborhood, and they watch them from the deck and through the windows,” designer Lisa Carolla says.

Floor Plan of Offset ADU by Byben

Tile by Zia Tile runs along a wall of the upstairs bathroom. The cabinets are by Cabinets quick, and the floor tile is by Concrete Collaborative.

Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.

The sofa flips into a comfortable queen-sized bed. “We’d rather have the space be mostly available for hanging out, but able to convert when we need to," says David.

Floor Plan of Pine Lane by Studio For

The renovation reconfigured the kitchen to include a peninsula, which has a secondary level for the owners' wheelchair-using daughter.

Studio Becker Xu streamlined the kitchen by building all of the appliances into the millwork. The budget-friendly countertops are a Formica solid surface.

The countertop is a custom Concrete Collaborative terrazzo, and the colored flecks nod to the wall tiles.

“For the first six months we lived here, I would force Ryan to drag a chair into the kitchen to sit with me while I cooked so I wouldn’t be lonely,” says Rory. In the new layout, the kitchen an dliving room are integrated seamlessly.