Miguel

The light near the roof deck is by Roll & Hill

The backyard is split into two sections, with stone pebbles filling the upper area, and natural greenery occupying the lower.

Rich black soapstone counters wrap black-matte IKEA cabinets, and appliances are hidden behind cabinet fronts so the room recedes. Storage now extends under the windows and lines the dining area, where the table and chairs were both Craigslist finds.

Before: The bank of windows in the living room, and the way the sunlight filtered through the tree leaves, is what first drew Alex to the house.

During: Fawcett spent four days refinishing the 16-foot original mahogany unit that lines one wall in the living room.

Sarah Butler and Mel Elias’s Siberian husky, Rooney, reclines in the renovated dining room of their Los Angeles home. The raised floor provides easy access to mechanical systems, something the house lacked as originally built.

In the kitchen, the countertops are Absolute Black wire-brushed granite from Walker Zanger, the cooktop and hoods are from Viking, the dishwashers are Miele, and the serious coffee setup (Mel is the former CEO of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) includes an espresso machine from La Marzocco and grinders by Mazzer. Bradley designed the cherrywood veneer cabinetry, which was made and installed by Marmol Radziner, with a custom piece by Alaco Ladder Company.

The Mario Bellini Cab chairs are from Cassina.