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After: The kitchen’s countertops and backsplash are “all those 1950s-30s enamel card tables,” Geoffrey explains. “That was a decision I made early on; it took me a year and a half to collect them all.” The beams were a great surprise; they were hidden away in the ceiling. The appliances are former Consumer Reports test appliances bought at auction, and the ceiling lights are a custom design, intended to look mid-century.

The reading nook corridor has a sizeable sliding glass door that pockets into more glass, with thresholds flush between the cork floors on the interior and the large format porcelain tile on the exterior. The center of the atrium is filled with raked 1/8” Desert Gold crushed granite.

The kitchen is adorned with Fireclay olive-green tile on the backsplash that ties to the green-painted custom millwork of the lower cabinetry.

The 275-square-foot LOVT prefab is a feast of crisp millwork, with a modular daybed stacked on drawers and kitchen cabinets with cutouts for pulls.

Like in the Tind model, oiled birch is used for the interior wall and ceiling finishes. Otherwise, the materials are more economical: the counters are made of laminate, and vinyl is used for the floors.

Oiled birch veneer lines the entire interior. Instead of the staircase, a ladder leads up to the loft where a skylight brings more light into the home. Situated on either side of the bathroom entry, closets make up for the storage lost by removing the stair.

The ADU's kitchenette is tucked into one side of the structure, with a ladder leading to a carpeted playroom for the kids. "It's a great example of a family home that doesn't always look like it,

A small kitchenette comes complete with a cook top and oven. White oak wood flooring is used throughout, as a standard feature.

A more formal dining area can be found just steps from the kitchen in the glass-wrapped atrium.

Floor Plan of Atwater House by Rebecca Rudolph and Colin Thompson

The color-blocked cabinetry and bold appliances are balanced by a more neutral terrazzo countertop (also by Concrete Collaborative), white walls, and simple globe pendant lights.

The open-plan living space features a bold orange palette, expressed in the tiled backsplash, the timber joinery, the furnishings, and the checkered floor tiles. “I love how many different playful surfaces and textures are going on, but that they somehow all work together,” says interior designer Dani Dazey.

Thanks to a 2000 renovation led by Hollingsworth's son, Russell, the home is twice the size of other Neoteric homes, offering 3,865 square feet of living space across two levels.

Custom kitchen island and storage fronts bring a uniqueness and functionality to this aesthetically pleasing space.

Floor plan of Breecksohn Studio by John Colter