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Movable slatted-wood panels allow Teresa and Nicolás to control the flow of light as well as the level of privacy from the nearby road. The space between the screen and home acts as a small deck.
Movable slatted-wood panels allow Teresa and Nicolás to control the flow of light as well as the level of privacy from the nearby road. The space between the screen and home acts as a small deck.
A custom-built island anchors the kitchen-dining area, the most social area of the home.
A custom-built island anchors the kitchen-dining area, the most social area of the home.
Cedar siding is combined with black metal cladding that spills down from the metal roof, all providing maintenance-free durability.
Cedar siding is combined with black metal cladding that spills down from the metal roof, all providing maintenance-free durability.
Ravit Dvir Architecture and Design
Ravit Dvir Architecture and Design
To add texture in the custom kitchen, Woods covered some of the cabinets and the wall with American oak battens.
To add texture in the custom kitchen, Woods covered some of the cabinets and the wall with American oak battens.
The walnut cabinets are natural walnut, designed by Natalie Officer for Sims Lohman. Kitchen appliances are Miele.
The walnut cabinets are natural walnut, designed by Natalie Officer for Sims Lohman. Kitchen appliances are Miele.
The brass backsplash was a risky experiment carried off by Natalie, who started with unlacquered 4x8 foot sheets, then gave them patina by covering them in vinegar, ketchup, and salt, and leaving them out in the sun. The resulting pattern was aligned as carefully as possible, and the surface sealed. “We just had to essentially cut the topography into a way that felt really great,” says Natalie.
The brass backsplash was a risky experiment carried off by Natalie, who started with unlacquered 4x8 foot sheets, then gave them patina by covering them in vinegar, ketchup, and salt, and leaving them out in the sun. The resulting pattern was aligned as carefully as possible, and the surface sealed. “We just had to essentially cut the topography into a way that felt really great,” says Natalie.
A Blu Dot table is surrounded by custom made stools by Dan Druley Craftsman. A Dolomite slab, Enigma in 3cm, covers the counters. The overhead light is Roll and Hill Fiddlehead Cantilever.
A Blu Dot table is surrounded by custom made stools by Dan Druley Craftsman. A Dolomite slab, Enigma in 3cm, covers the counters. The overhead light is Roll and Hill Fiddlehead Cantilever.
The walls and floors are covered in white oak, with wall hooks from Stahl and Board. The overhead light is AND Lighting Pipeline. “I am a tall human and I need room to span and hug and embrace and bring people in,” says Natalie. “So it felt like the entry was really the driver for how we were going to manipulate the house.”
The walls and floors are covered in white oak, with wall hooks from Stahl and Board. The overhead light is AND Lighting Pipeline. “I am a tall human and I need room to span and hug and embrace and bring people in,” says Natalie. “So it felt like the entry was really the driver for how we were going to manipulate the house.”
Seventies nostalgia abounds in this Byron Bay renovation by YSG Studio, with timber lattice screens, chrome balustrades, and a bevy of vintage pieces creating a relaxed sensory experience for the homeowners.
Seventies nostalgia abounds in this Byron Bay renovation by YSG Studio, with timber lattice screens, chrome balustrades, and a bevy of vintage pieces creating a relaxed sensory experience for the homeowners.
The existing brick was painted white, and is a repeated texture in the home, as is the fluted glass in the custom bathroom door.
The existing brick was painted white, and is a repeated texture in the home, as is the fluted glass in the custom bathroom door.
Glazing on both sides of the home and an open floor plan allows for beautiful water and forest views throughout the living space.
Glazing on both sides of the home and an open floor plan allows for beautiful water and forest views throughout the living space.
The dining room is an eclectic mix of styles, with the traditional smooth walls and heavy timber beams of the Pueblo-style architecture contrasted with Mid-Century furniture, an ornate chandelier, contemporary artwork, and a sculpture by a local artisan.
The dining room is an eclectic mix of styles, with the traditional smooth walls and heavy timber beams of the Pueblo-style architecture contrasted with Mid-Century furniture, an ornate chandelier, contemporary artwork, and a sculpture by a local artisan.
Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.
Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.
A blast of blue continues the tile-forward motif of the bathroom with Daltile's Keystone in Emerald Green. The bench's salvaged marble slab is a close color match to the pink tile backing the sink, and the sconce is RBW.
A blast of blue continues the tile-forward motif of the bathroom with Daltile's Keystone in Emerald Green. The bench's salvaged marble slab is a close color match to the pink tile backing the sink, and the sconce is RBW.
In the new guest bathroom, the Nood wall-mounted sink has a small, built-in countertop. The blush pink tile is from File Tiles, and the fixtures are California Faucets.
In the new guest bathroom, the Nood wall-mounted sink has a small, built-in countertop. The blush pink tile is from File Tiles, and the fixtures are California Faucets.

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