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"The kitchen appears as a central bench, acting as social knuckle to the interior space," says the firm.

A kitchen with a Siemems integrated oven.

The entire room is surfaced in white mosaics from Hisbalit; the bath fixtures are brass and sourced from a local Czech retailer.

A Japanese hinoki bowl and stool from Mjölk sit next to a custom hinoki bathtub by Bartok Design in the tub room.

The couple has a large collection of cookbooks. To provide storage for them in the kitchen—and also seating—Sawatzky topped narrow bookcases (Bestå units by Ikea) with custom-made cushions, upholstered in gray Circa fabric by Knoll Textiles purchased from Modern Fabrics. The bookshelf-cum-bench was custom upholstered by Tina Morgan Designs.

Kitchen and island

For places like the kitchen and bathrooms, the Huffts chose to install SAGE’s Appliance Switches and a number of Motion Sensors, which detect human motion without picking up false alarms from small sources.

Though most of the home's interior comes without a splashy designer's name attached, the bathroom is kitted out with a toilet, sink, and bath/shower from Jasper Morrison's line for Ideal Standard. The cabinets are from an Ikea kitchen system.

Stacey and Doug prepare food before the kitchen's massive wall of soothing tile from Heath Ceramics.

White tiles envelop the en suite master bathroom.

Bath vanity with Kohler sink, matte black fixtures by Delta and Triple Seven Home. Poured in place concrete sink by us.

A modular shelf system by Alu provides a more sculptural take on the classic bathroom vanity in this Toronto home.

The ceramic tiles were created with irregular glaze, which mimics the reflections of the harbor nearby.

Contained within this gabled-roof section are the bedrooms and bathrooms, which look out to stunning views of the mountains.