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The gable end 10’4” by 6’6” window provides plenty of opportunities to create fleeting live portraits that could hang on any gallery wall. A Santa & Cole floor lamp stands left of an heirloom chair, which is covered by a Skyeskyns sheepskin.

A stained-glass window gifted from April's parents brings light into the primary bathroom. Eric recreated the pattern in the wood floor with scraps of red oak, white oak, walnut and cherry. "That took a lot of time to mimic that [pattern],

The keyhole opening inspired the arched detail for the bookshelves.

Eric built a custom bookshelf for one side of the room, using the salvaged kitchen cabinets for the base and adding an arched detail that extends across the ceiling.

For a couple with three young sons and a dog living in Canyon Lake, California, Popix Designs founder Lizzie Green laid out a grid of ceramic tiles in a checkered pattern that matches the home renovation’s playful ’70s vibe.

After: A bed for two occupies a new skylit nook on the second floor, further highlighted by its blue paint.

Two staircases lead from the entry to the main living space, connected by deep ledges that can function as seating or shelving.

A custom ribbon skylight fabricated by Atelier Bailleul curves across the ceiling.

The vanity curves not just for stylistic purposes, but to create more space beside the shower, its countertop continuing to form a shelf inside the shower stall.

The new staircase displays a glass railing and floating walnut treads.

One of the homeowner’s daughters, Julia, works at Unique Art Glass, a multi-generational stained glass company owned by her boyfriend’s family. The couple designed two windows for the house, including this one in the dining area.

The white oak material palette continues in the bedroom, and the arch motif extends to curved edges on the shelves and a nightstand, to fit next to a door.

Original tile in the bathrooms remains, including this reddish-burnt orange tile in the master bathroom.

The kitchen was one of the spaces that received the most updates -- but even then it was seamless with its original features and materials.