Furniture designer Pat Carson created a plethora of custom fixtures for this guest room, including a riveted aluminum Murphy bed. The best Murphy beds raise and lower easily, often requiring only one hand. This unique wall bed employs a hand-cranked wheel-and-pulley system.

The wood ball pen is available in an array of colors and features a simple, clean design that is eye-catching without being distracting. Both practical and beautiful, this instrument takes jotting down notes to brilliant, artful heights.

This Pen Nib Ornament from House Industries has a decidedly retro feel. The artful curvature of the symbol also inspires forward thinking and creative expression.

A local standard in Japan for over 20 years, Delfonics produces innovative, colorful stationery and desk items. The wood ball pen is available in an array of colors and features a simple, clean design that is eye-catching without being distracting. It will make a perfect instrument for an architect or architecture lover. The pen is both practical and beautiful, taking jotting down notes and sketching to brilliant, artful heights. It is also available in a smaller size.

And of course, to make those sketches, there's the Delfonics Wood Ball Pen Black Ink. This pen from Delfonics—a stalwart producer of desktop items in Japan—comes in a range of bright colors including light green, sky blue, and more.

The screen porch serves as an auxiliary dining area and extends past the house to capture views and cross breezes.

The staircase leading to the master suite features aluminum treads supported on stainless steel tubes. "We wanted something that would allow the resin panels behind it to reflect the light from the windows at the top of the stair," Slade says.

The lower level is covered in traditional red brick, while the upper level consists of coil-coated aluminium sheet with large glass panes.

Alex devised a system that takes advantage of ocean views while protecting the cottage from that same northeasterly orientation. The large windows and doors can be shuttered with corrugated aluminum panels.

The view from Bruce's cabin is a sight for sore eyes. One of the outermost inhabited islands on the American eastern seaboard, Criehaven (technically Ragged Island) is located 20 miles off the Maine coast and one mile south of Matinicus Island.

Master Bath Casale and Crofton’s bedroom is configured as a casual open suite, with a sliding aluminum screen as the only barrier separating an adjacent bathroom and walk-in closet. The screen’s dappled, lacelike pattern was designed by Fiyel Levent, a local artist and architect. Bischoff handed her design to a metalworker, who then carved it into aluminum with a digital laser cutter. It runs on a track in front of a partial wall covered in wallpaper by Neisha Crosland. The vanity, designed and built in the MADE studio, sits atop the legs from an antique refrigerator that Bischoff and his team found in a junkyard. Calacatta mosaic tile, another MADE leftover, lines the floor of the shower (not shown). The firm had a limited surplus, so the amount of tile available dictated the shower stall’s footprint. “We have a keen understanding of the challenges presented by integrating the new with the existing,” Bischoff says of his approach. “We took this blank canvas and tailored it to the needs that Dawn and Dave had for their home. The result is fresh and unique but retains the patina of the many parts from which it was made.”

Andrew Magnes’s hanging screen composed of aluminum circles and lines, cut with a CNC water jet, separates the entry from the staircase and rear kitchen area.

The countertop is a solid aluminum plate. The cooktop, hood, and dishwasher are Miele.

Aluminum "chips."

Sliding aluminum panels on the facade of Green Orchard not only mirror the local flora, they also allow residents Fred and Edna Wadham to control how much sunlight enters their 2,150-square-foot home.

The cement exterior walls were painted in a dark color to blend in with the forest. Aluminum window frames add some texture to the facade.

Plants wrap around the perforated aluminum railings for a natural touch.

Another view Magnes's aluminum screen divider.

A view from the playroom into one of the children's bedrooms. A curated selection of Farrow & Ball vibrant colors was presented to both younger members of the family. The beautiful color selected for this bedroom wall is Oval Room Blue. The two bedrooms also show off one of our all time favorite ceiling fixtures - the Jasper Morrison designed Glo Ball by Flos. We are smitten with quality of light, from full on to fully dimmed, that comes from this deceivingly understated fixture.

Recycled Aluminum Stool Designed by: Space (Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard) for Mater from Branch The aluminum in these stools is salvaged from old cars and the seats are topped with black Italian leather. Produced in a carpentry shop in Jaipur, India, as part of a fair-trade program sponsored by Mater. From $800

Metallic Geology Created by injecting gas into molten metal, aluminum foam was utilized by London's Studio Swine to make a series of cloud-like cabinets. It's an interesting repurposing of a material that mostly has industrial applications, such as insulation.

The framed aluminum of the corner window by Natralight breaks up the roof of recycled slate tiles, which is entirely of a piece with the roofs around it. The Scottish oak cladding comes from Abbey Timber and the black aluminum cladding from MSP Scotland.

A selection of stools at the Frozen Fountain.

"This vintage soda fountain flaunts clean lines, gleaming white stoneware and shiny chrome."

3D printed prototype drain to circulate rain water through fountain

A miniature Ball Chair.

A Mirror Ball pendant by Tom Dixon hovers over the kitchen counter.

Measuring is key. Once you’ve decided on your ideal vanity size, confirm that you have enough clearance around any opening doors, shower stalls, and drawers, as there is nothing worse than installing a big new vanity and not being able to open the bathroom door all the way.

A contractor drilled holes in a boulder, creating a fountain that he placed in the backyard outside the master bedroom, where the sound of water lulls the Kreadens to sleep.

I was intent on keeping the original stove, incorporating it into the cabinetry. I created a backsplash using inexpensive aluminum flashing that I texturized with a ball pein hammer.

The containers’ sides and ends were removed to make way for large, aluminum-framed clerestory windows that provide sweeping views of the east and west.

A crucial aspect you’ll learn about throughout the process is the energy efficiency that will come with your new selection. The range of operating styles and material types offered by Milgard makes it possible to meet Energy Star® requirements, no matter where you’re located. If you’re determined to meet specific performance goals but not sure how to make it happen, their Energy Calculator can help you figure out what choices would be best for you.

After final decisions are made and installation takes place with the expertise of a local dealer, you’ll quickly notice the benefits that come with the inevitable noise reduction. Milgard suggests that double glazed windows and well-designed vinyl frames are two of the best ways to combat noise infiltration. For those windows in which you want to keep closed, consider their Aluminum Picture Windows, shown here in a stunning scale, perfect for enjoying your home’s cherished views each and every day.

The room’s opposite side holds the companion Breuer nesting tables and an Eames Aluminum Group chair and ottoman.