The couple designed the master bedroom, choosing a new red carpet inspired by the original and a Half Moon pendant by Allied Maker.

More prized possessions that made the cut: A George Nelson Half-Nelson lamp sits atop an Alexander Girard bedside table.

The staircase was painted white to promote uniformity of design.

The kitchen and dining area features an integrated system by LIXEL, a custom-made table, and Tendo chairs. A bespoke, curved bookshelf wraps around the wall beneath a panoramic window.

Seen from above, the two houses look like triangles joined at their long edge to form a square. The side facing the street is curved, presenting what Nakasa calls a “morphological contrast” with the gable roof peeking out behind.

The ceilings of the two houses were at slightly different heights, an incongruity Nakasi played up for visual punch. He exposed the beams in the higher ceiling and painted them white to match the smooth finish of the lower one. The desk beneath the window is from Muji.

The blue porcelain tiles covering the house’s exterior are typical of commercial buildings of earlier decades. “It was intended to invoke nostalgia of the past and newness at the same time,” lead architect Akio Nakasa says.

Globe pendant lights by Panasonic hang whimsically throughout the house. The strip window sits high for privacy.

The main entrance sits on the second floor, accessible by a back staircase that Nakasi says is meant to “raise expectations” as guests ascend. It opens onto the living room and kitchen.

This outdoor chair from designer Damian Velasquez is both striking and strikingly comfortable—you might not believe you're sitting on metal. The mesh design is sturdy, but has just enough give to conform to your body. The heat-dispersing, wind-resistant powder-coated stainless steel construction makes it a smart addition to your yard.

O Table by Half 13 $2,800 This curvy powder-coated stainless steel outdoor table, fabricated by Damian Velasquez in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is available in nine vibrant colors.

Chair No. 35 by Half13.

Half13's outdoor pieces can be powder coated with a spectrum of bright hues.

The Half Full table and bench are by Ross Gardam.

Jaime: Things Cut in Half I just started following Things Cut in Half (@halfpics) on Twitter and am fascinated with the images posted—photos of a vast array of cross-sectioned objects, from a tube of toothpaste to a camera lens to a hand grenade. Enthralling for people like me who are intrigued with how things are put together!

Here's a detail of the chair.

The Bossel family moved into their home a year ago from an apartment in central Stockholm that was half the size.

"Light filters through two half-scale façade mockups for the Artery Residence. It’s a beautiful day on the back porch at Hufft Projects."

Washington Half & Half Tray by the Pursuits of Happiness, $65 Attracted to the physicality of clay, April Brimer began creating ceramics after a stint as a photographer. The Seattle-based designer produces her pieces by hand, like this nine-inch-long marbled porcelain tray with polka-dot accents.

The living room couch—a semi-circle design by Niels Bendtsen—is the centerpiece of the open-plan living space. The rolling kitchen ladder is by Bartels Doors, and the kitchen island, pantry, and cabinets were custom made by Hill Construction Company.

A half flight of stairs connects the main living area and the den.

The header imagery gives a glimpse of what's to come at Hyperbole and a Half.

One half of the master mold used to make the Eames Plastic Armchair.

One of many books that are half-off at MoMA's big book sale.

Lisbet measures in at four-and-a-half inches in height and three inches in diameter.

“It didn’t bother me to do a house with a lot of things half the size of what people think is normal,” John Picard says of his half-lot home (above) in Manhattan Beach. The home’s steel frame offers a maximum expanse of glass. Because of the small footprint, Picard wanted every inch of the living space to be usable—which is made possible by the steel frame and a service core that runs the entire height of the building.

Lucky Diaz spent three and a half months on this project, working all hours to get it done. “It was worth it,” he says. “To have Ella grow up in an original space is a gift that is beyond measure.”

Half of the house is a solid volume with a shed roof.

Ray Kappe relaxes in the central living space, which offers views onto other shared family zones. Behind him is a view down into his office. Half a level up, Shelly Kappe stands at the entrance to the upper family room.

A sprawling deck on the second story takes up more than half the footprint of the home.

Architect Hank Louis worked with Navajo tribe elders to secure a 66-year lease on a half-acre lot in the middle of Bluf, Utah, for Rosie Joe and her children.

The pagoda-like Henrik is a skinny two-and-a-half inches in diameter but stands six inches tall.

Dusty built the half-pipe for their son Gram's first birthday. It's the cornerstone of the large back yard.

Ray sits at the central hearth on the north end of the comfortable sunken living area. From this perspective, you can see how the interior spaces flow into one another, passing one half-level up into the breakfast nook and kitchen and out from there onto the overgrown hillside. The various built-in furnishings have all been there since the house's construction.