Mint green-painted ironwork and tiles connect the indoors to the outside more fluidly.

The Max-A studio is also built with a pine frame, though it has pine panelling on the ceiling, while the main house ceiling is painted a warm white.

The final, layered look of the pool and its surroundings—which mitigates a 30-inch drop from house to guesthouse—was completed in 2008.

Stray Bullet Chair by Design de Gema (2011) Created by David Elia, a protoge of the Campana Brothers, it's not surprising this upcycled piece brims with personality and pique. Seating caught in the crossfire, it was inspired by a real-life bar shootout.

99 by Von Tundra and Lydia Cambron $13,000 Oregon-based Von Tundra’s unit combines three different storage options—a rack, drawers, and boxes—into a multipurpose dresser.

The versatile DC Slim Ceiling Fan can be used in high- and low-ceiling rooms, due to its included hugger adapter. The bullet-shaped body sets the fan apart from more traditional style, and the angled blades create increased airflow without overusing energy. The included high-efficiency light provides ambient overhead lighting. Available in brushed aluminum and gloss white.

The view as you head downstairs from the crow's nest tower.

A shed roof descends from the living/dining area, extending beyond its edge to shield an expansive porch from the elements.

Brigitte descends one of two locally fabricated steel cylinders: her “stairway to the stars.”

Lewis descends a metal-tube set of stairs fabricated by a maker of ship’s ladders. A bannister from the original restaurant stairway serves as a railing for the sleeping loft.

A spiral staircase descends from the glass deck to the rain garden, which replaced a concrete pad.

Milwaukee studio Vetter Denk Architects designed this eye-catching prefab on the banks of Moose Lake, Wisconsin, as a weekend retreat. The home was based on an idea presented by the home's owner, who was inspired by a screw-top jug of $9.99 red wine.

A curved staircase descends to the ground-floor bedrooms.

Volumes of the structure descend down the hill.

The Dinesen staircase descends along a wall of fluted Carrara marble.

The 301-square-foot cabin is situated on 99 acres on Bruny Island, an island off the coast of Tasmania. For the exterior, the architects have chosen materials that "comply with the Bushfire Attack Level of 19," they explain, including bushfire resistant wood and zincalume metal. The cabin collects its own rainwater—storage tanks are underground for an uncluttered look—and the roof sports solar panels.

A steel elevator, wrapped by a staircase, anchors the home and descends downstairs to the bunk room.

The main building is constructed in an artificial valley that descends into a small production area, leading into a subterranean maze of wine cellars. The sloping path takes visitors from views of the rolling Catalan countryside to La Bodega's subterranean world through heavy steel doors

Illuminated roof lanterns beckon to visitors, who must descend a forested roadway to approach Bowen Island House.

Two trunk-like columns support an aluminum-and-zinc-clad home in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains designed by architect Craig Steely. With an intention to disrupt as few oak trees on the dense site as possible, Steely built the glass-walled house to nestle against the steep hillside. Visitors access the entrance from above, descending to the living spaces via a native grass-covered roof.

The floating wood stairs descend in front of a stone wall, which extends from the outside in.

LG SIGNATURE Washer/Dryer Combo (model LUWM101HWA, MSRP: $3,199.99) pairs a sleek design with optimal functionality. The​ ​LG SIGNATURE Sidekick Pedestal Washer (model LUWD1CW, MSRP: $799.99) is specially designed for your small, custom-care laundry loads. It can be used on its own or at the same time as the front load washer above.

Wood-paneled walls conceal a door leading to the private areas. A spiral staircase descends to the home's lower level.

Facing a COVID-19 shutdown, Taylor and Michaella McClendon recruited their family to build a breezy tiny home on the Big Island—which you can now purchase for $99,800.

The property's descending grade allowed the architects to create a split-level home so that the dining area steps down from the living space.

The simple, efficient kitchen features a stainless-steel counter. From the kitchen, another staircase descends to a basement with a utility room, larder, and TV area.

Facing a COVID-19 shutdown, Taylor and Michaella McClendon recruit their family to build a breezy tiny home on the Big Island—which you can now purchase for $99,800.

In the bathroom, the clay plaster walls meld with high-gloss tile floors. A Bruma sink faucet descends dramatically from the ceiling.

Located on a steep slope that descends toward Archambault Lake, the house’s elevated position presents magnificent views of the lake and surrounding forest.

Djuhara deliberately incorporated ghostly echoes of the original property into his design. Here, the skeletal frame of an original wall perfectly flanks the metal runway that descends from the living room and lends the garden the evocative ambience of a ruin.

Sunlight dramatically descends into the kitchen from additional clerestory windows. The space has been modernized with period-appropriate cabinetry and professional-grade appliances.

Bailey decorated the toyhauler with a handmade Persian rugs, which she bought on eBay for $99 each, some poufs, woven flat baskets that she “borrowed” from her mother.

The playroom is outfitted with Bubble armchairs by Sacha Lakic from Roche Bobois and a custom fire pole that descends from the floor above. The wallpaper is FP502001 Shaman from Pierre Frey.

LG SIGNATURE QuadWashTM Dishwasher // MSRP: $1,699.99 (model LUDP8997SN) marries an elegant textured steel finish with fantastic functionality.

The children's room is located directly above the kitchen so that they get to experience the full expanse of the house every time they descend to the ground-floor living area.