The couple stockpiles wood under the deck.

Exploratory demolition revealed enough space in the kitchen for an Asko washer-dryer and a full-size refrigerator.

She was even able to squeeze in a compact stacked washer and a vented dryer.

A glass slider and a stackable LG washer and dryer maximize space in the laundry area, which includes a small utility closet.

House O, designed by Jun Igarashi, forgoes hallways and interior doors in favor of casually interconnected rooms.

The mud room in the shipping container offers plenty of space for the family to remove shoes and store sports equipment.

The laundry is tucked away beside the kitchen. A skylight floods the small space with natural light, and cat doors provide the resident feline with easy access to the litter box kept here.

Bishop is an avid record collector—Rolling Stones albums are a sought-after favorite—and he keeps his vinyl in the shelving unit ”1.1,” a reproduction of Arbel’s first completed work. The kids can often be found playing video games at the desk in the great room.

"Custom cabinetry really made all the difference in this project," says Cheng.

The floor tile is the Zebra Terrazzo from the Cement Tile Shop.

A communal laundry area.

Laundry room with a view.

With its retro-inspired look, it may not be instantly apparent that the sleek Crosley Spinnerette turntable boasts up-to-the-minute, modern-day technologies. Featuring a USB connection compatible with both a PC or Mac and an outlet for your mp3 player, this turntable allows you to enjoy your tunes in modern-meets-nostalgic style. Have a not-so-silent night this holiday season with this turntable.

"Turntable" slatted table.

The Vinyl Lover Why not commit to a turntable built to last a lifetime? The Scout Jr. by VPI is a newly introduced, simplifed version of the popular Scout turntable that has been made for over a decade. The Scout Jr. is a belt-drive turntable with a fully isolated AC synchronous motor, a nine-inch stainless-steel tonearm, and a premounted Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. A separate phono preamp is needed. Scout Jr. isn’t cheap, but it represents excellent value: Many products from VPI’s initial production runs are still in daily use. $1,499.

Sleeping nooks that look like the grooves in a block of cheese.

Hill included a hidden turntable and mono speaker cabinet in the original design.

Being able to stow away extra seating is a necessity for small space entertaining. These lightweight Spin Stackable Stools stack up in a rainbow spiral for easy storage.

Mudroom

A #custom #door to tie together our lives and our #culture. The tone arm is the #doorknocker.

Vintage bent plywood stacking chairs by Roland Rainer are purposeful and can be moved to suit any situation.

The Jumpr Stack By EnerPlex is a pack of three thin batteries capable of boosting the juice in most smartphones by 90 percent or more. Plug in the bottom battery, and the charge rises through the stack. The idea is that the batteries can be charged, then distributed among the members of a busy family. Photo courtesy of EnerPlex.

Laundry room

Laundry Closet

Once past the main threshold, the house opens up to the outside, literally and figuratively. Three courtyards built around existing trees flow seamlessly into a series of rooms with glazed walls and sliding glass doors.

Stacked laundry at rear

A passage between the walls for hide and seek.