Doors

Now, all of the bedrooms open to the reorganized hallway, which also has a laundry area behind the sliding door on the left. The flooring is Virgo engineered wood flooring in Rustic Oak, which creates a soothing consistency throughout.

A custom walnut sliding panel door closes off the bathroom. The tub is lined with Heath tile.

The grandkids can use the hallway for bowling, and pocket doors can be pushed open to create easy circulation between the rooms. “There's no dead ends,” says Neufeld.

The bedroom features sweeping views over the valley and the river through expansive glazing, and a door opens out to the patio that spans the length of the home.

Martin and Casey wrapped the interior in oriented strand board. The rough-and-ready finish contrasts with the cool tones and polished surfaces of the bathroom, which is clad in Polarity terrazzo from Fibonacci. “It’s a minimal approach maximized,” Martin says.

Flooding is a constant threat in subtropical New South Wales, so Casey Johnston (pictured, with sons Raph and Ozzy) and husband Martin asked architect Justin Twohill to design a backyard house that could weather a downpour with minimal cleanup.

The other two bedrooms are just as airy, complete with expansive, floor-to-ceiling glazing.

3041 Windsor Avenue in Los Angeles, California, is currently listed for $2,388,000 by Michelle St. Clair-Zsakany of Sotheby's International Realty.

An Arco floor lamp from Flos arches over a Bend sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia. A pair of Low Pad chairs by Jasper Morrison and a Sunset chair by Christophe Pillet, all for Cappellini, are arranged around a set of Pebble coffee tables by Ligne Roset.

Stainless-steel cables along the stairs function as a second railing without blocking views through the adjacent windows.