Mid-Century Muse

At the back of this couple's Brightwood rowhouse, an existing three-season porch was rebuilt and pushed further into the backyard at the same width as the original, with a new gable roof that ties cleanly into the kitchen roofline above. Trex decking in a warm driftwood tone runs underfoot and up the new stairs, framed by charcoal black aluminum railings, while a prefinished white shiplap ceiling runs the full length of the space toward the peak. New recessed lighting, a ceiling fan, and screened transoms at both gable ends keep the room comfortable well past the porch's old three-season limits.

Upstairs, the hall bathroom and the bathroom off the primary bedroom sit just steps apart and quickly became his and hers. A Spoonflower wallpaper in a tiger-and-peacock print brings in the only real pattern in either room, a small burst of personality in a small space, and a deliberate contrast to a home that otherwise leans white and light wood, a nod to one homeowner's roots in the Southwest. Both showers play the same trick in opposite colors. In the hall bathroom, a warm, terracotta-toned glossy tile runs the walls in vertical strips, broken by a clean block of cream tile on the back wall right where the niche sits, all framed in brass Schluter trim. The bathroom off the bedroom runs the same play in reverse: a richly glazed, deep green tile across most of the shower, broken by the same clean block of cream tile on the back wall. Both rooms share the same brass trim and the same black-and-white mosaic floor, and between the matching color-block shower walls and a wallpaper that quietly carries both colors in one print, these two bathrooms are clearly speaking the same language.