Houzz Tour: great light and Airy Extension Makes a House

Houzz Tour: great light and Airy Extension Makes a House - There is nothing like a teenager growing rapidly to make you feel as if your house is drop. This was the case for Jen and Marc Roskin. Their son, Sam, 14, and daughter, Molly, 12, had been sharing a bunk bed in a room of 100 sq ft for years, until the growth spurts kicks. That's when 1927 Spanish bungalow in Manhattan Beach, California, began to seem as if she had taken the "Drink Me" potion. "The children were getting bigger; their friends were bigger; the house was getting smaller, says Jen. "We needed to do something about it.

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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here Jen Roskin, co-owner of the jewelry brand MB surplus; her husband, Mark, a Hollywood director and producer of film and television ( Burn Notice The leverage Flyboys ); and their children, Sam and Molly
Location Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Size 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Designer Robert Sweet

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Jen gets the children ready for school, using the large, the island open to serve breakfast. She can look out the window on the left lane to see if the lift children to school has arrived.

sweet designed all the kitchen cabinets, which house a Miele steam oven, regular oven and a warming drawer. Jen chose an elegant white kitchen because she felt it would be easier to see where the damage is. Also, no grout lines not mean the dirty grout cleaning.

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previous home was a "Spanish stucco box, no detail, no rescue other than concrete, said Sweet, who took the house down to subfloor and then added square feet using a new floor and rear extension.

The long narrow lot dictated a long building with clean, modern lines for an airier and more open feeling. "If I wanted a Spanish style with large arched doors, I have no room for it, said Jen.

The new part of white stucco seen here replaced the original footprint. "He maintains this view on a smaller scale of the street to help attach it to the original scale of the region, Sweet said. "It looks smaller than it is. After that, it opens, and there are many more home to her.

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charred cedar, a sustainable choice in the air of the salty ocean covers the second floor rear extension, which includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a master bedroom (above the garage seen here), a laundry room and a corridor study area.

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public spaces on the ground floor enjoy an open concept layout that extends to an outdoor courtyard with floor radiant heat . The Roskins spend much time here, laying the sleepover parties for their children's friends or hosting cocktails for adult guests. The house is built to entertain, "says Marc.

The NanaWall is open all day, almost year. "It's about the last thing to close the night, said Marc.

A polycarbonate wall on a staircase separates the master suite from the rest of the house.

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the living room opens onto the courtyard as well, and has a TV can extend the family way can watch movies while lounging in 'outside. Mark uses this living space to watch TV shows and movies that cuts directing or production, such as film production Geostorm , with Gerard Butler.

The corner sofa with Sunbrella outdoor fabric was customized.

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the family room offers a view of the street outside. The Roskins often hang here and listen to Molly play the piano that belonged to the grandmother of Jen.

The large skylights raise the height of the space and bring natural light. They also act as thermal chimneys suck hot air through the windows.

Many existing furniture was but Jen re-covered lot itself. For example, it replaced the cotton fabric on two vintage chairs 1950s with leather.

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white tiles in a herringbone pattern to create a feature wall behind the bed in the master bedroom. The bed and dresser were there for years to measure.

The Roskins chose concrete floors because they hold radiant heat better systems than hardwood. To add an element of warmth, gentle suggested putting hardwood floors to the ceiling.

See 10 reasons to covet a concrete floor

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a private open-layout bathroom has a spa-like feel. porcelain tiles cover all surfaces.

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week, Marc goes surfing in the morning with Sat They use the outdoor shower on the way back, then Marc usually directs the sauna of the house before going to work. He grew up in Chicago, where his father took him to Russian saunas. From an early age he knew that if he was never able to build a house, he had put a sauna in it. "It is good for the body, gives you longevity - and a good schvitz is a good schvitz , he said.

Four to five people can fit comfortably here. A person can put on the top bench and get 'worked on' Marc said, including flogging, brushing and exfoliation with wet bundles of oak leaves.

windows let light and allow rapid decompression. Marc likes to jump between the outdoor shower, sauna and steam bath in the bathroom. "He's like a spa day, he said. "It makes for interesting football games Sunday with friends. It scares them but a bit ...

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Sam has a bedroom with a balcony, while Molly has a bedroom with views of the mountains and the planes land and take down Los Angeles International Airrport.

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Marc office doubles as a guest room. The furniture wall is actually a Murphy bed.

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This is the outdoor shower Marc and Sam use every morning after surfing.

This map shows a section of the house, which is on two levels, and provision General.

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