Home Design Ideas
Coats Homes
Example of a mid-sized trendy l-shaped light wood floor and beige floor enclosed kitchen design in Dallas with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, paneled appliances, an island, white countertops and solid surface countertops
Lake Country Builders
Elegant living room photo in Minneapolis with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace
Reed Design Group
Mid-sized mountain style open concept family room photo in Denver with a ribbon fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and white walls
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JSAarchitect
Inspiration for a timeless brick floor entryway remodel in Phoenix with a dark wood front door
Kimberley Harrison Interiors
Remodeled, open kitchen for a young family with counter and banquette seating
Example of a mid-sized transitional l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen design in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, paneled appliances, an island, quartz countertops, an undermount sink, gray backsplash, marble backsplash and gray countertops
Example of a mid-sized transitional l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen design in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, paneled appliances, an island, quartz countertops, an undermount sink, gray backsplash, marble backsplash and gray countertops
M&P Design Group
Powder room
Inspiration for a small eclectic mosaic tile floor, green floor and wallpaper powder room remodel in New York with a one-piece toilet, green walls and a wall-mount sink
Inspiration for a small eclectic mosaic tile floor, green floor and wallpaper powder room remodel in New York with a one-piece toilet, green walls and a wall-mount sink
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Columbus, OH
KP Designs Group
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Maven Home Interiors
Powder room - small marble floor and blue floor powder room idea in Salt Lake City with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, an undermount sink, marble countertops, white countertops and a built-in vanity
Texture Living Inc
Bathroom - mid-sized mediterranean master white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile, blue floor and double-sink bathroom idea in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, white walls, a vessel sink, quartz countertops, a hinged shower door, gray countertops and a floating vanity
KraftMaster Renovations
Simple and elegant shower with white subway tile walls and marble herringbone niche with quartz shelving.
Photo by VLG Photography
Example of a mid-sized transitional master white tile and subway tile marble floor, white floor and double-sink alcove shower design in Newark with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops, a hinged shower door, white countertops, a niche and a built-in vanity
Example of a mid-sized transitional master white tile and subway tile marble floor, white floor and double-sink alcove shower design in Newark with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops, a hinged shower door, white countertops, a niche and a built-in vanity
Seifert Construction
Inspiration for a small modern 3/4 black and white tile, multicolored tile and matchstick tile porcelain tile and gray floor bathroom remodel in New York with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a bidet, multicolored walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
A local Houston art collector hired us to create a low maintenance, sophisticated, contemporary landscape design. She wanted her property to compliment her eclectic taste in architecture, outdoor sculpture, and modern art. Her house was built with a minimalist approach to decoration, emphasizing right angles and windows instead of architectural keynotes. The west wing of the house was only one story, while the east wing was two-story. The windows in both wings were larger than usual, so that visitors could see her art collection from the home’s exterior. Near one of the large rear windows, there was an abstract metal sculpture designed in the form of a spiral.
When she initially contacted us, the surrounding property had only a few trees and indigenous grass as vegetation. This was actually a good beginning point with us, because it allowed us to develop a contemporary landscape design that featured a very linear, crisp look supportive of the home and its contents. We began by planting a garden around the large contemporary sculpture near the window. Landscape designers planted horsetail reed under windows, along the sides of the home, and around the corners. This vegetation is very resilient and hardy, and requires little trimming, weeding, or mulching. This helped unite the diverse elements of sculpture, contemporary architecture, and landscape design into a more fluid harmony that preserved the proportions of each unique element, but eliminated any tendency for the elements to clash with one another.
We then added two stonework designs to the landscape surrounding the contemporary art collection and home. The first was a linear walkway we build from concrete pads purchased through a retail vendor as a cost-saving benefit to our client. We created this walkway to follow the perimeter of the home so that visitors could walk around the entire property and admire the outdoor sculptures and the collections of modern art visible through the windows. This was especially enjoyable at night, when the entire home was brightly lit from within.
To add a touch of tranquility and quite repose to the stark right angles of the home and surrounding contemporary landscape, we designed a special seating area toward the northwest corner of the property. We wanted to create a sense of contemplation in this area, so we departed from the linear and angular designs of the surrounding landscape and established a theme of circular geometry. We laid down gravel as ground cover, then placed large, circular pads arranged like giant stepping stones that led up to a stone patio filled with chairs. The shape of the granite pads and the contours of the graveled area further complimented the spirals and turns in the outdoor metal sculpture, and balanced the entire contemporary landscape design with proportional geometric forms of lines, angles, and curves.
This particular contemporary landscape design also has a sense of movement attached to it. All stonework leads to a destination of some sort. The linear pathway provides a guided tour around the home, garden, and modern art collection. The granite pathway stones create movement toward separate space where the entire experience of art, vegetation, and architecture can be viewed and experienced as a unity.
Contemporary landscaping designs like create form out of feeling by using basic geometric forms and variations of forms. Sometimes very stark forms are used to create a sense of absolutism or contrast. At other times, forms are blended, or even distorted to suggest a sense of complex emotion, or a sense of multi-dimensional reality. The exact nature of the design is always highly subjective, and developed on a case-by-case basis with the client.
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Sunbury, OH
J.Holderby - Renovations
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Duralife Siesta Decking, Golden Teak
Example of a large transitional backyard outdoor kitchen deck design in Other with no cover
Example of a large transitional backyard outdoor kitchen deck design in Other with no cover
Anchor Builders
This remodel went from a tiny story-and-a-half Cape Cod, to a charming full two-story home. The mudroom features a bench with cubbies underneath, and a shelf with hooks for additional storage. The full glass back door provides natural light while opening to the backyard for quick access to the detached garage. The wall color in this room is Benjamin Moore HC-170 Stonington Gray. The cabinets are also Ben Moore, in Simply White OC-117.
Space Plans, Building Design, Interior & Exterior Finishes by Anchor Builders. Photography by Alyssa Lee Photography.
Liz Mearns | Imagine Design
With an open floor plan, unifying the aesthetic was very important. The blue-upholstered chairs tie in with the nearby kitchen island. The white sofa blends with the walls, and does not break up the space. The use of natural pieces and tones…the woven rug, wooden coffee table, leather chaise, add an organic feel to a modern room. Retractable doors really bring the outside in.
Photo Credit - Jenn Verrier Photography @jennverrier
Studio Dearborn
This spacious kitchen in Westchester County is flooded with light from huge windows on 3 sides of the kitchen plus two skylights in the vaulted ceiling. The dated kitchen was gutted and reconfigured to accommodate this large kitchen with crisp white cabinets and walls. Ship lap paneling on both walls and ceiling lends a casual-modern charm while stainless steel toe kicks, walnut accents and Pietra Cardosa limestone bring both cool and warm tones to this clean aesthetic. Kitchen design and custom cabinetry, built ins, walnut countertops and paneling by Studio Dearborn. Architect Frank Marsella. Interior design finishes by Tami Wassong Interior Design. Pietra cardosa limestone countertops and backsplash by Marble America. Appliances by Subzero; range hood insert by Best. Cabinetry color: Benjamin Moore Super White. Hardware by Top Knobs. Photography Adam Macchia.
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Westerville, OH
T. Walton Carr, Architects
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Quadrant Homes
Example of a huge transitional light wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Seattle with an undermount sink, white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, an island, gray countertops, shaker cabinets, multicolored backsplash and stone slab backsplash
Heslin Construction
Mountain style brown two-story mixed siding house exterior photo in Sacramento with a shed roof
Hills & Grant
Photo: Lisa Petrole
Huge trendy porcelain tile and gray floor entryway photo in San Francisco with a medium wood front door and white walls
Huge trendy porcelain tile and gray floor entryway photo in San Francisco with a medium wood front door and white walls
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