Example of a large transitional walk-out light wood floor and brown floor basement design in Atlanta with white walls, a standard fireplace and a concrete fireplace

Bathroom - coastal kids' white tile and subway tile multicolored floor and cement tile floor bathroom idea in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, white countertops, a two-piece toilet and quartz countertops

Example of a transitional single-wall gray floor dedicated laundry room design in Nashville with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, white walls, a stacked washer/dryer and white countertops

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.

Architecture & Interior Design: David Heide Design Studio -- Photos: Karen Melvin
Arts and crafts kitchen photo in Minneapolis with light wood cabinets, green backsplash, subway tile backsplash, recessed-panel cabinets, granite countertops, a peninsula and gray countertops

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

Inspiration for a mid-sized 1960s brown floor entryway remodel in Austin with white walls and a glass front door

Outdoor shower deck - mid-sized coastal outdoor shower deck idea in Baltimore

Mid-sized trendy single-wall medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen photo in Atlanta with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Stacy Bass Second floor hideaway for children's books and toys. Game area. Study area. Seating area. Red color calls attention to custom built-in bookshelves and storage space. Reading nook beneath sunny window invites readers of all ages.

Overlooking of the surrounding meadows of the historic C Lazy U Ranch, this single family residence was carefully sited on a sloping site to maximize spectacular views of Willow Creek Resevoir and the Indian Peaks mountain range. The project was designed to fulfill budgetary and time frame constraints while addressing the client’s goal of creating a home that would become the backdrop for a very active and growing family for generations to come. In terms of style, the owners were drawn to more traditional materials and intimate spaces of associated with a cabin scale structure.

Country white one-story exterior home photo in Santa Barbara

Raised beds and gate surrounded by Joseph's Coat climbing rose in this beautiful garden
Inspiration for a large mediterranean full sun backyard decomposed granite vegetable garden landscape in San Diego.

A hall bath was carved out between two of the downstairs bedrooms. This deep bath is anchored by the tub with window allowing ample light. The sink was reclaimed from an original summer/prep kitchen in the home and refinished. The school house style bath is easy to clean, simple and ready for guests with it's abundant storage. Photography by Josh Vick

Design / Build project with Charlie Allen Renovations Inc. Shelly Harrison Photography
Inspiration for a large timeless master white tile and subway tile marble floor corner shower remodel in Boston with a console sink

photo credit GREGORY M. RICHARD COPYRIGHT © 2013
Inspiration for a craftsman exterior home remodel in Other

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This is an example of a traditional porch design in New York with a roof extension.

Phillip Mueller Photography, Architect: Sharratt Design Company, Interior Design: Martha O'Hara Interiors
Example of a large transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor sunroom design in Minneapolis with a stone fireplace, a skylight and a standard fireplace

The exterior of this home is a modern composition of intersecting masses and planes, all cleanly proportioned. The natural wood overhang and front door stand out from the monochromatic taupe/bronze color scheme. http://www.kipnisarch.com Cable Photo/Wayne Cable http://selfmadephoto.com