Example of a large wooden l-shaped staircase design in Chicago with wooden risers

Kim Sargent
Hallway - mid-sized asian porcelain tile hallway idea in Wichita with brown walls

Gently filter light and add textural interest to any space with these bamboo shades.
Mid-sized asian medium tone wood floor and brown floor great room photo in Bridgeport with beige walls and no fireplace

Aaron Leitz
Huge zen backyard water fountain deck photo in Hawaii with a roof extension

A former raised ranch turned glassy, open structure with views from front to back looks out onto a geometric Japanese garden. JMMDS designed a landscape journey that encircles the house made of a simple palette of bluestone squares and oblongs that travel over gravel, grass, and plantings to end up at a little teahouse on a hill. While Japanese in spirit, the garden is designed using distinctly un-Japanese forms: circles, squares, and S-curves. Photo: Grey Crawford. Published in Outside the Not So Big House by Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka and used with permission of The Taunton Press.

Master Bedroom
Example of a large zen master dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom design in New York with white walls

Photography by: Paul Dyer
Water fountain deck - zen backyard water fountain deck idea in San Francisco with no cover

Large zen backyard patio photo in Los Angeles

Example of a large master gray tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and beige floor bathroom design in DC Metro with light wood cabinets, beige walls, a vessel sink, quartz countertops, a hinged shower door and white countertops

Example of an asian bathroom design in Los Angeles

Darko Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized asian screened-in porch design in DC Metro with decking and a roof extension.

A stone address marker and bluestone steppers lead you from the driveway entrance to the front walk. Westhauser Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized asian drought-tolerant and full sun front yard stone garden path in Milwaukee for summer.

While traditional Japanese soaking tubs are usually made of cedar,black granite was chosen for this tub. Having a Port Orford cedar wooden frame, the bather can still enjoy the fragrant aroma of a cedar tub. Black pebbles serve as a design element harmonizing with the granite and wood.

This home office was built in an old Victorian in Alameda for a couple, each with his own workstation. A hidden bookcase-door was designed as a "secret" entrance to an adjacent room. The office contained several printer cabinets, media cabinets, drawers for an extensive CD/DVD collection and room for copious files. The clients wanted to display their arts and crafts pottery collection and a lit space was provided on the upper shelves for this purpose. Every surface of the room was customized, including the ceiling and window casings.

This compact, urban backyard was in desperate need of privacy. We created a series of outdoor rooms, privacy screens, and lush plantings all with an Asian-inspired design sense. Elements include a covered outdoor lounge room, sun decks, rock gardens, shade garden, evergreen plant screens, and raised boardwalk to connect the various outdoor spaces. The finished space feels like a true backyard oasis.

Build out of the Meditation Hut next to the spa deck and gravel filled steps that lead into a recessed fire pit area. Photo by Ketti Kupper.
This is an example of a small asian drought-tolerant and partial sun backyard landscaping in Los Angeles with decking.

Asian style bathroom with a small walk-in rainhead shower, hinged glass shower door, small beige tiles, alcove shelf and a rustic wood door.
Corner shower - zen beige tile corner shower idea in Los Angeles with beige walls

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Herringbone pattern select grade solid 3/4 inch thick White Oak custom prefinished wood flooring from Hull Forest Products. 1-800-928-9602. www.hullforest.com Photo by Marci Miles.