Open concept kitchen - mid-sized modern l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen idea in Chicago with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, an island, white cabinets, stone slab backsplash, paneled appliances and white countertops

Paige Pennington
Kitchen pantry - large contemporary porcelain tile kitchen pantry idea in Kansas City with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and stainless steel appliances

Inspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen remodel in Raleigh with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, gray backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and beige countertops

Samantha Goh
Small trendy 3/4 white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and white floor corner shower photo in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and a hinged shower door

Inspiration for a large timeless women's dark wood floor walk-in closet remodel in St Louis with raised-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in New York with blue walls and no fireplace

These homeowners came to us to design several areas of their home, including their mudroom and laundry. They were a growing family and needed a "landing" area as they entered their home, either from the garage but also asking for a new entrance from outside. We stole about 24 feet from their oversized garage to create a large mudroom/laundry area. Custom blue cabinets with a large "X" design on the doors of the lockers, a large farmhouse sink and a beautiful cement tile feature wall with floating shelves make this mudroom stylish and luxe. The laundry room now has a pocket door separating it from the mudroom, and houses the washer and dryer with a wood butcher block folding shelf. White tile backsplash and custom white and blue painted cabinetry takes this laundry to the next level. Both areas are stunning and have improved not only the aesthetic of the space, but also the function of what used to be an inefficient use of space.

Floor Tile: Bianco Dolomiti , Manufactured by Artistic Tile Shower Floor Tile: Carrara Bella, Manufactured by AKDO Shower Accent Wall Tile: Perspective Pivot, Manufactured by AKDO Shower Wall Tile: Stellar in Pure White, Manufactured by Sonoma Tilemakers Tile Distributed by Devon Tile & Design Studio Cabinetry: Glenbrook Framed Painted Halo, Designed and Manufactured by Glenbrook Cabinetry Countertops: San Vincent, Manufactured by Polarstone, Distributed by Renaissance Marble & Granite, Inc. Shower Bench: Pure White Quartz, Distributed by Renaissance Marble & Granite, Inc. Lighting: Chatham, Manufactured by Hudson Valley Lighting, Distributed by Bright Light Design Center Bathtub: Willa, Manufactured and Distributed by Ferguson

Walk-in closet - large transitional gender-neutral carpeted walk-in closet idea in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets and white cabinets

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.

Micahl Wycoff
Inspiration for a large modern open concept porcelain tile living room remodel in Houston with a bar, beige walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

This ranch was a complete renovation! We took it down to the studs and redesigned the space for this young family. We opened up the main floor to create a large kitchen with two islands and seating for a crowd and a dining nook that looks out on the beautiful front yard. We created two seating areas, one for TV viewing and one for relaxing in front of the bar area. We added a new mudroom with lots of closed storage cabinets, a pantry with a sliding barn door and a powder room for guests. We raised the ceilings by a foot and added beams for definition of the spaces. We gave the whole home a unified feel using lots of white and grey throughout with pops of orange to keep it fun.

Hear what our clients, Lisa & Rick, have to say about their project by clicking on the Facebook link and then the Videos tab. Hannah Goering Photography

David Burroughs
Example of a large classic freestanding desk medium tone wood floor craft room design in Baltimore with gray walls

Example of a large transitional open concept light wood floor, brown floor and exposed beam living room design in Orange County with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and a wall-mounted tv

Example of a small beach style open concept light wood floor and beige floor living room design in Tampa with white walls and a wall-mounted tv

Living room with fireplace, built-in shelves, and furniture. Photographer: Rob Karosis
Example of a large cottage enclosed dark wood floor and black floor living room design in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Overlooking the Puget Sound, this 2,000 sf Pacific Northwest modern home effortlessly opens onto classic water views while optimizing privacy and Southern exposure with a private patio. Our clients sought a poetically minimalist and practical retirement home infused with rhythm and geometry. With dramatic roof lines and a projecting great room that define its form, the architecture’s simplicity frames its dramatic site to incredible effect while the interior playfully loops the spacious traffic patterns of this 3 bedroom 2.5 bath.

A vivid pink dutch door invites you in. The interior of the house is painted primarily white, creating crisp contrast with outside.
Mid-sized beach style light wood floor and multicolored floor entryway photo in Charlotte with white walls and a red front door