Contemporary Home Design Ideas
VanBrouck & Associates, Inc.
Beth Singer Photographer.
Inspiration for a contemporary master carpeted and gray floor bedroom remodel in Detroit with gray walls and no fireplace
Inspiration for a contemporary master carpeted and gray floor bedroom remodel in Detroit with gray walls and no fireplace
Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Inspiration for a small contemporary built-in desk dark wood floor home office remodel in Austin with white walls
Aria Design Inc
Architecture by Horst Architects
www.horst-architects.com
John Ellis Photography
Powder room - contemporary black tile powder room idea in Orange County with a vessel sink and black countertops
Powder room - contemporary black tile powder room idea in Orange County with a vessel sink and black countertops
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
This shade arbor, located in The Woodlands, TX north of Houston, spans the entire length of the back yard. It combines a number of elements with custom structures that were constructed to emulate specific aspects of a Zen garden. The homeowner wanted a low-maintenance garden whose beauty could withstand the tough seasonal weather that strikes the area at various times of the year. He also desired a mood-altering aesthetic that would relax the senses and calm the mind. Most importantly, he wanted this meditative environment completely shielded from the outside world so he could find serenity in total privacy.
The most unique design element in this entire project is the roof of the shade arbor itself. It features a “negative space” leaf pattern that was designed in a software suite and cut out of the metal with a water jet cutter. Each form in the pattern is loosely suggestive of either a leaf, or a cluster of leaves.
These small, negative spaces cut from the metal are the source of the structure’ powerful visual and emotional impact. During the day, sunlight shines down and highlights columns, furniture, plantings, and gravel with a blend of dappling and shade that make you feel like you are sitting under the branches of a tree.
At night, the effects are even more brilliant. Skillfully concealed lights mounted on the trusses reflect off the steel in places, while in other places they penetrate the negative spaces, cascading brilliant patterns of ambient light down on vegetation, hardscape, and water alike.
The shade arbor shelters two gravel patios that are almost identical in space. The patio closest to the living room features a mini outdoor dining room, replete with tables and chairs. The patio is ornamented with a blend of ornamental grass, a small human figurine sculpture, and mid-level impact ground cover.
Gravel was chosen as the preferred hardscape material because of its Zen-like connotations. It is also remarkably soft to walk on, helping to set the mood for a relaxed afternoon in the dappled shade of gently filtered sunlight.
The second patio, spaced 15 feet away from the first, resides adjacent to the home at the opposite end of the shade arbor. Like its twin, it is also ornamented with ground cover borders, ornamental grasses, and a large urn identical to the first. Seating here is even more private and contemplative. Instead of a table and chairs, there is a large decorative concrete bench cut in the shape of a giant four-leaf clover.
Spanning the distance between these two patios, a bluestone walkway connects the two spaces. Along the way, its borders are punctuated in places by low-level ornamental grasses, a large flowering bush, another sculpture in the form of human faces, and foxtail ferns that spring up from a spread of river rock that punctuates the ends of the walkway.
The meditative quality of the shade arbor is reinforced by two special features. The first of these is a disappearing fountain that flows from the top of a large vertical stone embedded like a monolith in the other edges of the river rock. The drains and pumps to this fountain are carefully concealed underneath the covering of smooth stones, and the sound of the water is only barely perceptible, as if it is trying to force you to let go of your thoughts to hear it.
A large piece of core-10 steel, which is deliberately intended to rust quickly, rises up like an arced wall from behind the fountain stone. The dark color of the metal helps the casual viewer catch just a glimpse of light reflecting off the slow trickle of water that runs down the side of the stone into the river rock bed.
To complete the quiet moment that the shade arbor is intended to invoke, a thick wall of cypress trees rises up on all sides of the yard, completely shutting out the disturbances of the world with a comforting wall of living greenery that comforts the thoughts and emotions.
Cellar Ridge Construction
Living room - contemporary open concept light wood floor and beige floor living room idea in Portland with white walls, a standard fireplace and a concealed tv
Molly Erin Designs Inc
Trendy white tile black floor alcove bathtub photo in Sacramento with white walls, a vessel sink, wood countertops and brown countertops
By Darash - Kitchen Cabinets, Vanities & Closets
Modern Luxury Black, White, and Wood Kitchen By Darash design in Hartford Road - Austin, Texas home renovation project - featuring Dark and, Warm hues coming from the beautiful wood in this kitchen find balance with sleek no-handle flat panel matte Black kitchen cabinets, White Marble countertop for contrast. Glossy and Highly Reflective glass cabinets perfect storage to display your pretty dish collection in the kitchen. With stainless steel kitchen panel wall stacked oven and a stainless steel 6-burner stovetop. This open concept kitchen design Black, White and Wood color scheme flows from the kitchen island with wooden bar stools to all through out the living room lit up by the perfectly placed windows and sliding doors overlooking the nature in the perimeter of this Modern house, and the center of the great room --the dining area where the beautiful modern contemporary chandelier is placed in a lovely manner.
Aspect Design Build
Living room - large contemporary formal and open concept light wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Minneapolis with white walls, a ribbon fireplace, no tv and a wood fireplace surround
2id Interiors
Emilio Collavino
Inspiration for a huge contemporary open concept and formal porcelain tile and gray floor living room remodel in Miami with no fireplace and no tv
Inspiration for a huge contemporary open concept and formal porcelain tile and gray floor living room remodel in Miami with no fireplace and no tv
Friedman & Shields
Example of a large trendy master medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom design in Phoenix with gray walls
Carolyn Elleman - Case Design Remodeling Inc.
Corner shower - small contemporary white tile gray floor corner shower idea in DC Metro with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, a hinged shower door and white countertops
Build Nashville
Large trendy light wood floor and beige floor enclosed dining room photo in Nashville with white walls
Carpet World of Martinsburg
Example of a mid-sized trendy formal and open concept vinyl floor and brown floor living room design in DC Metro with white walls, no fireplace and no tv
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
The floating vanity was custom crafted of walnut, and supports a cast concrete sink and chrome faucet. Behind it, the ship lap wall is painted in black and features a round led lit mirror. The bluestone floor adds another layer of texture and a beautiful blue gray tone to the room.
Bryce and Doyle Craftsmanship
Trendy mosaic tile floor powder room photo in New York with blue walls, an undermount sink and gray countertops
Bliss Garden Design, LLC
Bliss Garden Design
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard gravel landscaping in Seattle for fall.
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard gravel landscaping in Seattle for fall.
Lori Dennis Interior Design
Large modern style Living Room featuring a black tile, floor to ceiling fireplace. Plenty of seating on this white sectional sofa and 2 side chairs. Two pairs of floor to ceiling sliding glass doors open onto the back patio and pool area for the ultimate indoor outdoor lifestyle.
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