Bedroom - contemporary bedroom idea in Dallas

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Poolside at backyard Landscape design by Meg Rushing Coffee Photo by Dan Arnold
Example of a mid-sized trendy backyard concrete and rectangular lap pool design in Los Angeles

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Cabinets: Dove Gray- Slab Door Box shelves Shelves: Seagull Gray Countertop: Perimeter/Dropped 4” mitered edge- Pacific shore Quartz Calacatta Milos Countertop: Islands-4” mitered edge- Caesarstone Symphony Gray 5133 Backsplash: Run the countertop- Caesarstone Statuario Maximus 5031 Photographer: Steve Chenn

Meagan Larsen Photography
Example of a trendy master black floor bathroom design in Denver with beige walls and a hinged shower door

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Example of a large trendy master medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom design in Phoenix with gray walls

Photos courtesy of Jesse Young Property and Real Estate Photography
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Though DIY living room makeovers and bedroom redecorating can be an exciting undertaking, these projects often wind up uncompleted and with less than satisfactory results. This was the case with our client, a young professional in his early 30’s who purchased his first apartment and tried to decorate it himself. Short on interior décor ideas and unhappy with the results, he decided to hire an interior designer, turning to Décor Aid to transform his one-bedroom into a classy, adult space. Our client already had invested in several key pieces of furniture, so our Junior Designer worked closely with him to incorporate the existing furnishings into the new design and give them new life. Though the living room boasted high ceilings, the space was narrow, so they ditched the client’s sectional in place of a sleek leather sofa with a smaller footprint. They replaced the dark gray living room paint and drab brown bedroom paint with a white wall paint color to make the apartment feel larger. Our designer introduced chrome accents, in the form of a Deco bar cart, a modern chandelier, and a campaign-style nightstand, to create a sleek, contemporary design. Leather furniture was used in both the bedroom and living room to add a masculine feel to the home refresh.

Kitchen with Morning Room
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Staircase - mid-sized contemporary wooden l-shaped mixed material railing staircase idea in San Francisco with metal risers

Across from Hudson River Park, the Classic 7 pre-war apartment had not renovated in over 50 years. The new owners, a young family with two kids, desired to open up the existing closed in spaces while keeping some of the original, classic pre-war details. Dark, dimly-lit corridors and clustered rooms that were a detriment to the brilliant natural light and expansive views the existing apartment inherently possessed, were demolished to create a new open plan for a more functional style of living. Custom charcoal stained white oak herringbone floors were laid throughout the space. The dark blue lacquered kitchen cabinets provide a sharp contrast to the otherwise neutral colored space. A wall unit in the same blue lacquer floats on the wall in the Den.

© Carl Wooley
Inspiration for a contemporary gender-neutral light wood floor kids' room remodel in New York with white walls

Large trendy master white tile and stone tile bathroom photo in Other with gray walls

Kieran Wagner (www.kieranwagner.com)
Mid-sized trendy kitchen pantry photo in Richmond with open cabinets and white cabinets