Bathroom - transitional white tile white floor bathroom idea in Detroit with gray walls and a hinged shower door

Large elegant galley light wood floor open concept kitchen photo in Other with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

John Granen
Inspiration for a mid-sized 1960s entryway remodel in Seattle with a medium wood front door

Mid-sized urban l-shaped ceramic tile and beige floor open concept kitchen photo in Orlando with brick backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, an undermount sink, brown cabinets, concrete countertops, red backsplash and raised-panel cabinets

Kara Lashuay
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary dark wood floor kitchen pantry remodel in New York with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and stainless steel appliances

Meandering flagstone & Dymondia pathway leads to the fire pit 'room.'
Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Photos by Darby Kate Photography
Example of a mid-sized farmhouse master gray tile, white tile and subway tile porcelain tile bathroom design in Dallas with gray cabinets, a one-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink and granite countertops

Photography by Rock Paper Hammer
Cottage brick floor hallway photo in Louisville with white walls

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

Photo Credit: Hilarie Holdsworth
This is an example of a farmhouse landscaping in Boston.

Mid-sized minimalist white one-story mixed siding gable roof photo in Denver

Jason Alexander
Inspiration for a timeless white two-story brick gable roof remodel in Dallas

Kitchen Pantry
Kitchen pantry - large coastal u-shaped medium tone wood floor kitchen pantry idea in Miami with open cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, blue backsplash and no island

A cluttered suburban laundry room gets a makeover—cubbies and dog-wash station included. Photography by S. Brenner
Inspiration for a rustic l-shaped beige floor laundry room remodel in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, a side-by-side washer/dryer and beige countertops

Seated home bar - mid-sized transitional u-shaped dark wood floor seated home bar idea in Minneapolis with concrete countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and an undermount sink

Rear Exterior with View of Pool [Photography by Dan Piassick]
Example of a mid-sized trendy gray two-story stone exterior home design in Dallas with a metal roof

Inspiration for a traditional front yard landscaping in New York.

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Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary wooden staircase remodel in Boise with painted risers

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary partial sun backyard gravel landscaping in Seattle.