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Walnut Creek Modern Farmhouse (Larkey Park)
Walnut Creek Modern Farmhouse (Larkey Park)
The Home Co.The Home Co.
Marcell Puzsar, Bright Room Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized country beige floor and medium tone wood floor entryway remodel in San Francisco with a dark wood front door
Park Cities Traditional
Park Cities Traditional
Greenwell Homes LLCGreenwell Homes LLC
Jason Alexander
Inspiration for a timeless white two-story brick gable roof remodel in Dallas
Narrow Bath
Narrow Bath
Crisp ArchitectsCrisp Architects
Rob Karosis
Inspiration for a country alcove shower remodel in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, green cabinets and beige walls
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Dream Kitchen
Dream Kitchen
Mark Hickman HomesMark Hickman Homes
This kitchen is everyone's dream. Custom floors, cabinets, hardware....you name it, this kitchen has it! Contact Mark Hickman Homes for more details.
Columbia Dream Home 2014
Columbia Dream Home 2014
Steven Ford InteriorsSteven Ford Interiors
www.landonjacob.com
Example of a transitional medium tone wood floor bedroom design in Other with blue walls
modern Landscape
modern Landscape
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
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.
A NEAT Kitchen
A NEAT Kitchen
NEAT Method ScottsdaleNEAT Method Scottsdale
Elegant kitchen pantry photo in Phoenix
Crayton Rd.
Crayton Rd.
T. Jerulle Construction, LLCT. Jerulle Construction, LLC
Matt Steeves Studio
Inspiration for a huge transitional medium tone wood floor kitchen remodel in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, gray backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and two islands
1920's Two Family Outside Davis Sq
1920's Two Family Outside Davis Sq
Venegas and CompanyVenegas and Company
Michael J. Lee
Elegant kitchen photo in Boston with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and paneled appliances
Alamo, CA. Farmhouse. Full Service Design Firm. Master Bedroom.
Alamo, CA. Farmhouse. Full Service Design Firm. Master Bedroom.
LMK InteriorsLMK Interiors
Farmhouse style with an industrial, contemporary feel.
Mid-sized cottage master carpeted bedroom photo in San Francisco with green walls
Wildwood - Stair
Wildwood - Stair
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
Example of a large trendy wooden floating open and glass railing staircase design in Portland
Very private backyard enclave
Very private backyard enclave
Morgan Howarth PhotographyMorgan Howarth Photography
Very private backyard enclave waterfall with fire pit and screened in patio
This is an example of a contemporary partial sun backyard stone landscaping in DC Metro for summer.
Sunol Modern Residence
Sunol Modern Residence
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern two-story mixed siding flat roof remodel in San Francisco
San Mateo remodel
San Mateo remodel
Christina Averkin StylingChristina Averkin Styling
Example of a transitional bathroom design in San Francisco
Redmond Education Hill Master
Redmond Education Hill Master
Riddle Construction & DesignRiddle Construction & Design
Fully encapsulated by tile and glass, the wet room features a free standing Maax tub, multi-function showering experience with Brizo Virage valves and body sprays as well as a useful corner seat.This project was a joint effort between J. Stephen Peterson, architect and Riddle Construction & Design.
Farmhouse Guest Bedroom/Bathroom Remodel
Farmhouse Guest Bedroom/Bathroom Remodel
Ava James DesignAva James Design
The guest bath in this project was a simple black and white design with beveled subway tile and ceramic patterned tile on the floor. Bringing the tile up the wall and to the ceiling in the shower adds depth and luxury to this small bathroom. The farmhouse sink with raw pine vanity cabinet give a rustic vibe; the perfect amount of natural texture in this otherwise tile and glass space. Perfect for guests!
Dining and Home Bar Design
Dining and Home Bar Design
Savvy InteriorsSavvy Interiors
Dining room - transitional dark wood floor and brown floor dining room idea in San Diego with white walls and no fireplace

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Modern Rustic Estate
Modern Rustic Estate
Swanson HomesSwanson Homes
Example of a transitional home bar design in Minneapolis
Woodhaven Modern
Woodhaven Modern
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
Our clients wanted to replace an existing suburban home with a modern house at the same Lexington address where they had lived for years. The structure the clients envisioned would complement their lives and integrate the interior of the home with the natural environment of their generous property. The sleek, angular home is still a respectful neighbor, especially in the evening, when warm light emanates from the expansive transparencies used to open the house to its surroundings. The home re-envisions the suburban neighborhood in which it stands, balancing relationship to the neighborhood with an updated aesthetic. The floor plan is arranged in a “T” shape which includes a two-story wing consisting of individual studies and bedrooms and a single-story common area. The two-story section is arranged with great fluidity between interior and exterior spaces and features generous exterior balconies. A staircase beautifully encased in glass stands as the linchpin between the two areas. The spacious, single-story common area extends from the stairwell and includes a living room and kitchen. A recessed wooden ceiling defines the living room area within the open plan space. Separating common from private spaces has served our clients well. As luck would have it, construction on the house was just finishing up as we entered the Covid lockdown of 2020. Since the studies in the two-story wing were physically and acoustically separate, zoom calls for work could carry on uninterrupted while life happened in the kitchen and living room spaces. The expansive panes of glass, outdoor balconies, and a broad deck along the living room provided our clients with a structured sense of continuity in their lives without compromising their commitment to aesthetically smart and beautiful design.
Chestnut Ave, Clarendon Hills
Chestnut Ave, Clarendon Hills
Plain & PoshPlain & Posh
This young family wanted to update their kitchen and loved getting away to the coast. We tried to bring a little of the coast to their suburban Chicago home. The statement pantry doors with antique mirror add a wonderful element to the space. The large island gives the family a wonderful space to hang out, The custom "hutch' area is actual full of hidden outlets to allow for all of the electronics a place to charge. Warm brass details and the stunning tile complete the area.
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