Living room - coastal living room idea in San Francisco

A 1920s colonial in a shorefront community in Westchester County had an expansive renovation with new kitchen by Studio Dearborn. Countertops White Macauba; interior design Lorraine Levinson. Photography, Timothy Lenz.

adapted from picture that client loved for their home, made arched top that was a rectangular box.
Example of a classic medium tone wood floor living room design in Other with white walls, a standard fireplace and a plaster fireplace

Mid-sized cottage master beige tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile and brown floor bathroom photo in Phoenix with raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a two-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and white countertops

Kids' room - mediterranean girl light wood floor kids' room idea in Orange County with multicolored walls

Open concept kitchen - huge contemporary l-shaped porcelain tile and gray floor open concept kitchen idea in Columbus with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, marble countertops, white backsplash, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Jim Somerset Photography
Example of a beach style girl carpeted kids' room design in Charleston with white walls

Example of a large cottage master porcelain tile and white tile marble floor and white floor bathroom design in Boise with shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and white countertops

This pergola draped in Wisteria over a Blue Stone patio is located at the home of Interior Designer Kim Hunkeler, located in central Massachusetts.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard stone landscaping in Boston with a pergola for spring.

Photography by Richard Mandelkorn
Large elegant living room photo in Boston with beige walls

Inspiration for a transitional two-story exterior home remodel in Orange County with a mixed material roof

custom built-ins, dining room storage, dining room, modern dining, custom cabinets, custom cabinetry, custom dining room
Dining room - contemporary dark wood floor dining room idea in Denver with white walls

Beautiful Luxury Custom Home Built & Designed by Southampton Builders of St. Charles IL. View our Web Site to See More Great Pictures. Paul Schlismann Photography, Copyright Grasse River Studios, Jonathan Nutt

Photographer: Jay Goodrich This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.

Hand Hewn Timbers. Photos by Jessie Moore Photography
Kitchen - rustic kitchen idea in Other with paneled appliances, recessed-panel cabinets and green cabinets

Carved corbels are the defining architectural element for this fireplace mantel from Dura Supreme Cabinetry. With its crisp, white paint and simple design, this mantel fits right in with its cottage surroundings. Dura Supreme’s fireplace mantels can be selected with a variety of woods and finishes to create the look that’s just right for your home. Request a FREE Brochure: http://www.durasupreme.com/request-brochure Find a dealer near you today: http://www.durasupreme.com/dealer-locator

Amy Smucker Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless girl carpeted and beige floor kids' room remodel in DC Metro with multicolored walls

A family in West University contacted us to design a contemporary Houston landscape for them. They live on a double lot, which is large for that neighborhood. They had built a custom home on the property, and they wanted a unique indoor-outdoor living experience that integrated a modern pool into the aesthetic of their home interior. This was made possible by the design of the home itself. The living room can be fully opened to the yard by sliding glass doors. The pool we built is actually a lap swimming pool that measures a full 65 feet in length. Not only is this pool unique in size and design, but it is also unique in how it ties into the home. The patio literally connects the living room to the edge of the water. There is no coping, so you can literally walk across the patio into the water and start your swim in the heated, lighted interior of the pool. Even for guests who do not swim, the proximity of the water to the living room makes the entire pool-patio layout part of the exterior design. This is a common theme in modern pool design. The patio is also notable because it is constructed from stones that fit so tightly together the joints seem to disappear. Although the linear edges of the stones are faintly visible, the surface is one contiguous whole whose linear seamlessness supports both the linearity of the home and the lengthwise expanse of the pool. While the patio design is strictly linear to tie the form of the home to that of the pool, our modern pool is decorated with a running bond pattern of tile work. Running bond is a design pattern that uses staggered stone, brick, or tile layouts to create something of a linear puzzle board effect that captures the eye. We created this pattern to compliment the brick work of the home exterior wall, thus aesthetically tying fine details of the pool to home architecture. At the opposite end of the pool, we built a fountain into the side of the home's perimeter wall. The fountain head is actually square, mirroring the bricks in the wall. Unlike a typical fountain, the water here pours out in a horizontal plane which even more reinforces the theme of the quadrilateral geometry and linear movement of the modern pool. We decorated the front of the home with a custom garden consisting of small ground cover plant species. We had to be very cautious around the trees due to West U’s strict tree preservation policies. In order to avoid damaging tree roots, we had to avoid digging too deep into the earth. The species used in this garden—Japanese Ardesia, foxtail ferns, and dwarf mondo not only avoid disturbing tree roots, but they are low-growth by nature and highly shade resistant. We also built a gravel driveway that provides natural water drainage and preserves the root zone for trees. Concrete pads cross the driveway to give the homeowners a sure-footing for walking to and from their vehicles.

Angie Seckinger
Example of a large beach style u-shaped light wood floor eat-in kitchen design in DC Metro with glass-front cabinets, marble countertops, blue backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, white cabinets and subway tile backsplash