Small Home Design Ideas
Studio Dearborn
A young family moving from Brooklyn to their first house spied this classic 1920s colonial and decided to call it their new home. The elderly former owner hadn’t updated the home in decades, and a cramped, dated kitchen begged for a refresh. Designer Sarah Robertson of Studio Dearborn helped her client design a new kitchen layout, while Virginia Picciolo of Marsella Knoetgren designed the enlarged kitchen space by stealing a little room from the adjacent dining room. A palette of warm gray and nearly black cabinets mix with marble countertops and zellige clay tiles to make a welcoming, warm space that is in perfect harmony with the rest of the home.
Photos Adam Macchia. For more information, you may visit our website at www.studiodearborn.com or email us at info@studiodearborn.com.
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Amanda Kirkpatrick Photography
Bathroom - small contemporary 3/4 white tile ceramic tile bathroom idea in New York with a wall-mount sink and a one-piece toilet
Bathroom - small contemporary 3/4 white tile ceramic tile bathroom idea in New York with a wall-mount sink and a one-piece toilet
Alison Kandler Interior Design
John Ellis for Country Living
Inspiration for a small country built-in desk light wood floor and brown floor study room remodel in Los Angeles with blue walls
Inspiration for a small country built-in desk light wood floor and brown floor study room remodel in Los Angeles with blue walls
Laney LA, Inc.
Shower detailing
Small beach style kids' white tile light wood floor and beige floor bathroom photo in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and white countertops
Small beach style kids' white tile light wood floor and beige floor bathroom photo in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and white countertops
Amazing Spaces
The existing kitchen was separated from the family room by a 17’ long bookcase. It was the first thing you saw upon entering and it hid much of the light and views to the backyard making the space feel claustrophobic. The laundry room was part of the kitchen space without any attempt to conceal the washer and dryer. Removing the long bookcase opened the opportunity to add counter stools in the kitchen and decided to align a target wall opposite the front door to help maintain some division within the main space while creating a space for the refrigerator. This also allowed us to create an open laundry room concept that would be hidden from view from all other areas.
We kept the industrial feel of the exposed building materials, which we complimented with textured melamine slab doors for the new kitchen cabinets. We maintained the galley set up but defined the kitchen from the utility area by changing both thickness and color of the countertop materials. Because the back of the house is mainly windows, there was very little wall space for upper cabinets and everyday dish storage. We designed a custom ceiling hung shelf system that floats in front of the windows, and is mostly out of view from the sitting area. Tall cabinets are installed along the only available wall to support both kitchen and laundry room functions. We used cable lighting threaded through the beams which really punctuates the industrial aesthetic.
TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders
The clients were involved in the neighborhood organization dedicated to keeping the housing instead of tearing down. They wanted to utilize every inch of storage which resulted in floor-to-ceiling cabinetry. Cabinetry and counter space work together to create a balance between function and style.
AquaTerra Outdoors
This compact pool maximizes the small backyard with all the features of a larger backyard.
Photography: Wade Griffith
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard concrete and rectangular hot tub remodel in Dallas
Inspiration for a small contemporary backyard concrete and rectangular hot tub remodel in Dallas
Oak Hill Architects
Small transitional single-wall dark wood floor and black floor wet bar photo in Boston with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, marble countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and white countertops
SITU DESIGN
Inspiration for a small transitional master blue tile and ceramic tile porcelain tile, gray floor and single-sink bathroom remodel in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, a drop-in sink, onyx countertops, white countertops and a freestanding vanity
Del Mar Construction
Wet bar - small traditional single-wall medium tone wood floor wet bar idea in Orlando with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, laminate countertops and multicolored backsplash
Visbeen Architects
Small beach style dark wood floor, brown floor and shiplap ceiling kitchen/dining room combo photo in Grand Rapids with no fireplace and beige walls
Domus Design Group
Don Shreve
Inspiration for a small transitional master white tile and subway tile porcelain tile corner bathtub remodel in Other with white walls
Inspiration for a small transitional master white tile and subway tile porcelain tile corner bathtub remodel in Other with white walls
Hello Kitchen
Cate Black Photography
Example of a small transitional built-in desk dark wood floor and brown floor home office design in Austin with white walls
Example of a small transitional built-in desk dark wood floor and brown floor home office design in Austin with white walls
Peter Lyons Photography
This was a new construction project photographed for Jim Clopton of McGuire Real Estate. Construction is by Lou Vierra of Vierra Fine Homes ( http://www.vierrafinehomes.com).
Photography by peterlyonsphoto.com
Elizabeth Drake of Drake Interiors Limited
Small elegant dark wood floor, brown floor and wainscoting powder room photo in Other with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, blue walls, an integrated sink, wood countertops, brown countertops and a freestanding vanity
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
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.
Henley Design
Somerville Breakfast Room
Inspiration for a small transitional light wood floor and yellow floor breakfast nook remodel in Boston with white walls
Inspiration for a small transitional light wood floor and yellow floor breakfast nook remodel in Boston with white walls
Small Home Design Ideas
Everingham Design
Small trendy l-shaped light wood floor and brown floor enclosed kitchen photo in Columbus with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartzite countertops, black appliances and black countertops
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