Fusion Cork flooring is clean, durable as stone, and warm to walk on, and is fabulous for people suffering from allergies and asthma
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Todd Wright
Example of a mid-sized eclectic enclosed medium tone wood floor living room design in Other with a standard fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Bedroom - eclectic medium tone wood floor bedroom idea in Sacramento with beige walls and no fireplace

Second story sleeping loft located on Tybee Island in Savannah, GA. Behind the white flowing curtains are built in beds each adorned with a nautical reading light and built-in hideaway niches. The space is light and airy with painted gray floors, all white walls, old rustic beams and headers, wood paneling, tongue and groove ceilings, dormers, vintage rattan furniture, mid-century painted pieces, and a cool hangout spot for the kids. Floor Color: BM Sterling 1591 Blinds: Rio Linen Roman shades Wall Color: SW extra white 7006 Rug: West Elm Built-in Beds: Rethink Design Studio Bedside Table: Vintage teak tables with painted base and drawer fronts. Powder coated aluminum pull hardware Lamp: Robert Abbey with Ric Rac embellished shades by Rethink "Headboard": Target outdoor floor cushions Duvet Cover: Target Sheet & Pillow: Amy Butler Baskets: Target Drapery Fabric: West Elm Drapery Designed by: Rethink Design Studio Telephone: Vintage All Other Accessories: Homeowner's Collection.

Joseph Eastburn Photography
Enclosed kitchen - eclectic enclosed kitchen idea in Other with an integrated sink and colored appliances

Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz Design: James Curvan Read the Houzz article about this kids' tree house: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/20845319/list/A-Magical-Tree-House-Lights-Up-for-Christmas

Bedroom - eclectic guest bedroom idea in Dallas with white walls

Inspiration for a transitional loft-style carpeted bedroom remodel in Denver

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.

Photo credits: Anna Herbst
Inspiration for a landscaping in New York for spring.

Blackout Powder Room, Ikea Sink, Target Mirror, Metallic Slate Floors with Glass insert.
Powder room - modern powder room idea in New York

A rock-faced bar allow visitors to belly-up for a cool refreshement while watching the game on the bar TV (or one of the many other TVs in the space).

Photo: Suite P Studio
Bedroom - traditional bedroom idea in DC Metro

Vacant condominium in Bridge Five Community in Manayunk. The target buyer was carefully considered when designing the staging for this property. Staging was so successful the buyer purchased all furnishings.

Closet - contemporary closet idea in Other

The basic functional target set while designing the Papagiannakos Estate winery was to ensure the successful combination of a comprehensive visitor’s tour within the winery space, along with a smooth production flow without one undermining the other.

Solterra Development Corp.’s design goal of Sales Center was to create a positive impression of a quality, design forward development. They explained that careful selection of word copy, images, wall graphics, and merchandised show homes in Sales Centre was to appeal to their fashion forward, design savvy target market. Solterra Development Corp. noted that from the previewing period to the Grand Opening date, the sales office received steady visitor traffic - 2,500 to 3,000 visitors in approx. 6 months and return visits. They added that 90% of the project sold out in 4 months at record prices in the immediate neighbourhood.

Hopkins Architects conscientious design for Abingdon School in Oxfordshire uses our Michelmersh Hampshire Stock Downs brick blend to give warm clay hues to the facades. Great Photos by Paul Tyagi. Founded between 1121 and 1184, Abingdon School is one of the oldest schools in the UK. Its current campus in Oxfordshire has been developed since the 1870s and includes several beautifully crafted red brick and tile Victorian buildings. The school's desire to improve its outdated science facilities follows growing student numbers and increased demand for scientific education; our resulting new building dramatically enhances the educational offerings at the School and promotes increased engagement with local and scientific communities. The distinct new facility is situated at the northern edge of the School's campus and will form a key gateway entrance to the School's grounds. It contains 21 laboratories together with offices and support spaces arranged over three levels. The provision for a lecture theatre, to be added at a future date, has also been included. An open-plan area, wrapped around the internal face of the building, provides flexible teaching and study spaces and creates a hub of activity and interaction for students, faculty, staff and visitors. This has enabled a flexible and efficient circulation strategy that can be adapted to suit the School's daily needs. The L-shaped scheme creates a new sheltered quadrangle with planting and benches to offer students an outdoor space for learning and socialising. To one side, a linear ecology pond runs along the edge of the building, which will be used as a living laboratory as part of students' scientific learning. A robust palette of materials, including brick and timber, has been chosen for the building's façade to minimise maintenance and ensure long-term durability. The building's design also utilises a thermally massive concrete frame and predominantly natural ventilation and lighting strategy to reduce its energy consumption. It has targeted a BREEAM rating of Very Good.

Hopkins Architects conscientious design for Abingdon School in Oxfordshire uses our Michelmersh Hampshire Stock Downs brick blend to give warm clay hues to the facades. Great Photos by Paul Tyagi. Founded between 1121 and 1184, Abingdon School is one of the oldest schools in the UK. Its current campus in Oxfordshire has been developed since the 1870s and includes several beautifully crafted red brick and tile Victorian buildings. The school's desire to improve its outdated science facilities follows growing student numbers and increased demand for scientific education; our resulting new building dramatically enhances the educational offerings at the School and promotes increased engagement with local and scientific communities. The distinct new facility is situated at the northern edge of the School's campus and will form a key gateway entrance to the School's grounds. It contains 21 laboratories together with offices and support spaces arranged over three levels. The provision for a lecture theatre, to be added at a future date, has also been included. An open-plan area, wrapped around the internal face of the building, provides flexible teaching and study spaces and creates a hub of activity and interaction for students, faculty, staff and visitors. This has enabled a flexible and efficient circulation strategy that can be adapted to suit the School's daily needs. The L-shaped scheme creates a new sheltered quadrangle with planting and benches to offer students an outdoor space for learning and socialising. To one side, a linear ecology pond runs along the edge of the building, which will be used as a living laboratory as part of students' scientific learning. A robust palette of materials, including brick and timber, has been chosen for the building's façade to minimise maintenance and ensure long-term durability. The building's design also utilises a thermally massive concrete frame and predominantly natural ventilation and lighting strategy to reduce its energy consumption. It has targeted a BREEAM rating of Very Good.