Kurtis Miller - KM Pics
Inspiration for a mid-sized farmhouse red two-story mixed siding, board and batten and shingle exterior home remodel in Atlanta with a shingle roof

Basement - country basement idea in Atlanta

Mountain style u-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor seated home bar photo in New Orleans with wood countertops

Example of a beach style medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room design in Other with white walls

Ben Benschneider
Inspiration for a farmhouse detached barn remodel in Seattle

Home bar - rustic home bar idea in Kansas City

Antique Barn frame resized and converted into a guest and pool house in upstate New York.
Mountain style exterior home photo in New York

Paul Johnson
Example of a cottage family room design in New York

Ben Benschneider
Example of a cottage master bathroom design in Seattle with open cabinets, gray walls and an undermount sink

Photo of a rustic landscaping in Kansas City.

Northbrook Architect, Northfield Architect, North Shore Architect, John Toniolo Architect, Jeff Harting, Custom Home Photo By Michael Robinson
Mid-sized farmhouse detached garden shed photo in Chicago

Example of a mountain style bathroom design in Kansas City

Today’s basements are much more than dark, dingy spaces or rec rooms of years ago. Because homeowners are spending more time in them, basements have evolved into lower-levels with distinctive spaces, complete with stone and marble fireplaces, sitting areas, coffee and wine bars, home theaters, over sized guest suites and bathrooms that rival some of the most luxurious resort accommodations. Gracing the lakeshore of Lake Beulah, this homes lower-level presents a beautiful opening to the deck and offers dynamic lake views. To take advantage of the home’s placement, the homeowner wanted to enhance the lower-level and provide a more rustic feel to match the home’s main level, while making the space more functional for boating equipment and easy access to the pier and lakefront. Jeff Auberger designed a seating area to transform into a theater room with a touch of a button. A hidden screen descends from the ceiling, offering a perfect place to relax after a day on the lake. Our team worked with a local company that supplies reclaimed barn board to add to the decor and finish off the new space. Using salvaged wood from a corn crib located in nearby Delavan, Jeff designed a charming area near the patio door that features two closets behind sliding barn doors and a bench nestled between the closets, providing an ideal spot to hang wet towels and store flip flops after a day of boating. The reclaimed barn board was also incorporated into built-in shelving alongside the fireplace and an accent wall in the updated kitchenette. Lastly the children in this home are fans of the Harry Potter book series, so naturally, there was a Harry Potter themed cupboard under the stairs created. This cozy reading nook features Hogwartz banners and wizarding wands that would amaze any fan of the book series.

Example of a mountain style home bar design in Kansas City

Inspiration for a rustic exterior home remodel in Kansas City

Lark Gilmer-Smothermon
Example of a trendy living room design in Other with gray walls

Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of a new home with the bucolic beauty of an old farmhouse. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. The house mass is broken and lowered so that the home can remain secondary to the monolithic barn structure. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design. The age and patina of the barn is reflected in the house’s textural use of board and batten and field stone layered similar to stone foundations. The original development plan was to demolish the existing barn and construct three suburban homes. Part of an endangered breed, as one of the few remaining barns in the area, it was originally viewed as a challenge in a luxury home construction with several difficulties posed to the impending project: it would be expensive to renovate, vulnerable to demolition, and threatened by urban sprawl. However, instead of trying to alter or destroy the barn, the structure was fully embraced into the traditional architecture project as a centerpiece and was used as the inspiration for the home. The new house was sited parallel to the barn so that views to the barn gable were accessible.

Mountain style home bar photo in Kansas City

Office with green wall paneling and a copper ceiling. Designed by Damaris Jara, photographed by Michael Mix.
Transitional concrete floor home office photo in Miami