Michael Partenio
Beach style living room photo in New York with white walls

Cottage entryway photo in Burlington

This incredible design + build remodel completely transformed this from a builders basic master bath to a destination spa! Floating vanity with dressing area, large format tiles behind the luxurious bath, walk in curbless shower with linear drain. This bathroom is truly fit for relaxing in luxurious comfort.

The clients bought a new construction house in Bay Head, NJ with an architectural style that was very traditional and quite formal, not beachy. For our design process I created the story that the house was owned by a successful ship captain who had traveled the world and brought back furniture and artifacts for his home. The furniture choices were mainly based on English style pieces and then we incorporated a lot of accessories from Asia and Africa. The only nod we really made to “beachy” style was to do some art with beach scenes and/or bathing beauties (original painting in the study) (vintage series of black and white photos of 1940’s bathing scenes, not shown) ,the pillow fabric in the family room has pictures of fish on it , the wallpaper in the study is actually sand dollars and we did a seagull wallpaper in the downstairs bath (not shown).

Minimalist two-car garage photo in Miami

Large cottage medium tone wood floor single front door photo in Salt Lake City with beige walls and a glass front door

Inspiration for a timeless patio remodel in Salt Lake City with a gazebo

Example of a classic gender-neutral carpeted closet design in Dallas with recessed-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Photo by Darlene Halaby.
Tuscan open concept limestone floor and beige floor living room photo in Orange County with white walls, a wall-mounted tv and a standard fireplace

Fun and handy storage accessories for the closet, garage, and laundry room
Inspiration for a timeless closet remodel in Richmond

Example of a large transitional u-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen design in Philadelphia with white cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, a farmhouse sink and shaker cabinets

Tuscan formal and enclosed living room photo in Los Angeles with gray walls

Photo by Jess Blackwell Photography
Bathroom - transitional bathroom idea in Denver

Small transitional living room photo in San Francisco with gray walls

Transitional bathroom photo in Seattle

Elegant wooden l-shaped staircase photo in New York with painted risers

What is an ADU: Accessory Dwelling Units: An accessory dwelling unit, usually just called an ADU, is a secondary housing unit on a single-family residential lot. The term “accessory dwelling unit” is a institutional-sounding name, but it’s the most commonly-used term across the country to describe this type of housing. While the full name is a mouthful, the shorthand “ADU” is better. ADUs vary in their physical form quite a bit, as there are detached ADU, attached ADU, second story ADU (above garage or work shop), addition ADU, internal ADU. IMPORTANT: There’s simply too few permitted ADUs to make a real difference in the housing stock. But, even if they aren’t going to solve all a city’s problems, they may help homeowners solve some of their problems. The most common motivation for ADU development is rental income potential, followed by the prospect of flexible living space for multigenerational households. We at FIDELITY GENERAL CONTRACTORS, providing a single point of contact to homeowners interested in this product, from conceptual stage including plans, city legwork, project managing of the construction stage including assistance with material purchase and other coordination, all the way to completion. (this project showcases a detached ADU, 400 SQ.)

Example of a mid-sized tuscan open concept medium tone wood floor, beige floor and coffered ceiling family room design in Phoenix with beige walls and no tv

Christopher Jones Photography
Farmhouse medium tone wood floor and brown floor mudroom photo in Raleigh with white walls