This kitchen is the centerpiece of our client’s home. After living in the house for over four years, an accident flooded the whole space. The kitchen was reimagined from a closed floor plan with traditional cabinetry, backsplash, and dated appliances to an open floor plan with a contemporary look and feel. The family likes to prepare light meals on weekdays and entertain on the weekends. The kitchen is built primarily for entertainment purposes. It features a uniquely long quartz peninsula with a waterfall edge and seating on both sides. The peninsula allows up to six people to sit comfortably and also serves as a big buffet during parties. It is a neat structure and an engineering marvel because half of it does not have cabinets at the bottom for support. The kitchen features two-toned, flat-panel custom cabinetry. The client loves the contemporary aesthetic of their kitchen with light quartz that carries over from the countertop all the way up to the backsplash. The stovetop and hood are from Wolf, adding value to the kitchen. A good quality hood was important to the client because they don’t like kitchen odor to travel across the home. The oven and microwave are salvaged from the old kitchen. Light wood floors and a clear glass chandelier bring the whole kitchen together into a sleek and clean look. This was an unplanned remodel and the client went through stressful times. When our professionalism, responsiveness, and ideas came together, we helped the client build the kitchen of their dreams. We have a very happy client because we worked with their unique requests, agenda, and budget.

Remodeled by Lion Builder construction Design By Veneer Designs
Laundry room - large 1960s single-wall light wood floor laundry room idea in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz countertops, blue walls, a side-by-side washer/dryer and gray countertops

This kitchen is the centerpiece of our client’s home. After living in the house for over four years, an accident flooded the whole space. The kitchen was reimagined from a closed floor plan with traditional cabinetry, backsplash, and dated appliances to an open floor plan with a contemporary look and feel. The family likes to prepare light meals on weekdays and entertain on the weekends. The kitchen is built primarily for entertainment purposes. It features a uniquely long quartz peninsula with a waterfall edge and seating on both sides. The peninsula allows up to six people to sit comfortably and also serves as a big buffet during parties. It is a neat structure and an engineering marvel because half of it does not have cabinets at the bottom for support. The kitchen features two-toned, flat-panel custom cabinetry. The client loves the contemporary aesthetic of their kitchen with light quartz that carries over from the countertop all the way up to the backsplash. The stovetop and hood are from Wolf, adding value to the kitchen. A good quality hood was important to the client because they don’t like kitchen odor to travel across the home. The oven and microwave are salvaged from the old kitchen. Light wood floors and a clear glass chandelier bring the whole kitchen together into a sleek and clean look. This was an unplanned remodel and the client went through stressful times. When our professionalism, responsiveness, and ideas came together, we helped the client build the kitchen of their dreams. We have a very happy client because we worked with their unique requests, agenda, and budget.

August 13th 2015, Valley Village, CA- Treeium Inc., a California-based home remodeling company focused on eco-sustainability, is proud to announce that it has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the U.S. The list, which compares overall growth for independent companies over a three-year period, ranked Treeium in the 309th place overall and in the 7th place in the construction field. “This is exciting news” said Moty Ginsburg, CEO of Treeium Inc., about Inc. 5000’s ranking. “We have worked hard in recent years to provide the best and greenest home remodeling services in California, and ranking in such a prestigious list isn’t just an honor, but recognition for our efforts. This achievement encourages us to renew our commitment to excellence and high-quality customer service.” This year, 2015, has proved to be one of the most competitive years in the Inc. 5000 list’s history. The average company that made it into the list achieved a three-year growth of 490%, with aggregate revenue of $205 billion. Overall, the companies in the list created 647,000 jobs over the past three years. In such scenario, Treeium’s whooping 1,501% three-year growth helped position the company among the top companies in the U.S. To view the full list, visit www.inc.com/inc5000 “The story of this year’s Inc. 5000 is the story of great leadership. In an incredibly competitive business landscape, it takes something extraordinary to take your company to the top,” said Eric Schurenberg, Inc.’s President and Editor-In-Chief. “You have to remember that the average company on the Inc. 5000 grew nearly six-fold since 2012. Business owners don’t achieve that kind of success by accident."

This kitchen is the centerpiece of our client’s home. After living in the house for over four years, an accident flooded the whole space. The kitchen was reimagined from a closed floor plan with traditional cabinetry, backsplash, and dated appliances to an open floor plan with a contemporary look and feel. The family likes to prepare light meals on weekdays and entertain on the weekends. The kitchen is built primarily for entertainment purposes. It features a uniquely long quartz peninsula with a waterfall edge and seating on both sides. The peninsula allows up to six people to sit comfortably and also serves as a big buffet during parties. It is a neat structure and an engineering marvel because half of it does not have cabinets at the bottom for support. The kitchen features two-toned, flat-panel custom cabinetry. The client loves the contemporary aesthetic of their kitchen with light quartz that carries over from the countertop all the way up to the backsplash. The stovetop and hood are from Wolf, adding value to the kitchen. A good quality hood was important to the client because they don’t like kitchen odor to travel across the home. The oven and microwave are salvaged from the old kitchen. Light wood floors and a clear glass chandelier bring the whole kitchen together into a sleek and clean look. This was an unplanned remodel and the client went through stressful times. When our professionalism, responsiveness, and ideas came together, we helped the client build the kitchen of their dreams. We have a very happy client because we worked with their unique requests, agenda, and budget.

German made no drilling required Grab Bars in a variety of finishes. Sizes from 12" - 42". Can be mounted without drilling on tile, natural stone, glass and metal. Indoor or outdoor. Lifetime Warranty on the mounting system and ADA compliant to 250lbs.

Inspiration for a large rustic single-wall medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Kansas City with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz countertops, brown backsplash, ceramic backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

This kitchen is the centerpiece of our client’s home. After living in the house for over four years, an accident flooded the whole space. The kitchen was reimagined from a closed floor plan with traditional cabinetry, backsplash, and dated appliances to an open floor plan with a contemporary look and feel. The family likes to prepare light meals on weekdays and entertain on the weekends. The kitchen is built primarily for entertainment purposes. It features a uniquely long quartz peninsula with a waterfall edge and seating on both sides. The peninsula allows up to six people to sit comfortably and also serves as a big buffet during parties. It is a neat structure and an engineering marvel because half of it does not have cabinets at the bottom for support. The kitchen features two-toned, flat-panel custom cabinetry. The client loves the contemporary aesthetic of their kitchen with light quartz that carries over from the countertop all the way up to the backsplash. The stovetop and hood are from Wolf, adding value to the kitchen. A good quality hood was important to the client because they don’t like kitchen odor to travel across the home. The oven and microwave are salvaged from the old kitchen. Light wood floors and a clear glass chandelier bring the whole kitchen together into a sleek and clean look. This was an unplanned remodel and the client went through stressful times. When our professionalism, responsiveness, and ideas came together, we helped the client build the kitchen of their dreams. We have a very happy client because we worked with their unique requests, agenda, and budget.

Many homeowners think they have to rip out all their carpet to have a "pet-proof" home. That is a myth. For this project, we installed a strategic combination of Shaw Pet Perfect™ Carpet in the bedrooms and Heavy-Duty Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) in the main living areas, creating a home that is cozy and indestructible. Why We Recommend Shaw Pet Perfect™: LifeGuard Spill-Proof Backing: This is the game-changer. Unlike standard carpet where accidents soak through to the pad (creating permanent odors), Shaw’s blue LifeGuard® backing keeps spills on the surface for easy cleaning. It literally saves your subfloor. Bleach & Fade Resistant: The high-performance fibers resist bleaching from harsh cleaners and fading from sunlight. Easy-Clean Hair Release: Designed specifically to release pet hair when vacuumed, rather than trapping it deep in the fibers. The Vinyl Advantage: We paired the soft carpet with Commercial-Grade LVP in high-traffic zones. It is 100% waterproof and features a reinforced wear layer to stop claw marks at the door. The Result: A home that feels warm and soft where you want it, and tough as nails where you need it. Come see our Shaw Pet Perfect display in Denton today.

This kitchen is the centerpiece of our client’s home. After living in the house for over four years, an accident flooded the whole space. The kitchen was reimagined from a closed floor plan with traditional cabinetry, backsplash, and dated appliances to an open floor plan with a contemporary look and feel. The family likes to prepare light meals on weekdays and entertain on the weekends. The kitchen is built primarily for entertainment purposes. It features a uniquely long quartz peninsula with a waterfall edge and seating on both sides. The peninsula allows up to six people to sit comfortably and also serves as a big buffet during parties. It is a neat structure and an engineering marvel because half of it does not have cabinets at the bottom for support. The kitchen features two-toned, flat-panel custom cabinetry. The client loves the contemporary aesthetic of their kitchen with light quartz that carries over from the countertop all the way up to the backsplash. The stovetop and hood are from Wolf, adding value to the kitchen. A good quality hood was important to the client because they don’t like kitchen odor to travel across the home. The oven and microwave are salvaged from the old kitchen. Light wood floors and a clear glass chandelier bring the whole kitchen together into a sleek and clean look. This was an unplanned remodel and the client went through stressful times. When our professionalism, responsiveness, and ideas came together, we helped the client build the kitchen of their dreams. We have a very happy client because we worked with their unique requests, agenda, and budget.

There are a few reasons why it is critical that your trees have a regular schedule for pruning and maintenance. Pruning helps trees to maintain a tree’s health as well as form it to a pleasing aesthetic shape. Furthermore, pests and diseases are also controlled by regular pruning and care. When pruning is properly performed, your trees will be healthy and attractive all year long. Five Star Tree Services has put together a list of seven things you should keep in mind regarding your tree pruning. Tree Inspection Before any tree pruning job, the tree should be properly inspected. This will allow you or our tree care service team to determine which branches should be cut. It will also allow any diseases or pests to be identified and dealt with. Remove Dead, Weak & Crossed Branches Dead and weak branches are a hazard to your property and those who happen to walk or lounge under the tree. They also suck vital nutrients away from healthy branches and the tree trunk. Removing them will prevent accidents and allow your tree to thrive. Crossed branches can also cause problems later down the line. They affect the airflow to the crown and can also prevent sunlight from passing through the tree. Pay Attention to Spacing It’s important to pay attention to branch spacing when pruning your tree. Lateral branches should be spaced evenly, especially when pruning trees that have yet to mature. Follow the Basic Pruning Rules It’s important that the 1/4th and 1/3rd rules of pruning are followed. This means that you should never cut more than a third of the total height of the tree. This length is measured from the bottom up. You should also only cut 1/4th or less of a tree’s crown when you prune at any one time. Get Your Tools Ready The tools you use to prune should be ready well before you make the first cut. You should start your project equipped with a pole pruner, pruning saws, hedge shears, loppers, and pruning shears. They also need to be properly sharpened before you start your pruning project. Each of these tools will allow you to reach different parts of the tree and prune them in a safe manner. If your tools are dull, they can damage the tree or even cause accidents when you attempt to cut. Prune on Schedule There are schedules for pruning that should be followed according to the type of tree you are caring for. Summer blooming trees should be pruned in early spring while evergreens and hedges should be taken care of in the early part of summer. Fruit-bearing trees should be pruned late in winter ahead of the frost. If there is damage to your tree, it doesn’t matter what time of year it may be, correct the problem as soon as possible. Avoid Protecting Post-Pruning Pruning leaves behind wounds, but they will heal. Though they may be unsightly for a while, the marks will heal and return back to its natural beauty. Don’t paint the pruning wounds to protect the tree, it actually has no effect on decay prevention. Painting may even trigger diseases or encourage pests to take up residence. How We Can Help Tree pruning is a complication job, but with our tips, you can do it right. It is always a good idea to leave the job to the professionals here at Five Star Tree Services instead. Our Toronto tree care experts have the tools, experience, and skills to get the job done right the first time. Get in touch with us at (416) 990-3355 today for more information.

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Kitchen - contemporary kitchen idea in Austin

Gorgeous master bath with dramatic retro "wave" tile. Peak Photography
Example of a 1950s bathroom design in Los Angeles

Engineered cedar siding creates beautiful gray-blue tones at the exterior of the home, while adding a textural element to activate the simple exterior design.

Remodel of a kitchen with new cabinets, countertops, decorative backsplash tile. Jason Spencer
Inspiration for a timeless kitchen remodel in New Orleans

HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Custom Home of the Year HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Project of the Year HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Best Custom Home 6,000-7,000 SF HOBI Award 2013 - Winner - Best Remodeled Home $2 Million - $3 Million Brick Industry Associates 2013 Brick in Architecture Awards 2013 - Best in Class - Residential- Single Family AIA Connecticut 2014 Alice Washburn Awards 2014 - Honorable Mention - New Construction athome alist Award 2014 - Finalist - Residential Architecture Charles Hilton Architects Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography

This backyard project was beautifully built to look original to the home. The brick and trim match perfectly, and the addition of the outdoor kitchen into this covered patio is seamless. The custom color of this flagstone style of stamped concrete is the perfect combination with the brick. The outdoor kitchen is complete with a grilling center, mini fridge, burners, and ample storage. This space can easily entertain as a TV was added to a gorgeous tongue and groove wall. With shaded space and uncovered patio extension, this backyard is ideal for day or night! Our clients can enjoy stargazing on the uncovered portion or watch the game with an early evening meal underneath the covered patio.

This kitchen came together with Ornamental White granite on the counters. No waterfall, no fancy backsplash story here, just solid granite doing what granite does best, holding up to real cooking and real life in a busy South Carolina kitchen. We finished the edges with an eased profile, which is the detail people don't think about until they're leaning on the counter every day. An eased edge takes the sharp corner off the slab and rounds it just enough so it's comfortable to work against, without adding a bunch of extra machining that can chip or crack down the line. It's a clean, classic look that doesn't fight with the granite's natural pattern, and it wears well over years of use. Granite is still one of the best choices you can put in a kitchen. It's hard, it's heat resistant, and you can set a hot pan on it without worrying. It'll take a knife dragged across it by accident and shrug it off. Every slab has its own movement in the stone, its own crystal structure catching light differently depending on where you stand, and templating a kitchen like this means matching that pattern at the seams so it reads like one continuous piece instead of two pieces bolted together. Day to day, this countertop is going to earn its keep. Granite seals up easily and, once it's sealed, it resists staining from wine, oil, coffee, whatever gets set down on it. It doesn't scratch from normal kitchen use, and it doesn't dull over time the way some softer stones can. That's why we keep coming back to it for kitchens that actually get used, not just looked at. We fabricate and install jobs like this all over the Midlands, and it's the same story every time: good stone, cut right, set level, edges finished clean. That's what makes a countertop last for decades instead of years, and that's what you're getting here.

Meet Meridith: a super-mom who’s as busy as she is badass  — and easily my favorite overachiever. She slays her office job and comes home to an equally high-octane family life. We share a love for city living with farmhouse aspirations. There’s a vegetable garden in the backyard, a black cat, and a floppy eared rabbit named Rocky. There has been a mobile chicken coop and a colony of bees in the backyard. At one point they even had a pregnant hedgehog on their hands! Between gardening, entertaining, and helping with homework, Meridith has zero time for interior design. Spending several days a week in New York for work, she has limited amount of time at home with her family. My goal was to let her make the most of it by taking her design projects off her to do list and let her get back to her family (and rabbit). I wanted her to spend her weekends at her son's baseball games, not shopping for sofas. That’s my cue! Meridith is wonderful. She is one of the kindest people I know. We had so much fun, it doesn’t seem fair to call this “work”. She is loving, and smart, and funny. She’s one of those girlfriends everyone wants to call their own best friend. I wanted her house to reflect that: to feel cozy and inviting, and encourage guests to stay a while. Meridith is not your average beige person, and she has excellent taste. Plus, she was totally hands-on with design choices. It was a true collaboration. We played up her quirky side and built usable, inspiring spaces one lightbulb moment at a time. I took her love for color (sacré blue!) and immediately started creating a plan for her space and thinking about her design wish list. I set out hunting for vibrant hues and intriguing patterns that spoke to her color palette and taste for pattern. I focused on creating the right vibe in each space: a bit of drama in the dining room, a bit more refined and quiet atmosphere for the living room, and a neutral zen tone in their master bedroom. Her stuff. My eye. Meridith’s impeccable taste comes through in her art collection. The perfect placement of her beautiful paintings served as the design model for color and mood. We had a bit of a chair graveyard on our hands, but we worked with some key pieces of her existing furniture and incorporated other traditional pieces, which struck a pleasant balance. French chairs, Asian-influenced footstools, turned legs, gilded finishes, glass hurricanes – a wonderful mash-up of traditional and contemporary. Some special touches were custom-made (the marble backsplash in the powder room, the kitchen banquette) and others were happy accidents (a wallpaper we spotted via Pinterest). They all came together in a design aesthetic that feels warm, inviting, and vibrant — just like Meridith! We built her space based on function. We asked ourselves, “how will her family use each room on any given day?” Meridith throws legendary dinner parties, so we needed curated seating arrangements that could easily switch from family meals to elegant entertaining. We sought a cozy eat-in kitchen and decongested entryways that still made a statement. Above all, we wanted Meredith’s style and panache to shine through every detail. From the pendant in the entryway, to a wild use of pattern in her dining room drapery, Meredith’s space was a total win. See more of our work at www.safferstone.com. Connect with us on Facebook, get inspired on Pinterest, and share modern musings on life & design on Instagram. Or, share what's on your plate with us at hello@safferstone.com. Photo: Angie Seckinger