We chose to refresh this basement's small entrance with a new Andersen Door. We brought functionality, natural light, and additional security by making a selection from Andersen's E-series line. The final addition of Emtek's Richmond Entry set in French Antique finishes this customized door.

Our goal is to make customers feel independent and safe in the comfort of their own homes at every stage of life. Through our innovative walk-in tub designs, we strive to improve the quality of life for our customers by providing an accessible, secure way for people to bathe. In addition to our unique therapeutic features, every American Standard walk-in tub includes safety and functionality benefits to fit the needs of people with limited mobility.

We chose to refresh this basement's small entrance with a new Andersen Door. We brought functionality, natural light, and additional security by making a selection from Andersen's E-series line. The final addition of Emtek's Richmond Entryset in French Antique finishes this customized door.

1.5 inch Horizontal Redwood - 1/4 inch gap - Natural Finish - 2 coats

The grade of the sloping ground caused the addition to appear extra-tall and the patio to feel quite elevated. This posed significant challenges. To instill a sense of security while perched high in the screened-in porch, the stone wall was constructed slightly higher along the base of the northern end. This wall had to be high enough to invoke security in the space, yet low enough to maintain a view of the pond while seated.

Sticking to the classics. The Center Hall Colonial evolved primarily in colonial Maryland and Virginia beginning to appear about 1700, and became very popular. It partially developed as greater economic security transformed the reality of the American landscape, but it was also heavily influenced by its formal architectural relatives, the Palladian and Georgian styles with their emphasis on symmetry. This Center Hall Colonial constructed Franklin Lakes is no exception as it follows the historic precedence set by the colonial period and the folk form house. Sometimes if you want a house that evokes a sense of familiarity and simplicity of for, you got have stick to the basics.

Lori Hamilton Photography
Large tropical yellow two-story stucco exterior home idea in Miami

Foyer - coastal light wood floor and beige floor foyer idea in Los Angeles with white walls and a white front door

Fun use of glass block for light and security.
Inspiration for a mid-sized beige two-story concrete fiberboard and clapboard house exterior remodel in Seattle with a hip roof, a shingle roof and a black roof

Street view of home addition and front yard before grass installed.
Example of a classic gray one-story stucco gable roof design in Salt Lake City with a shingle roof

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Mid-sized screened-in back porch photo in Charlotte

The new 400 sq ft addition is located on the 2nd floor with access via a new secure elevator.
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Exterior view of the completed porch. Visually tied in with the existing exterior finishes, and the addition of a secure ground-floor entrance. photo by Nancy Sidelinger

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Roll Shield for doors and windows offer security, privacy, and energy savings! Our Security Shutters mount outside your home or business, and operate from the inside, offering 100% light, sun, and UV ray blockage. With aluminum-walled slats injection-filled with foam, your home or business is provided protection against intruders, as well as noise insulation. In addition, you can watch your energy bills decrease up to 20% with the R4 insulating quality of these sturdy slat packs. With Outerware For Windows Roll Shields installed, you can feel secure that your home is locked while you are away. The versatility offered with Rolling Shutters allows you to enclose your patio for that extra room or storage space. Outerware For Windows Retractable Security Shutter can be wall switch or remote-controlled, in addition, to manually operated. A battery backup or crank override system ensures the Security Shutters are fully operational in the event of a power failure or emergency.

Getting internet access (and streaming music) to this ground-floor home gym required additional networking components. Photos by Patrick Brickman
Example of a trendy home gym design in Charleston

Reverse Shed Eichler This project is part tear-down, part remodel. The original L-shaped plan allowed the living/ dining/ kitchen wing to be completely re-built while retaining the shell of the bedroom wing virtually intact. The rebuilt entertainment wing was enlarged 50% and covered with a low-slope reverse-shed roof sloping from eleven to thirteen feet. The shed roof floats on a continuous glass clerestory with eight foot transom. Cantilevered steel frames support wood roof beams with eaves of up to ten feet. An interior glass clerestory separates the kitchen and livingroom for sound control. A wall-to-wall skylight illuminates the north wall of the kitchen/family room. New additions at the back of the house add several “sliding” wall planes, where interior walls continue past full-height windows to the exterior, complimenting the typical Eichler indoor-outdoor ceiling and floor planes. The existing bedroom wing has been re-configured on the interior, changing three small bedrooms into two larger ones, and adding a guest suite in part of the original garage. A previous den addition provided the perfect spot for a large master ensuite bath and walk-in closet. Natural materials predominate, with fir ceilings, limestone veneer fireplace walls, anigre veneer cabinets, fir sliding windows and interior doors, bamboo floors, and concrete patios and walks. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor: www.bernardtrainor.com (see “Concrete Jungle” in April 2014 edition of Dwell magazine). Microsoft Media Center installation of the Year, 2008: www.cybermanor.com/ultimate_install.html (automated shades, radiant heating system, and lights, as well as security & sound).

The new 400 sq ft addition is located on the 2nd floor with access via a new secure elevator.
Example of a large transitional beige two-story mixed siding and clapboard house exterior design in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof

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