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Example of a transitional kitchen design in Dallas

Co-Designer: Trisha Gaffney, AKBD | Co-Designer & Cabinetry by: Vawn Greany, CMKBD | Dura Supreme Cabinetry by Collaborative Interiors | Photography by: Dale Lang, NW Architectural Photography |

Excellent balance & noiseless By adopting qualified fan motor and hanging system, this ceiling fan balanced nicely with almost zero wobble. It's so quiet that you don't even know it's running, which keeps you and your family comfortable all the time without annoying tics or hums. Optimum height They do not hang down far from the ceiling, so the fan does not reduce headroom much at all, and despite of being close to the ceiling, it does a nice job of moving air. Versatile This delicate ceiling fan perfectly fits your upstairs loft bedroom, family room, nursery, dining room, kitchen, or a covered patio, and many more places. Reversible fan for summer and winter use It has a toggle switch for direction reverse on the fan motor, you can switch the fan rotation for summer and winter. Two control models This fabulous ceiling fan has a pull chain to access high, medium and slow speed, and the last pull turns it off. You can turn it on/off via the switch (not included) on wall as well. You can pull another chain on the fan to turn on/off the lights. Light Fixture provided It comes with a lamp shape with two E12 base screws. For normal lighting needs, you can add two 60W incandescent bulbs which was recommended. You can also try an LED bulb which is much more energy efficient and brings you bright light as well. Ready to use With all the accessories provided, all you have to do is to have an electrician to install the ceiling fan (unless you are a handyman type yourself), then you can fully enjoy the comfort it brings.

Inside view of the new Great Room with a new, massive, fieldstone fireplace as its focal point.
Mid-sized mountain style loft-style family room photo in New York with a standard fireplace

Acton, MA 2008 sq ft varies Visioning, programming, concept design, schematic design, construction documentation and construction administration The HingeHouse project was the result of a unique partnership between an independent architect and a pre-fabricated home manufacturer – a partnership among the first of its kind in the country. Today, many pre-fab companies have adopted this collaborative approach recognizing that homeowners are looking for unique, custom homes while taking advantage of reliable and predictable construction methods and costs. In 2008, the partnership was created to rethink pre-engineered post-and-beam and panelized systems to connect clients to a more modern and integrated set of design values. By integrating systems, factory design approach, manufacturing methodologies and construction sequences with design criteria grounded in sustainable planning and rigorous implementation, HingeHouse was developed. HingeHouse is a fully-customizable pre-fab home which can be configured to meet the needs of any site, and any family. It is flexible and expandable using Deck House engineered building components. Starting with basic floor plans that are optimized spatially to Deck’s standard components, the living spaces are rotated around a "hinge” point. This design solution addresses the limitations and challenges of a particular site, while highlighting the best aspects of it. HingeHouse considers passive solar orientation depending on where the home is placed on the site and how it is “hinged”. It provides for maximum cross-ventilation from prevailing winds, preserves existing site formations and trees, and works on sloping grades. It addresses specific desired views while mitigating unwanted adjacencies, and provides great flexibility for entry sequences. HingeHouse uses Deck’s standard sloped roof post-and-beam component system to create a lyrical, light-filled home. The western red cedar exterior is sculptural and dynamic. Interior spaces are lofty, with great view potential using Deck’s own custom-made mahogany windows. The “hinge” of the home, where the two building forms come together, has the added benefit of creating a desirable outdoor living room, complete with an outdoor fireplace. The "hinge” provides both a tool for maximizing customization and spatial orientation and a center of activity at the heart of the home. Since this partnership in 2008, Maryann Thompson Architects and MATHISON | MATHISON ARCHITECTS have worked with Acorn Deck House Company on numerous full or partial pre-fab projects in the Boston Area, Western Massachusetts, Maryland and Michigan. We have become an advocate for their services and products because it offers advantages on a variety of levels including schedule, cost and quality. Services provided included visioning, programming, concept design, schematic design, construction documentation and construction administration. Evan’s Role: Project Designer & Project Manager

Full stage transformation from African travels clutter but luckily adopting many of owner's pieces.
Living room - contemporary living room idea in New York

this Traditional-inspired kitchen remodel, we aimed to transition an outdated, warm-wooded space into a vibrant, expansive gathering spot with minimal layout alterations. By introducing new cabinets and adopting a fresh color scheme, we swiftly revitalized the area, giving it an added brightness and a sense of airiness. The key to the transformation lay in reimagining the layout – removing the counter barstool space and replacing it with an island instantly ushered in an open-concept plan, enhancing the kitchen's spaciousness and facilitating seamless movement within the area. What's remarkable about this renovation is that it leveraged existing elements while making only minor adjustments, yet the impact was nothing short of profound. Through thoughtful design choices, strategic modifications, and plenty of smart storage solutions, we achieved a complete new creation.

Independent dedicated pantry space with customized L-shaped corner cabinet layout. One side is designed with multi-tier open adjustable shelves for jarred spices, bottled drinks, packaged food and household sundries; the other side adopts full-height seamless handleless closed tall cabinets to store oversized bulk groceries, paper goods and seasonal supplies. Ceiling spotlights provide even illumination for inventory arrangement and picking, all cabinet panels use anti-dry-cracking treatment fit for LA’s arid weather, avoiding panel shrinkage and gap expansion caused by long-term low humidity environment. This independent pantry design frees up main kitchen counter space, a highly favored storage upgrade for large LA family villas.

The Ubuntu Center provides pediatric HIV testing and treatment, counseling, education, and community empowerment. The design is focused on de-stigmatization and normalization of HIV testing and treatment. It provides access to a state-of-the-art facility in a beleaguered post-apartheid community. The design is a model for sustainable development that begins with environment and extends to the preservation of life. Funded globally and operated locally, Ubuntu reflects a world defined by unprecedented global connection and the resurgence of local, community based organization. Ubuntu center brings state of the art services to vulnerable children by providing centrally located, free and accessible social services in a single facility. It comprises a multi-purpose hall for education, concerts and shelter when needed; an empowerment wing with career guidance and computer centre, and a fully equipped Pediatric HIV /TB testing and counseling clinic with 47,691 people reached through community HIV prevention outreach. Ubuntu’s organic rooftop garden, together with Ubuntu’s neighborhood gardens feed 2,245 students daily. It provides a timely and practical template for sustainability on a societal as well as an environmental level. Ubuntu has been adopted by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR), and has become a model of success for the Clinton Global initiative, the Kresge foundation, and countless individual supporters.

This project is a client case study of a homeowner living in The Hague, Netherlands. The client's residence is a 180-square-meter detached villa. Originally from Vietnam, they immigrated to the Netherlands and settled in a picturesque town in The Hague. With a passion for tea culture, the entire house is styled in a modern fusion of Chinese and Japanese influences, predominantly featuring white and black-gray furniture, and even includes a dedicated tea room. The client reached out to us via Facebook, seeking recommendations and assistance in selecting suitable lighting fixtures for their dining area. We discussed their floor plan and desired style in detail. Firstly, considering the spaciousness of their villa, the dining area required ambient lighting rather than a central overhead light. We suggested incorporating pendant lights, spotlights, or strip lights to enhance the overall atmosphere. Secondly, their home decor adopted a minimalist approach, primarily using a black-white-gray color scheme, making vibrant and colorful lighting fixtures unsuitable. Ultimately, we recommended the PH5 pendant light in a white color, featuring a Nordic modern design, to the client. Upon receiving the product, the client expressed their satisfaction, stating that the chosen lighting fixture perfectly matched their requirements. We are delighted to share this case study with everyone, hoping to provide inspiration and ideas for your own interior design endeavors.

An old 45 m2 holiday apartment located in a seafront building – Mati, Attica (Greece) – gets completely renovated and modernized to meet the needs of the new generation. The interior space changes as in the new plan an additional bedroom is added, while the main room is attached with the living room creating a uniform feel. The architecture adopted in this apartment is designed to play with the limits of a conventional seasonal apartment, to awaken the senses but also the illusions and to strengthen the dialogue between the owner and the sea. Photography George Messaritakis

This rear addition provides the family with a living area that has lots of natural light for the family to enjoy and relax. The cathedral ceiling creates an open and airy space that is well lit from the side and rear windows. The cathedral ceiling also flows into the washroom. Light is very important to this family and due to the close proximity to the neighbours on either side, fire shutters were required and incorporated on all the side windows. The basement is a finished space with a bar, washroom, family room, and a dedicated room for the family’s adopted cats. Exterior was finished with matching brick that was sourced and still available.

This rear addition provides the family with a living area that has lots of natural light for the family to enjoy and relax. The cathedral ceiling creates an open and airy space that is well lit from the side and rear windows. The cathedral ceiling also flows into the washroom. Light is very important to this family and due to the close proximity to the neighbours on either side, fire shutters were required and incorporated on all the side windows. The basement is a finished space with a bar, washroom, family room, and a dedicated room for the family’s adopted cats. Exterior was finished with matching brick that was sourced and still available.

Make full use of the long narrow corridor dead space to build a row of continuous integrated wardrobes. Most cabinet doors adopt hidden handle design to keep the corridor passage neat and unobstructed; one section is reserved as a recessed dressing niche with marble countertop and embedded mirror, forming a mini makeup and dressing area without occupying extra room area. The cabinet depth is customized according to corridor width to avoid protruding and affecting walking, which is a space-saving storage upgrade widely recommended by Australian local interior designers.

This mosaic is made from mother of pearl and glass. You can adopt them to many places such as bathroom, kitchen, living room and so on. The collocation of glass and shell is beautiful and novel. You can get a unique house style.

Core cooking space adopting open-plan layout popular in Australian family homes. Continuous seamless pure white handleless base and upper cabinets line the back wall, hiding all pipeline and storage space. The highlight is an irregular shape waterfall edge marble quartz central island, integrating undermount sink and gas cooking zone, with overhanging countertop for bar stools to create casual dining area. Gold minimalist gooseneck faucet matches the whole house light luxury hardware tone, recessed ceiling spotlights provide even task lighting, cabinet panels are treated with moisture-proof finish to adapt Sydney coastal humid air environment.

Paraskevi's Papasotiriou proposal deals with the total remodel and decoration of a young doctor's apartment. The kitchen opens to the living area and bathroom gains more space. Despite the limited footprint, neutral colours, blue and brown tones, black and bronze details in addition to wooden floors and plants, create a bright, elegant and contemporary place, friendly for cocktail parties and casual gatherings. Bedroom and bathroom adopt a more atmospheric look, maintaining the same designing values with the rest apartment. The whole place has been transformed to a feminine, friendly and cozy home reflecting its owner personality. Paraskevi Papasotiriou, architect of eNJOY architects

Everybody wants to make the most of their kitchen. Don't let tight quarters bring you down. Adopt small-space solutions – from simply piling on plants to choosing two-tone cabinetry – to make your kitchen the star of your home.

For many, the idea of downsizing can be daunting, especially when moving from a spacious rural home to a compact condo. However, our clients were determined to embrace this change to simplify their lives and indulge in waterfront living. With panoramic views of Lake Nepahwin, they were eager to create a retreat maximizing space without compromising style. To optimize space, we adopted a minimalist approach, focusing on multifunctional furniture and clever storage solutions. By strategically placing furniture and incorporating a pantry, disguised as an built-in armoire in the living room, we were able to make the most of every square inch while maximizing the expanse. “Every inch of real estate is valued,” says Lauren Perry “and that is how downsizing becomes a delight.” The original pantry was excessive for the couple, but the primary bedroom was lacking closet space. Enter demolition. We opened a bathroom wall and converted the existing pantry into a walk-in closet for our client’s impressive wardrobe. Prioritizing the built-ins with plenty of drawers customized this space for our client’s personal needs and showcased her impeccable taste in clothes, shoes, and accessories. Every selection had to be carefully considered so the space is inviting, without feeling congested. The fixtures and decor were curated to layer interest, but not detract from the beautiful views of the condo, a delicate balance best left to the professionals.