The chance to build a lakeside weekend home in rural NC provided this Chapel Hill family with an opportunity to ditch convention and think outside the box. For instance, we traded the traditional boat dock with what's become known as the "party dock"… a floating lounge of sorts, complete with wet bar, TV, swimmer's platform, and plenty of spots for watching the water fun. Inside, we turned one bedroom into a gym with climbing wall - and dropped the idea of a dining room, in favor of a deep upholstered niche and shuffleboard table. Outdoor drapery helped blur the lines between indoor spaces and exterior porches filled with upholstery, swings, and places for lazy napping. And after the sun goes down....smores, anyone? John Bessler

Bathroom - small mid-century modern 3/4 concrete floor and gray floor bathroom idea in Portland with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, white walls and an undermount sink

Walls are Phiiip Jeffries wallpaper, sconce is Barnlight Electric,
Powder room - transitional marble floor powder room idea in Little Rock with an undermount sink, yellow walls and gray countertops

Jeffrey Totaro Photography
Inspiration for a transitional master carpeted bedroom remodel in Philadelphia with beige walls

Powder room - small modern powder room idea in Denver with a pedestal sink and a one-piece toilet

Beach style medium tone wood floor living room photo in Miami

Rob Karosis
Inspiration for a huge coastal dark wood floor seated home bar remodel in Boston with an undermount sink, white cabinets, marble countertops, blue backsplash and glass tile backsplash

Bathroom - coastal bathroom idea in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, gray cabinets and a two-piece toilet

Beautiful ground up home built in Montecito, CA. Builder Leonard Unander. E&K supplied Reclaimed Wood Hand Hewn Box Beams, made by E&K Vintage Wood. All beams are made from skins cut from authentic 100 – 200 year old reclaimed hand hewn beams. Then assembled by E&K and provided to the client for installation.

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Susan Gilmore Photography. Art by Jill Van Sickle.
Inspiration for a large eclectic formal and open concept carpeted living room remodel in Minneapolis with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and no tv

Photos by John Porcheddu
Example of a mid-sized mountain style master white tile and subway tile porcelain tile bathroom design in New York with a trough sink, distressed cabinets, soapstone countertops, gray walls and a two-piece toilet

Randall Perry Hardwood floors - Pre-finished hand scraped Asian walnut flooring Office wall color: SW 7602 Indigo Batik Office door color: Sherwin Williams: SW 6993 Black of Night

KuDa Photography 2013
Example of a large trendy bathroom design in Portland with a vessel sink, dark wood cabinets, quartz countertops, shaker cabinets, a two-piece toilet, beige walls and white countertops

Kitchen - coastal kitchen idea in Phoenix

On the verge of a move across the country, these homeowners built a beautiful gate and fence line in their yard. The contemporary lines of the fence is simply lovely (see full photos of the finished project at photographer Eva Brennan’s site: http//www.evabrennan.com/1/post/2013/09/mission-accomplished.html). The family used two different latches: The Modern Tapered Ring Latch and the Stainless Steel Ring Latch. They chose 10” Stainless Steel Strap Hinges with Pintles, as well as 18” Cranked Band Hinges. The finished product was really a really wonderful gift to leave for their neighbors! Eva Brennan (www.evabrennan.com)

Beach style subway tile bathroom photo in Grand Rapids with marble countertops

E.S. Johnson Builders faced a challenge to create an authentic Bucks County farmhouse on a narrow lot with a rear yard that has a steep fall-off. The design goal to create a home that looked as if it was added on to over the last 150 years was achieved by building the main structure with four wings, each wing having its own distinctive look appropriate to the time period. This design created two courtyards, one rear and one front, and the rear second story terrace which overlooks a view of the pool on the lower level and outdoor living area. The sharp drop in the rear elevation gave an opportunity to cascade the outdoor living area. A large whirlpool cascades into the main pool; the main pool then drops again into another small pool complemented by a large arbor and exterior stone fireplace. Despite its historic detailing, it is very functional for the modern family featuring a triple-entrance courtyard, a main entrance that leads to the foyer/gallery, and a study/home office that has a front porch entrance as well as an entrance that leads into a side hall. Many of the interior walls are made of shiplap poplar, the beamed ceiling in the kitchen displays the exposed joists from the floor above, and open rafters in the recreation room are reminiscent of an old large gathering hall. All of the fireplaces are of authentic Pennsylvania fieldstone and the floors are reclaimed wide planks made of Appalachian Red Oak. Eldorado Stone Profile Featured: Veneto Fieldledge with an Overgrout Design Builder/Photographer: Eric Johnson, E.S. Johnson Builders Website: www.esjohnson.com Phone: (704)987-7950

This Hollywood Regency / Art Deco powder bathroom has a great graphic appeal which draws you into the space. The stripe pattern below wainscot on wall was created by alternating textures of rough and polished strips of Limestone tiles.