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The flowers of a yellow canna lily evoke the dazzling sunny days typical of tropical isles and southern climes where sultry warm breezes calm and relax even the most harried. Ideal gracing the walls of a spa or salon by any southern sea.

Featuring multiple star systems, this home is designed around its observatory tower. A straight run stair connects the main home to the tower, featuring custom millwork that preserves the open sightlines. The tower itself houses a wooden spiral stair with white oak treads seamlessly integrated into the metal structure. A switchback stair with coordinating white oak and wrought iron balusters rounds out the design.
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"Indigo" - 40″ × 60″ - Acrylic on canvas. Commission by Macchiaroli Art Solutions
Example of a large mid-century modern home design design in Portland
Example of a large mid-century modern home design design in Portland

3% Screen Motorized Roller Shades installed at high-end condo in San Diego
Inspiration for a modern living room remodel in San Diego
Inspiration for a modern living room remodel in San Diego

RINEKWALL-RESVERATROL POLARMICROCRYSTAL COLLECTION
Inspiration for a victorian bathroom remodel in Orange County
Inspiration for a victorian bathroom remodel in Orange County

Spa, pool, garden, outdoor kitchen, and a waterfall in this small townhouse.
David Morello
Pool - traditional pool idea in Houston
Pool - traditional pool idea in Houston

The kitchen island includes details like this one along the base of the island. The blue cabinetry features a distressed finish that adds character and charm to this kitchen.

Inspiration for a small coastal mosaic tile floor, multicolored floor and wallpaper powder room remodel in Wichita with flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, multicolored walls, quartz countertops, white countertops and a freestanding vanity

Blau-Thompson Residence
This Civil War era, 1680-square-foot three-story row house is located in the Italian Market section of Philadelphia. The BluPath Design principals and their young child were the clients. The project goal was to upgrade a traditional housing type to meet a contemporary lifestyle, applying both sustainable criteria and clean, modern yet sensual aesthetics. The challenge of the property (only 830 square feet in lot size) was to create a design that was small, but smart.
The structure formerly housed a luncheonette with two apartments above. The interior was gutted and renovated into a single family home. The construction of a small rear addition added a new kitchen on the first floor and new bathrooms on the second and third levels. The east-west orientation of the home was ideal for the roof-mounted solar collectors, which were installed to provide domestic hot water and supplement the new radiant floor heating system. Exterior sensors improve the efficiency of the heating system's response to fluctuations in outside temperature. A new white-coated, rubber membrane roof reduced the structure's heat gain by 20 percent. A water catch system collects rainwater and air conditioner condensation to water the home's small rear garden.
Large windows and skylights bring light deep into the row house and reduce the use of light fixtures. The rear yard garden features ipe decking (a dense, water-repellent hardwood) on permeable compacted gravel to minimize storm water runoff. BluPath Design’s principals used the project to demonstrate how sustainability can be integrated with beauty and function, with sensual materials and colors, well-proportioned and light-filled rooms, economic use of space, and thoughtful details. Cherry flooring and custom stairs complement the Indian slate tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen features custom walnut cabinets with blue granite counters and backsplashes. The first floor dining area is illuminated by a BluPath-designed fiber-optic chandelier. Ipe hardwood is also used for the master bath tub-surround and shower floor. Sliding frosted glass panels separating the master bath from other living areas allows light from the corner windows to naturally illuminate the adjacent room.
Awards
Honorable Mention for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
IIDA Philadelphia City Center Chapter 3rd Annual Interior Design Awards, June 2007
Bronze 2006 Commonwealth Design Award
10,000 Friends of PA, May 2006
Media
HGTV ‘What You Get for the Money’ February 2007
Philadelphia Style Magazine March/April 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer June 11, 2006
Philadelphia CityPaper September 25-October 2, 2003
Photography by Barry Halkin
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