Example of a transitional light wood floor enclosed dining room design in Orange County with multicolored walls and no fireplace

The owners were downsizing from a large ornate property down the street and were seeking a number of goals. Single story living, modern and open floor plan, comfortable working kitchen, spaces to house their collection of artwork, low maintenance and a strong connection between the interior and the landscape. Working with a long narrow lot adjacent to conservation land, the main living space (16 foot ceiling height at its peak) opens with folding glass doors to a large screen porch that looks out on a courtyard and the adjacent wooded landscape. This gives the home the perception that it is on a much larger lot and provides a great deal of privacy. The transition from the entry to the core of the home provides a natural gallery in which to display artwork and sculpture. Artificial light almost never needs to be turned on during daytime hours and the substantial peaked roof over the main living space is oriented to allow for solar panels not visible from the street or yard.

Built by Old Hampshire Designs, Inc. Architectural drawings by Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC John W. Hession, photographer
Inspiration for a timeless enclosed dining room remodel in Boston with beige walls

Attractive living as an architectural experiment: a 136-year-old water tower, a listed building with a spectacular 360-degree panorama view over the City of London. The task, to transform it into a superior residence, initially seemed an absolute impossibility. But when the owners came across architect Mike Collier, they had found a partner who was to make the impossible possible. The tower, which had been empty for decades, underwent radical renovation work and was extended by a four-storey cube containing kitchen, dining and living room - connected by glazed tunnels and a lift shaft. The kitchen, realised by Enclosure Interiors in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, with furniture from LEICHT is the very heart of living in this new building. Shiny white matt-lacquered kitchen fronts (AVANCE-LR), tone-on-tone with the worktops, reflect the light in the room and thus create expanse and openness. The surface of the handle-less kitchen fronts has a horizontal relief embossing; depending on the light incidence, this results in a vitally structured surface. The free-standing preparation isle with its vertical side panels with a seamlessly integrated sink represents the transition between kitchen and living room. The fronts of the floor units facing the dining table were extended to the floor to do away with the plinth typical of most kitchens. Ceiling-high tall units on the wall provide plenty of storage space; the electrical appliances are integrated here invisible to the eye. Floor units on a high plinth which thus appear to be floating form the actual cooking centre within the kitchen, attached to the wall. A range of handle-less wall units concludes the glazed niche at the top. LEICHT international: “Architecture and kitchen” in the centre of London. www.LeichtUSA.com

This is a prime example of premium quality craftsmanship in the landscape design/build business. By redesigning the front entrance to create a porch/landing with an additional parking court, we significantly improved the appearance and value of the property in Rye, New York. The new driveway was constructed of a porous asphalt material which improved the stormwater management adjacent to the wetland. The landscape planting featured a variety of long blooming, native flowering perennials which attract beneficial insect species. This contributes to the successful management of the landscape with sustainable organics. The custom kinetic sculpture adds a nice finishing touch. Instead of a typical evergreen hedge, native clethra was planted on the property border to define the space while contributing fragrance, grace and pollinators to what easily could have been a less active, sterile space. Heavily planted ground cover natives such as ajuga, creeping jenny, Irish moss, sweet woodruff and geraniums made the need for weeding practically obsolete. The use of ground covers as mulch was most effective for resource management.

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Photo: Mina Brinkey © 2014 Houzz Design: Katie Gagnon, Blue Moon Trading Company
Example of a transitional living room design in Tampa

Photo and landscape design by Pete Veilleux, East Bay Wilds; all rights reserved.

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

Window Shades with Wood Valance Wood Valance is often called cornice. It is a box-like wooden valance typically crafted from plywood, then covered with paint, wallpaper, or fabric and mounted to the wall above the window. Other cornices are carved from attractive wood and then stained to look good without needing paint or fabric coverings. Check us out for more selection, www.trendyblinds.ca and www.trendyplusdesign.com Contact us for more info and consultation. Email: Info@trendyblinds.com Phone: 905-604-1222 ext. 1

This is a prime example of premium quality craftsmanship in the landscape design/build business. By redesigning the front entrance to create a porch/landing with an additional parking court, we significantly improved the appearance and value of the property in Rye, New York. The new driveway was constructed of a porous asphalt material which improved the stormwater management adjacent to the wetland. The landscape planting featured a variety of long blooming, native flowering perennials which attract beneficial insect species. This contributes to the successful management of the landscape with sustainable organics. The custom kinetic sculpture adds a nice finishing touch. Instead of a typical evergreen hedge, native clethra was planted on the property border to define the space while contributing fragrance, grace and pollinators to what easily could have been a less active, sterile space. Heavily planted ground cover natives such as ajuga, creeping jenny, Irish moss, sweet woodruff and geraniums made the need for weeding practically obsolete. The use of ground covers as mulch was most effective for resource management.

The real beauty lies in being unobvious. It requires time for getting to know it. Just as interesting people, so the objects with unique shapes and functionality attract the most of our attention. Let these panels, form of which doesn’t even resemble typical panels in the first place, be a proof of this statement. Hourglass shape and convexities best describe these highly innovative decorative panels. Assembling the elements together is like an act of creation of something unique, which results in a transformation of a wall into a stunning surface. Specification Width: 67 cm* Height: 75 cm* Thickness: 1-5 cm * dimensions tolerance 1cm, in ordered part up to 1mm. All the patterns are registered trademarks, protected by the law. Using the present patterns without patent owner’s consent will be prosecuted by the certified authorities.

Living room - transitional living room idea in Seattle with blue walls and a standard fireplace