This brick and limestone, 6,000-square-foot residence exemplifies understated elegance. Located in the award-wining Blaine School District and within close proximity to the Southport Corridor, this is city living at its finest! The foyer, with herringbone wood floors, leads to a dramatic, hand-milled oval staircase; an architectural element that allows sunlight to cascade down from skylights and to filter throughout the house. The floor plan has stately-proportioned rooms and includes formal Living and Dining Rooms; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet Kitchen/Great Room; four bedrooms on the second level with three additional bedrooms and a Family Room on the lower level; a Penthouse Playroom leading to a roof-top deck and green roof; and an attached, heated 3-car garage. Additional features include hardwood flooring throughout the main level and upper two floors; sophisticated architectural detailing throughout the house including coffered ceiling details, barrel and groin vaulted ceilings; painted, glazed and wood paneling; laundry rooms on the bedroom level and on the lower level; five fireplaces, including one outdoors; and HD Video, Audio and Surround Sound pre-wire distribution through the house and grounds. The home also features extensively landscaped exterior spaces, designed by Prassas Landscape Studio. This home went under contract within 90 days during the Great Recession. Featured in Chicago Magazine: http://goo.gl/Gl8lRm Jim Yochum

This brick and limestone, 6,000-square-foot residence exemplifies understated elegance. Located in the award-wining Blaine School District and within close proximity to the Southport Corridor, this is city living at its finest! The foyer, with herringbone wood floors, leads to a dramatic, hand-milled oval staircase; an architectural element that allows sunlight to cascade down from skylights and to filter throughout the house. The floor plan has stately-proportioned rooms and includes formal Living and Dining Rooms; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet Kitchen/Great Room; four bedrooms on the second level with three additional bedrooms and a Family Room on the lower level; a Penthouse Playroom leading to a roof-top deck and green roof; and an attached, heated 3-car garage. Additional features include hardwood flooring throughout the main level and upper two floors; sophisticated architectural detailing throughout the house including coffered ceiling details, barrel and groin vaulted ceilings; painted, glazed and wood paneling; laundry rooms on the bedroom level and on the lower level; five fireplaces, including one outdoors; and HD Video, Audio and Surround Sound pre-wire distribution through the house and grounds. The home also features extensively landscaped exterior spaces, designed by Prassas Landscape Studio. This home went under contract within 90 days during the Great Recession. Featured in Chicago Magazine: http://goo.gl/Gl8lRm Jim Yochum

In our Contemporary Bellevue Residence we wanted the aesthetic to be clean and bright. This is a similar plan to our Victoria Crest home with a few changes and different design elements. Areas of focus; large open kitchen with waterfall countertops and awning upper flat panel cabinets, elevator, interior and exterior fireplaces, floating flat panel vanities in bathrooms, home theater room, large master suite and rooftop deck. Photo Credit: Layne Freedle

Impressive home theater featuring an 84" LG 4k TV, Bowers & Wilkins 800 series speakers, an Oppo BluRay Player, and a Prima Cinema, which plays movies in your home the same day as they are released in the theater.

A great space to prepare a meal, socialize, and watch a movie. What looks like a simple angled design island contains a few clever storage elements. To the left of the cooktop is an angled door and an angled drawer. No Lazy Susan needed as the door opens fully with no stile. And the drawer is shaped like an arrow and pulls all the way out.

The interior renovation began with the master bath, which included a glass-partitioned bathtub accented by glass shelving. A drop ceiling that is highlighted by recessed lighting fixtures and finished with minimal trim. The half wall mirror houses a hidden large plasma TV wall screen with audio/visual and remote control elements. The sleek white marble flooring in the hallway leads to a refinished deco staircase and handrail. “Museum” quality paint throughout and refined custom-millwork calls attention to the grand feel of the space. On the exterior, Empire City Construction repointed new mortar joints (cement lines) and replaced decaying bricks in the archways and walls of the corner patio. Preserving the classic hexagon bays and European style arches in this setback terrace of the penthouse suite.

The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.

This brick and limestone, 6,000-square-foot residence exemplifies understated elegance. Located in the award-wining Blaine School District and within close proximity to the Southport Corridor, this is city living at its finest! The foyer, with herringbone wood floors, leads to a dramatic, hand-milled oval staircase; an architectural element that allows sunlight to cascade down from skylights and to filter throughout the house. The floor plan has stately-proportioned rooms and includes formal Living and Dining Rooms; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet Kitchen/Great Room; four bedrooms on the second level with three additional bedrooms and a Family Room on the lower level; a Penthouse Playroom leading to a roof-top deck and green roof; and an attached, heated 3-car garage. Additional features include hardwood flooring throughout the main level and upper two floors; sophisticated architectural detailing throughout the house including coffered ceiling details, barrel and groin vaulted ceilings; painted, glazed and wood paneling; laundry rooms on the bedroom level and on the lower level; five fireplaces, including one outdoors; and HD Video, Audio and Surround Sound pre-wire distribution through the house and grounds. The home also features extensively landscaped exterior spaces, designed by Prassas Landscape Studio. This home went under contract within 90 days during the Great Recession. Featured in Chicago Magazine: http://goo.gl/Gl8lRm Jim Yochum

This brick and limestone, 6,000-square-foot residence exemplifies understated elegance. Located in the award-wining Blaine School District and within close proximity to the Southport Corridor, this is city living at its finest! The foyer, with herringbone wood floors, leads to a dramatic, hand-milled oval staircase; an architectural element that allows sunlight to cascade down from skylights and to filter throughout the house. The floor plan has stately-proportioned rooms and includes formal Living and Dining Rooms; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet Kitchen/Great Room; four bedrooms on the second level with three additional bedrooms and a Family Room on the lower level; a Penthouse Playroom leading to a roof-top deck and green roof; and an attached, heated 3-car garage. Additional features include hardwood flooring throughout the main level and upper two floors; sophisticated architectural detailing throughout the house including coffered ceiling details, barrel and groin vaulted ceilings; painted, glazed and wood paneling; laundry rooms on the bedroom level and on the lower level; five fireplaces, including one outdoors; and HD Video, Audio and Surround Sound pre-wire distribution through the house and grounds. The home also features extensively landscaped exterior spaces, designed by Prassas Landscape Studio. This home went under contract within 90 days during the Great Recession. Featured in Chicago Magazine: http://goo.gl/Gl8lRm Jim Yochum

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The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.

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Mid-sized minimalist home design photo in Tampa

The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.

Kitchen nook looking out to the covered deck with see through fireplace.
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Full home recording studio built behind an existing house, features sound rated windows and doors, audio cable pathways built into a plywood wainscot, super quiet AC installed in the attic. Space is tuned for ideal acoustics with sound reflector and absorber panels.

The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.

The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.

Inspiration for a large timeless enclosed carpeted home theater remodel in Los Angeles with a projector screen and black walls

The hub of your home’s entertaining space doesn’t have to look like a warehouse for audio/visual equipment. Our designers will assist you with the creation of one extraordinary unit that can be customized to include elements of a home theatre, display cabinet, library and storage. Whether you want a melamine or custom stained wood finish, decorative doors or floated shelving, our designers will ensure that your entertainment center is both functional and exciting on an affordable budget.