Katy Sheppard
Example of a mid-sized classic backyard stone shade and slate floor front door design in Chicago with a white front door

Hot tub - large cottage backyard rectangular and concrete lap hot tub idea in San Francisco

Photography by Juliana Franco
Example of a mid-sized 1960s gray one-story brick gable roof design in Houston with a shingle roof

Large beach style backyard concrete paver and custom-shaped lap pool photo in Miami

Unique Media & Design, Jennifer Dickinson
Inspiration for a timeless white single front door remodel in Chicago with white walls and a black front door

Example of a classic detached garden shed design in Grand Rapids

Very private backyard enclave waterfall
Design ideas for a contemporary partial sun backyard stone formal garden in DC Metro for summer.

Photography by William Quarles. Remodel Architrave LLC.
Bedroom - tropical guest carpeted bedroom idea in Charleston with white walls

Example of a mid-sized trendy beige mixed siding exterior home design in Phoenix

This project combines high end earthy elements with elegant, modern furnishings. We wanted to re invent the beach house concept and create an home which is not your typical coastal retreat. By combining stronger colors and textures, we gave the spaces a bolder and more permanent feel. Yet, as you travel through each room, you can't help but feel invited and at home.

HGTV Smart Home 2013 by Glenn Layton Homes, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Large coastal beige two-story vinyl house exterior idea in Jacksonville with a hip roof

Front Concrete landscape steps along with stone entryway steps with modified buttresses. By English Stone
Example of a mid-sized classic front door design in Minneapolis with a white front door

An added porch off to the side - a quiet place to relax and enjoy the pretty landscaping Michael Lipman Photography
Elegant front porch photo in Chicago

Richard Powers
Tuscan front door photo in Orange County with a light wood front door

Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of a new home with the bucolic beauty of an old farmhouse. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. The house mass is broken and lowered so that the home can remain secondary to the monolithic barn structure. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design. The age and patina of the barn is reflected in the house’s textural use of board and batten and field stone layered similar to stone foundations. The original development plan was to demolish the existing barn and construct three suburban homes. Part of an endangered breed, as one of the few remaining barns in the area, it was originally viewed as a challenge in a luxury home construction with several difficulties posed to the impending project: it would be expensive to renovate, vulnerable to demolition, and threatened by urban sprawl. However, instead of trying to alter or destroy the barn, the structure was fully embraced into the traditional architecture project as a centerpiece and was used as the inspiration for the home. The new house was sited parallel to the barn so that views to the barn gable were accessible.

Pete Eckert
Inspiration for a mid-sized mid-century modern one-story gray patio remodel in Portland with a shingle roof

Photographer: Roger Foley
Inspiration for a traditional full sun front yard formal garden in DC Metro.

Deck - small traditional backyard deck idea in New York with no cover

Example of a transitional wooden u-shaped medium tone wood floor staircase design in Los Angeles with white walls