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Mid-century modern living room photo in Copenhagen

Light, airy open floor plan. This mid century style ranch home features solid wood floors and railings, exposed beams and other design features borrowed from the farmhouse style. Large windows bring the outside in, stone fireplace and entryway mix textures and finishes to create a timeless design. This modern ranch home from The Catskill Farms is a fresh take on the cabin in the woods.

A divine mountain home at Lake Toxaway in a contemporary interpretation of the Shingle style of architecture. Vernacular materials and craftsman were used to create this stunning beauty perched upon the lake. The stone precedent was borrowed from the relatively close Grove Park Inn. The rough edge siding was a product of the local pine beetle epidemic in the early 2000's.

To provide adequate storage and access to the attic play loft, we designed a built in ships latter with closet, drawer and open shelf storage for this bedrooms.

Land Studio C
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary full sun backyard gravel retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.

Eclectic home design photo in Los Angeles

Complete Master Bathroom Remodel. The added space borrowed from the neighboring bedroom allow the vanity space to be expanded. There is now ample counterspace and a large linen cabinet for storage. The medicine cabinet is recessed into the wall and hidden behind the mirror. Custom cabinetry is finished with a dark gray, painted finish.

The Richland is what we call a “New Old-Florida” style home. It borrows from the old with the use of rafter-tails, a standing seam metal roof and bead board siding with brackets. While embracing the new with its tall windows without mullions, and smooth white stucco that has vertical and horizontal scoring.

Warm cherry custom cabinets fill the area defining both the kitchen and family room, adding a timeless beauty to this great room in Jupiter. The Kitchen cabinets present a clean cosmopolitan design. Corbels and carved details under the kitchen exhaust fan as well as the light finish of the island are unexpected elements. The entertainment center borrows the corbels details from the kitchen on top of thick fluted pull out columns that bring rich carved details under the crown and above the arcs. Marcial Barni

Updated Spec Home: Basement Bathroom In our Updated Spec Home: Basement Bath, we reveal the newest addition to my mom and sister’s home – a half bath in the Basement. Since they were spending so much time in their Basement Family Room, the need to add a bath on that level quickly became apparent. Fortunately, they had unfinished storage area we could borrow from to make a nice size 8′ x 5′ bath. Working with a Budget and a Sister We were working with a budget, but as usual, my sister and I blew the budget on this awesome patterned tile flooring. (Don’t worry design clients – I can stick to a budget when my sister is not around to be a bad influence!). With that said, I do think this flooring makes a great focal point for the bath and worth the expense! On the Walls We painted the walls Sherwin Williams Sea Salt (SW6204). Then, we brought in lots of interest and color with this gorgeous acrylic wrapped canvas art and oversized decorative medallions. All of the plumbing fixtures, lighting and vanity were purchased at a local big box store. We were able to find streamlined options that work great in the space. We used brushed nickel as a light and airy metal option. As you can see this Updated Spec Home: Basement Bath is a functional and fabulous addition to this gorgeous home. Be sure to check out these other Powder Baths we have designed (here and here). And That’s a Wrap! Unless my mom and sister build an addition, we have come to the end of our blog series Updated Spec Home. I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed being a part of making this Spec House a warm, inviting, and gorgeous home for two of my very favorite people!

www.genevacabinet.com Geneva Cabinet Company, Lake Geneva WI, It is very likely that function is the key motivator behind a bathroom makeover. It could be too small, dated, or just not working. Here we recreated the primary bath by borrowing space from an adjacent laundry room and hall bath. The new design delivers a spacious bathroom suite with the bonus of improved laundry storage.

Gorgeous master bath with dramatic retro "wave" tile. Peak Photography
Example of a 1950s bathroom design in Los Angeles

The sisters worked together to borrow space from an adjoining bedroom to create this white tiled oasis. It's turquoise ceiling, silver clawfoot tub, vintage style tile wrapping the whole room and glamorous accents make this a bathroom fit for a queen. Design by Marilynn Taylor, The Taylored Home, Contractor Allison Allain, Plumb Crazy

Creamy neutrals abound in this Bryn Mawr classic master bath renovation. A clever rearrangement, handsome cabinetry and borrowed space make all the difference in this room. The use of honed marble and cream cabinetry established the luxurious yet casual feel the homeowners were after. Mirrored cabinet fronts add visual interest and a bit of “pop and sparkle” to the subdued palette.

The walls where moved and space was redesigned to borrow space from an adjoining bedroom to create this white tiled oasis. It's turquoise ceiling, silver clawfoot tub, vintage style tile wrapping the whole room and glamorous accents make this a bathroom fit for a queen. Photographed and designed by Marilynn Taylor The Taylored Home, general contractor Plumb Crazy Inc

An exposed concrete column and inset glass wall borrow light from a hall for the minimal, cutting edge home office.
Example of a mid-sized minimalist medium tone wood floor and gray floor hallway design in New York with white walls

Light, airy open floor plan. This mid century style ranch home features solid wood floors and railings, exposed beams and other design features borrowed from the farmhouse style. Large windows bring the outside in, stone fireplace and entryway mix textures and finishes to create a timeless design. This modern ranch home from The Catskill Farms is a fresh take on the cabin in the woods.

Whitney Lyons
Wine cellar - mid-sized rustic concrete floor and gray floor wine cellar idea in Portland with storage racks