Veronia noveboracensis - New York ironweed USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8 Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC
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Contemporary Condo on West End with custom interior and latest in materials and kitchen design. Custom LED lighting, Universal Design, quartz counter tops, Light colored engineered wood floors, Wall to ceiling windows, Crystal Foil custom cabinets. Sherwin Williams Paints. Marble Systems fireplace surround. Roof top terrace. Nashville, Mezzo West End, Forsythe Home Styling. Forsythe Home Styling

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Inset natural cherry shaker kitchen. by Amelia Cabinet Company ameliawoodwork.com
Elegant u-shaped ceramic tile eat-in kitchen photo in New York with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, black backsplash, stone slab backsplash, black appliances, beige walls and a peninsula

My client called me in for a "Design Perspective". She hated her floors and wanted my professional opinion. I questioned whether I should be brutally honest, and her response was "absolutely". Then truth be told, "your countertops bother me more than your floors". My client has a stunningly beautiful home and her countertops were not in "the same league". So the project scope expanded from new floors to include countertops, backsplash, plumbing fixtures and hardware. While we were at it, her overly froufrou corbels were updated along with dishwashers that "drove her crazy". Since there was plenty of "demo" in store, she elected to lower her breakfast bar to counter height at the same time to connect her nook more seamlessly with her kitchen. The process: at our first slab warehouse stop, within ten minutes, we uncovered the most beautiful slabs of Taj Mahal ever. No need to keep looking. The slabs had perfect coloration and veining. So different from any other slab of Taj Mahal, it really ought to have its own name. Countertop selection was easy as was the subway and Arabesque backsplash tile. Polished chrome, with its blend of warm and cool tones, was the obvious choice for her plumbing fixture and hardware finish. Finding the right floor tile was what proved to be most challenging, but my client was up to the task. Several weeks of shopping and numerous samples hauled home led us to the perfect limestone. Once her room was complete, better barstools were in order. Hancock and Moore with their huge assortment of leather colors and textures was our clear choice. The Ellie barstools selected embody the perfect blend of form and comfort. Her new limestone flooring extends into her Butler's pantry, pool bath, powder bath and sewing room, so wait, there is still more to do.

This kitchen in Kensington, MD was refaced with cherry wood and enriched with new conveniences including a lazy susan, wine rack, tip out tray and trash can pullout. The shaker style doors blend contemporary style with the warmth of cherry. The clean lines of the design, tiles and hardware highlight the color and grain of the cherry cabinet doors.

We used: Custom cherry cabinetry in Arts & Crafts Shaker style by Kabinart in Boulder and Espresso stains. Liberty Hardware Venetian bronze 1-1/2" cabinet knobs. KitchenAid Architect II Series 22 CF counter-depth French door refrigerator. KitchenAid Architect Series II 27" convection single wall oven. KitchenAid 36" 6-burner dual fuel freestanding commercial-style range. KitchenAid Architect II Series 24" dishwasher. Sharp Insight Pro Series 24" built-in microwave drawer (Model #KB6524PS). Crystorama Solaris 12" wide pendant lights in English bronze. Granite countertops in Brown Fantasy. 3"x6" polished marble backsplash. Paint colors: Walls: Glidden Silver Cloud 30YY 63/024 Ceilings/Trims/Doors: Glidden Swan White GLC23 Robert B. Narod Photography

Thanks fergusondesignsinc.com for sharing both your image and fabulous design. Perfect choice of carpeting for the staircase. It complements the beautiful, rich hardwood so perfectly.

Custom benches surrounding the decomposed granite path and patio also integrate boulder gabions for a consistent aesthetic. They are a great place to rest and enjoy the year round greenery! Photo: Orly Olivier

Dining room extends out to the cozy intimate screened in porch with additional fireplace and fabulous view of the lake.
Mid-sized minimalist light wood floor and gray floor kitchen/dining room combo photo with beige walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

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Custom Amish-built cabinetry in painted Super White and Iron Ore paints paired with Q Quartz Carrera Caldia countertops with full height backsplash and 2 1/2" thick edge. MidCentury Modern style Aged Brass Kichler Armstrong series lighting above dinette and two kitchen islands.

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

Before and afters at Susan's. I promise a complete story once the custom glass shower door is installed but it's nice to look at photos along with the video. Their is a lot here to talk about. The project started as part of a five year'ish plan to downsize. Susan wanted something that would help resale value without over-improving, but also wanted to enjoy her Bathroom while still there. That meant classic white. I noticed immediately that their was enough space to add a double vanity. That's huge in a Master Bath. The two, large, beveled frameless mirrors add depth and light, while larger floor tiles makes the space [though you can't tell from these photos] seem much larger. Susan really liked her original light gray walls so we kept them. They do harmonize with the marble finishes and that tiny toilet was replaced with a Koehler Cimarron comfort height with water sense technology. I like the Cimarron for its value and interchangeable style. It also has a great flush. The bathroom also had a tiny window at an odd height that bothered me, so I suggested replacing it with a larger window, which also adds more light and helps to make the bathroom appear larger. Susan wanted a simple shade for privacy. Here we used a Graber faux silk pleated shade with bottom up top down. Let's not forget the cherry on the top, the stunning Herringbone Marble Shower that replaced a dated and small, fiberglass shower surrounded. All in all we doubled the storage and added a lot more light, while updating to create a very classic Bathroom. -B Designs, "Creating beautiful livable spaces as unique as you!" #anotherbdesigns #bathroomdesigner #classicbathroomdesign #allnthedetails #Bdesignsbsthroomdesign #whitebathrooms #jackandjill #Kohler #grohe #grabercustomshades #saratogainteriordesigner #albanyinteriordesigner #loudonvilleinteriordesigner #niskayunainteriordesigner #bathroomdesign #albanymarble #whitebathroomvanities #vanitymirrors #herringbonebathrooms #herringbonetile #herringboneshower

Mahonia aquifolium / Oregon grape Photo: Nacho, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-2.0 Generic. Modified from the original by Debbie Ballentine.

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This one covered the whole house, or close to it. A kitchen and the bathrooms all done in Fantasy Brown dolomite with a leathered finish, out near Orangeburg. The photos catch it mid-install with Lowe's floor protection still down, so you can see the tops going in before the space gets dressed up. There's an island, a farmhouse apron sink, some open shelving, and undermount bowls in the baths. It's the kind of job we like, where one stone carries through the whole home and ties everything together. Fantasy Brown is a dolomite, and that matters. People see the soft browns and grays and the flowing veins and assume it's a marble, but dolomite sits a step harder and holds up better in a working kitchen. The movement in it runs long and watery, brown and taupe drifting through a lighter background. No two slabs are the same, so a big part of the job is laying out the material and deciding which piece goes where. On the island we want the veining to feel like it belongs, and across a corner we do our best to keep the flow moving instead of stopping cold at the seam. The farmhouse apron sink is where the extra work shows. That kind of sink needs the front edge of the stone cut just right, and the reveal has to be even the whole way across. The undermount bowls in the bathrooms get polished on the inside edge so there's nothing rough to catch on. We template tight, cut to the template, and set the seams where they're least likely to bother you. An eased edge keeps it simple and easy to wipe down, which fits a house that's actually lived in. Dolomite likes to be sealed and it likes to be wiped up after acidic things like lemon or wine, but treated with a little sense it wears beautifully for years. It takes heat better than a lot of people expect, though we still say use a trivet. In a kitchen and baths that get daily use, it's a stone that looks high-end without being fussy to the point of stress. Orangeburg's a bit of a drive for us, but we go where the work is, and this was a repeat customer we think a lot of. Running the same dolomite through the kitchen and the bathrooms gave the whole place one voice. That's the payoff on a job like this, one material, careful layout, and a finish that reads the same room to room.

We fabricated and installed Black Forest Leather granite in a kitchen out in St. Matthews, and this is one of those stones that changes the whole feel of a room the second it goes in. It's a granite, but with a leathered finish instead of polished, so the surface has texture you can actually feel under your hand. That leathering knocks the shine down and brings out the depth of the stone, the blacks and dark grays shifting as the light moves across the counters through the day. Black Forest works in a kitchen because it's granite through and through, hard, dense, and about as tough a countertop material as you're going to find. Heat off a pan straight from the stove isn't going to bother it. Knives, hot pots, everyday kitchen abuse, it shrugs all that off. The leathered texture actually helps hide the small stuff too, fingerprints and water spots don't show up the way they would on a polished slab, which matters in a kitchen that's getting used every single day. Getting a leathered finish right takes some care in the shop. You can't rush the process or you end up with a surface that feels inconsistent from one section to the next. We templated the kitchen carefully, cut it to fit tight against the cabinets, and set the seams where they'd be least noticeable, matching the movement in the stone across the joints so it reads like one continuous surface instead of pieced-together slabs. We kept the edge eased, clean and simple, which is the right call on a stone with this much character. You don't need a fussy edge competing with what the granite's already doing. Day to day, this countertop is going to hold up. Granite like this doesn't scratch easily, and with a leathered finish there's less concern about micro-scratching showing over time compared to a high polish. A sealer keeps it easy to wipe down and keeps stains from setting in, and beyond that it's low maintenance, just regular cleaning and it'll look the way it does now for years. It's good to see stone like this going into a kitchen in St. Matthews. We do a lot of work across the Midlands, and every job's a little different, but a granite with this much texture and depth always makes an impression walking into the room.