The pathway terminates just beyond the door to the guest cottage in a small, informal cigar patio.
Photo of a shabby-chic style backyard stone landscaping in Philadelphia for summer.

Photography By: Eric Taylor
Arts and crafts brown tile and subway tile ceramic tile and brown floor corner shower photo in DC Metro with a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and a wall-mount toilet

The center projecting bay of the main block features an entry portico with Ionic columns supporting a broken pedimented roof, all of limestone. French doors with transoms afford a view to Long Island Sound beyond. Above, a tall window with limestone surround is nestled under the flared eaves of the hipped slate roofed gable that completes the composition. Woodruff Brown Photography

Transitional open concept medium tone wood floor, brown floor, exposed beam and vaulted ceiling family room photo in Austin with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a media wall

Beach style laundry room photo in Orlando

Landmark Photography
Beach style single-wall gray floor and concrete floor wet bar photo in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white backsplash, wood backsplash and white countertops

Bluestone path with Mazus groundcover in the joints, leading to an outdour shower.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional backyard stone formal garden in Philadelphia.

Gordon Beall photographer
Inspiration for a timeless formal and enclosed medium tone wood floor living room remodel in DC Metro with yellow walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Installed by Lifescape Custom Landscaping, Inc. Designed by Juanita Salisbury, LA Kelsey Schweickert Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized modern front yard concrete paver formal garden in San Francisco.

Duralife Siesta Decking, Golden Teak
Example of a large transitional backyard outdoor kitchen deck design with no cover

This Boulder, Colorado remodel by fuentesdesign demonstrates the possibility of renewal in American suburbs, and Passive House design principles. Once an inefficient single story 1,000 square-foot ranch house with a forced air furnace, has been transformed into a two-story, solar powered 2500 square-foot three bedroom home ready for the next generation. The new design for the home is modern with a sustainable theme, incorporating a palette of natural materials including; reclaimed wood finishes, FSC-certified pine Zola windows and doors, and natural earth and lime plasters that soften the interior and crisp contemporary exterior with a flavor of the west. A Ninety-percent efficient energy recovery fresh air ventilation system provides constant filtered fresh air to every room. The existing interior brick was removed and replaced with insulation. The remaining heating and cooling loads are easily met with the highest degree of comfort via a mini-split heat pump, the peak heat load has been cut by a factor of 4, despite the house doubling in size. During the coldest part of the Colorado winter, a wood stove for ambiance and low carbon back up heat creates a special place in both the living and kitchen area, and upstairs loft. This ultra energy efficient home relies on extremely high levels of insulation, air-tight detailing and construction, and the implementation of high performance, custom made European windows and doors by Zola Windows. Zola’s ThermoPlus Clad line, which boasts R-11 triple glazing and is thermally broken with a layer of patented German Purenit®, was selected for the project. These windows also provide a seamless indoor/outdoor connection, with 9′ wide folding doors from the dining area and a matching 9′ wide custom countertop folding window that opens the kitchen up to a grassy court where mature trees provide shade and extend the living space during the summer months. With air-tight construction, this home meets the Passive House Retrofit (EnerPHit) air-tightness standard of

Note how we always have large bluestone pieces at the edge because we lay out the pattern with AutoCAD. There are two more granite steps at the driveway. See the granite lamp post.

Example of a mid-sized trendy walk-out carpeted and beige floor basement design in Salt Lake City with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Alan Blakely
Large trendy open concept dark wood floor and brown floor family room photo in Salt Lake City with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and a concrete fireplace

photography by Rob Karosis
Farmhouse two-story wood exterior home photo in Portland Maine

Lars Frazer
Open concept kitchen - large contemporary l-shaped medium tone wood floor open concept kitchen idea in Austin with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, white walls, an island, an undermount sink and marble countertops

Annika Lundvall
Example of a trendy pivot front door design in Los Angeles with a dark wood front door

Brantley Photography
Tuscan backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap pool house photo in Miami

Peter Vanderwarker View towards ocean
Example of a mid-sized 1960s open concept and formal light wood floor and brown floor living room design in Boston with white walls, a stone fireplace, no tv and a two-sided fireplace