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Example of a mid-sized beach style formal and enclosed medium tone wood floor living room design in Charleston with white walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and no tv

Maintaining the cabin’s 19th-century charm was the easy part for the Donelsons, who are Lewis and Clark period re-enactors. Jan Paul often plays Captain Meriwether Lewis with a group called the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles. The Donelsons brought their furniture from their previous home in St. Louis to the cabin. “It seems like everything we had prior to moving here fits, as if we’d been collecting things all those years just to put it in this cabin,” Jan Paul says. In the living room, he displays a replica of Lewis’s captain’s uniform, which he wears during re-enactments. There’s also a hand-carved paddle he uses on the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and a feather quill used for journal writing during the re-enactments. “Each item has a story of its own and a memory to go with it,” Jan Paul says. The items look perfectly at home in the cabin. The Donelsons are passionate about their cabin and about its importance as a living piece of history. “This place whispers to me every day, of where we have come from,” Jan Paul says. “Not everyone who crosses our threshold feels the connection, but for those who appreciate the sense of place, time and heritage our forefathers gave us, they find the cabin a comfort. They feel that warm embrace of romance from our heritage.”

This gem of a house was built in the 1950s, when its neighborhood undoubtedly felt remote. The university footprint has expanded in the 70 years since, however, and today this home sits on prime real estate—easy biking and reasonable walking distance to campus. When it went up for sale in 2017, it was largely unaltered. Our clients purchased it to renovate and resell, and while we all knew we'd need to add square footage to make it profitable, we also wanted to respect the neighborhood and the house’s own history. Swedes have a word that means “just the right amount”: lagom. It is a guiding philosophy for us at SYH, and especially applied in this renovation. Part of the soul of this house was about living in just the right amount of space. Super sizing wasn’t a thing in 1950s America. So, the solution emerged: keep the original rectangle, but add an L off the back. With no owner to design with and for, SYH created a layout to appeal to the masses. All public spaces are the back of the home--the new addition that extends into the property’s expansive backyard. A den and four smallish bedrooms are atypically located in the front of the house, in the original 1500 square feet. Lagom is behind that choice: conserve space in the rooms where you spend most of your time with your eyes shut. Put money and square footage toward the spaces in which you mostly have your eyes open. In the studio, we started calling this project the Mullet Ranch—business up front, party in the back. The front has a sleek but quiet effect, mimicking its original low-profile architecture street-side. It’s very Hoosier of us to keep appearances modest, we think. But get around to the back, and surprise! lofted ceilings and walls of windows. Gorgeous.

Mid-sized transitional backyard concrete paver and rectangular lap hot tub photo in Houston

The family purchased the 1950s ranch on Mullet Lake because their daughter dreamed of being married on its shores. The home would be used for the wedding venue and then as a wedding gift to the young couple. We were originally hired in August 2014 to help with a simple renovation of the home that was to be completed well in advance of the August 2015 wedding date. However, thorough investigation revealed significant issues with the original foundation, floor framing and other critical elements of the home’s structure that made that impossible. Based on this information, the family decided to tear down and build again. So now we were tasked with designing a new home that would embody their daughter’s vision of a storybook home – a vision inspired by another one of our projects that she had toured. To capture this aesthetic, traditional cottage materials such as stone and cedar shakes are accentuated by more materials such as reclaimed barn wood siding and corrugated CORTEN steel accent roofs. Inside, interior finishes include hand-hewn timber accents that frame openings and highlight features like the entrance reading nook. Natural materials shine against white walls and simply furnished rooms. While the house has nods to vintage style throughout, the open-plan kitchen and living area allows for both contemporary living and entertaining. We were able to capture their daughter’s vision and the home was completed on time for her big day. - Jacqueline Southby Photography

Michael Ventura
Large elegant back porch photo in DC Metro with decking, a roof extension and a bbq area

Photography by Tina Witherspoon.
Example of a mid-sized minimalist master gray tile and marble tile mosaic tile floor and double-sink alcove shower design in Seattle with an undermount sink, a hinged shower door, a one-piece toilet, marble countertops, gray countertops, shaker cabinets, gray cabinets and a built-in vanity

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Pool Patio Travertine - Long Island, NY http://deckandpationaturalstones.com/travertine-pavers-pool-patio.html With this photo all of us observe a lovely backyard setting, which has a pool patio created from natural stone in Jamesport, New York (11947). Natural stones that define this patio and laid in what’s known as a French pattern, this provides the patio a really clean cut turn to it. Throughout the patio we view many different kinds of landscaping that add color to your backyard. Additionally we view a fireplace which is perfect entertainment for the guests within the warm summer and fall evenings. As well as the warm summer and fall days there’s always this excellent in ground rectangle vinyl swimming pool area for cooling off in for all of your relatives and buddies to experience together with you. http://deckandpationaturalstones.com/travertine-pavers-pool-patio.html

Designer Brittany Hutt specified Norcraft Cabinetry’s Roycroft Cherry door style painted Harvest with a black glaze for the single vanity, which includes detailed decorative feet for a craftsman style accent. Florida Tile’s Sequence 9x36 plank tile in the color Breeze was used on the tub surround walls as well as the wainscot. To add some color dimension between the walls and the floor, the Sequence 9x36 plank tile in the color Drift was for the flooring. The shower wall features a center panel with accent tiles from Cement Tile Shop in the style Paris. The 2.5x9 Zenith tile in Umbia Matte from Bedrosians was used to border the wainscot as well as the center decorative panel on the shower wall. A glass panel is to be added to enclose the shower and keep a visual flow throughout the space.

Photo: Carolyn Reyes © 2016 Houzz
Dining room - contemporary dining room idea in Los Angeles

This is 1 of the 2 basement baths in this Newport home. Come see the rest of this home in person Wed-Mon from 11am-5pm at 3674 S Hampton View Ct (2300 E), Millcreek, UT 84109.

An outdated 1920's kitchen in Bayside Queens was turned into a refreshed, classic and timeless space that utilized the very limited space to its maximum capacity. The cabinets were once outdated and a dark brown that made the space look even smaller. Now, they are a bright white, accompanied by white subway tile, a light quartzite countertop and brushed brass hardware throughout. What made all the difference was the use of the dark porcelain floors as a great contrast to all the white. We were also diligent to keep the hold extractor a clear glass and stainless steel.

Kitchen pantry - mid-sized transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen pantry idea in Raleigh with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

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Large country painted wood floor and red floor kitchen photo in Boston with a farmhouse sink, open cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, metallic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Small Brownstone Garden in Park Slope
Inspiration for a modern backyard concrete paver patio remodel in New York with a fire pit

This is an organic Lime Wash done with a true lime wash product as opposed to a brick mortar or concrete that is often seen on new houses. This product can be applied as a solid coating making the surface completely white, or can be applied and "washed off" in many artistic ways, as seen here. If you hate your brick or just want something unique this is a great option! Photo credit: Jeff Murrey

PHOTO: Andrew Buchanan
Inspiration for a contemporary home gym remodel in Seattle

This project involved designing a completely empty 2 bedroom condo in the heart of Toronto for a young couple. The second bedroom was made into a study which can flex into a nursery once the baby arrives and smart storage solutions were required for a growing family. We wanted the design scheme to be very relaxing, calm and drew inspiration from a wonderful collection of wedding photos that we displayed throughout the home from the owner’s destination wedding.