Entryway - mid-sized traditional travertine floor and red floor entryway idea in Philadelphia with white walls and a blue front door

Rustic meets eclectic! This is a custom bench seat for a reclaimed church pew that is painted white.
Great room - huge eclectic medium tone wood floor and gray floor great room idea in Grand Rapids

Excerpted from Rooms to Inspire by the Sea by Annie Kelly (Rizzoli New York, 2012). Photo by Tim Street-Porter.
Elegant dining room photo in New York with gray walls

Large french country gray floor and wainscoting entryway photo in Columbus with white walls and a white front door

Inspiration for a rustic light wood floor entryway remodel in Seattle with a glass front door

Great room - mid-sized transitional vinyl floor and brown floor great room idea in Grand Rapids with beige walls

Farmhouse dark wood floor and brown floor great room photo in Cleveland with white walls

A closeup of the banquette shows its breakfasting potential. This is one of my favorite transformations. This small room between the living room and kitchen just cried out to be a cozy, sun-filled breakfast nook. So that’s just what we did with it. I don’t know about you, but we’d eat our granola here any day. We brought in a wooden pedestal table, a vintage deacon’s bench and two white Parson’s chairs to outfit the corner banquette-style. Colorful impressionist art hangs above the breakfast area and a transitional linen armchair awaits in the foreground for some fireside reading.

Example of a mid-sized country medium tone wood floor and brown floor entryway design in Sacramento with white walls and a white front door

Eat-in kitchen - contemporary eat-in kitchen idea in Chicago with stainless steel appliances

Light reading, a cup of tea and a sun-splashed room. Who could ask for more? We found the diminutive side table at Home Goods. A background view of the banquette shows its breakfasting potential. I don’t know about you, but we’d eat our granola here any day. We brought in a wooden pedestal table, a vintage deacon’s bench and two white Parson’s chairs to outfit the corner banquette-style. Colorful impressionist art hangs above the breakfast area and a transitional linen armchair awaits in the foreground for some fireside reading.

Large trendy medium tone wood floor and brown floor entryway photo in Minneapolis with white walls and a white front door

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2015 Houzz
Hallway - country hallway idea in New York

Valerie McCaskill Dickman © 2012 Houzz
Entryway - entryway idea in Dallas

Inspiration for a small cottage medium tone wood floor dining room remodel in New York with beige walls and no fireplace

Photo: Whitney Lyons © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a timeless hallway remodel in Portland

photo by Susan Teare
Inspiration for a mid-sized country porcelain tile and beige floor entry hall remodel in Burlington with beige walls

Madison Modern Home © 2012 Houzz
Patio - rustic patio idea in Los Angeles