Designed for the coastal area of Charleston, South Carolina, the colonial features throughout this historical style cottage embrace casual living. The raised foundation provides below parking along with extensive storage. The panoramic rear views from the primary living spaces make this home the ideal waterfront design. The welcoming entrance and inviting stairs immediately make friends and family feel at home! Inside, large bedrooms and baths are truly a plus. Spacious kitchen and living area lend itself to great meals and conversation.

As part of a complete home remodel by Cutuli Homes in Redmond, Washington, this kitchen was thoughtfully transformed to capture the character and craftsmanship of an authentic Colonial interior. Traditional blue Colonial-style cabinetry establishes the room’s historic character, complemented by period-inspired black hardware and a warm real brick backsplash behind the professional range. Rich wide-plank wood floors bring warmth and age-inspired texture to the space, while light countertops provide a refined contrast to the cabinetry and brick. Every element was selected to make the remodeled kitchen feel as though it had always belonged in the home. The result combines the charm and craftsmanship of traditional Colonial design with the function and performance expected in a beautifully built modern kitchen. Remodeling & Construction: Cutuli Homes | Redmond, Washington

Breakfast nook with tons of natural night flowing through large stationary windows with black trim and a unique crystal and brass light fixture. The connected all white Transitional kitchen has Calacatta Gold slab marble counter tops, island (with waterfall edge) and range backsplash. Black and brass fixtures and accents provide an elegant finishes and diagonal coffered ceiling and light hardwood flooring provide warmth to this beautiful kitchen. Architect: Hierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLC Interior Designer: JSE Interior Designs Builder: True North Photographer: Adam Kane Macchia

Designed for the coastal area of Charleston, South Carolina, the colonial features throughout this historical style cottage embrace casual living. The raised foundation provides below parking along with extensive storage. The panoramic rear views from the primary living spaces make this home the ideal waterfront design. The welcoming entrance and inviting stairs immediately make friends and family feel at home! Inside, large bedrooms and baths are truly a plus. Spacious kitchen and living area lend itself to great meals and conversation.

Exterior view of bay window that looks out from the kitchen/breakfast area. Large French windows provide ample sunlight from the backyard patio of this Traditional white Brick Colonial with black shutters. The patio features stone slab paving, and an outdoor cooking station with stacked stone siding & built-in barbecue. Architect - Hierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLC Interior Decorator - Maura Torpe Photographer - Brian Jordan

Our client was drawn to the property in Wesley Heights as it was in an established neighborhood of stately homes, on a quiet street with views of park. They wanted a traditional home for their young family with great entertaining spaces that took full advantage of the site. The site was the challenge. The natural grade of the site was far from traditional. The natural grade at the rear of the property was about thirty feet above the street level. Large mature trees provided shade and needed to be preserved. The solution was sectional. The first floor level was elevated from the street by 12 feet, with French doors facing the park. We created a courtyard at the first floor level that provide an outdoor entertaining space, with French doors that open the home to the courtyard.. By elevating the first floor level, we were able to allow on-grade parking and a private direct entrance to the lower level pub "Mulligans". An arched passage affords access to the courtyard from a shared driveway with the neighboring homes, while the stone fountain provides a focus. A sweeping stone stair anchors one of the existing mature trees that was preserved and leads to the elevated rear garden. The second floor master suite opens to a sitting porch at the level of the upper garden, providing the third level of outdoor space that can be used for the children to play. The home's traditional language is in context with its neighbors, while the design allows each of the three primary levels of the home to relate directly to the outside. Builder: Peterson & Collins, Inc Photos © Anice Hoachlander

2 car attached garage tucked away at the rear of the home provides safety and convenience without impacting the historic feel of the home.
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Technically part of the Mud Room, this desk area provides a perfect place for a little privacy while overlooking the front of the property.
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Mathew and his team at Cummings Architects have a knack for being able to see the perfect vision for a property. They specialize in identifying a building’s missing elements and crafting designs that simultaneously encompass the large scale, master plan and the myriad details that make a home special. For this Winchester home, the vision included a variety of complementary projects that all came together into a single architectural composition. Starting with the exterior, the single-lane driveway was extended and a new carriage garage that was designed to blend with the overall context of the existing home. In addition to covered parking, this building also provides valuable new storage areas accessible via large, double doors that lead into a connected work area. For the interior of the house, new moldings on bay windows, window seats, and two paneled fireplaces with mantles dress up previously nondescript rooms. The family room was extended to the rear of the house and opened up with the addition of generously sized, wall-to-wall windows that served to brighten the space and blur the boundary between interior and exterior. The family room, with its intimate sitting area, cozy fireplace, and charming breakfast table (the best spot to enjoy a sunlit start to the day) has become one of the family’s favorite rooms, offering comfort and light throughout the day. In the kitchen, the layout was simplified and changes were made to allow more light into the rear of the home via a connected deck with elongated steps that lead to the yard and a blue-stone patio that’s perfect for entertaining smaller, more intimate groups. From driveway to family room and back out into the yard, each detail in this beautiful design complements all the other concepts and details so that the entire plan comes together into a unified vision for a spectacular home. Photos By: Eric Roth

The charm and style of this historic Spanish colonial home in Paradise Valley radiates through the base of the Camelback Mountain. Old growth olive and specimen Ironwoods frame the home as grass areas provide a visual transition from garden to a sun-drenched desert adaptive plant palette. The garden spaces transform from season to season due to the fields of perennials and wildflowers. Unusual succulents and cacti sets the tone for this picturesque, evolving private botanical garden.

The charm and style of this historic Spanish colonial home in Paradise Valley radiates through the base of the Camelback Mountain. Old growth olive and specimen Ironwoods frame the home as grass areas provide a visual transition from garden to a sun-drenched desert adaptive plant palette. The garden spaces transform from season to season due to the fields of perennials and wildflowers. Unusual succulents and cacti sets the tone for this picturesque, evolving private botanical garden.

Architectural Design Services Provided - Existing interior wall between kitchen and dining room was removed to create an open plan concept. Custom cabinetry layout was designed to meet Client's specific cooking and entertaining needs. New, larger open plan space will accommodate guest while entertaining. New custom fireplace surround was designed which includes intricate beaded mouldings to compliment the home's original Colonial Style. Second floor bathroom was renovated and includes modern fixtures, finishes and colors that are pleasing to the eye.

Custom Eastern White Pine floors in variable width wide planks provide colonial charm in the material used by our forefathers. Eastern White Pine offers the widest planks of any species, and gains character, personality and interest with age. Photo by John Hession

A fake wall was built to allow for a TV built-in in the family room. Custom cabinets provide storage below and above the TV. Brian Walters Photo
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Basements in houses built in the 50's face a lot of challenges when it comes to development - bulkheads, uneven floors, small windows, disintegrating plumbing, and cracked walls all need to be dealt with to provide a perfect modern finish. This basement required everything from completely new plumbing from the stack to the street, levelled breathable subfloor, spray foamed walls and rim joists, bulkheads, and a load bearing support wall.

The goal of this project was to provide a lush and vast garden for the new owners of this recently remodeled brick Georgian. Located in Wheaton this acre plus property is surrounded by beautiful Oaks. Preserving the Oaks became a particular challenge with the ample front walk and generous entertaining spaces the client desired. Under most of the Oaks the turf was in very poor condition, and most of the property was covered with undesirable overgrown underbrush such as Garlic Mustard weed and Buckthorn. With a recently completed addition, the garages were pushed farther from the front door leaving a large distance between the drive and entry to the home. This prompted the addition of a secondary door off the kitchen. A meandering walk curves past the secondary entry and leads guests through the front garden to the main entry. Off the secondary door a “kitchen patio” complete with a custom gate and Green Mountain Boxwood hedge give the clients a quaint space to enjoy a morning cup of joe. Stepping stone pathways lead around the home and weave through multiple pocket gardens within the vast backyard. The paths extend deep into the property leading to individual and unique gardens with a variety of plantings that are tied together with rustic stonewalls and sinuous turf areas. Closer to the home a large paver patio opens up to the backyard gardens. New stoops were constructed and existing stoops were covered in bluestone and mortared stonewalls were added, complimenting the classic Georgian architecture. The completed project accomplished all the goals of creating a lush and vast garden that fit the remodeled home and lifestyle of its new owners. Through careful planning, all mature Oaks were preserved, undesirables removed and numerous new plantings along with detailed stonework helped to define the new landscape.

This is the rear view of the addition and alteration to the ranch. The end result is a two story colonial style home. At the rear is a two story great room featuring a beautiful configuration of french doors, transom windows, and archtop window that lead out to a composite, maintenance free deck. The great room features a second story balcony. The piece de resistance is the belevedere tower which provides daylight throughout this spectacular two story great room.

The charm and style of this historic Spanish colonial home in Paradise Valley radiates through the base of the Camelback Mountain. Old growth olive and specimen Ironwoods frame the home as grass areas provide a visual transition from garden to a sun-drenched desert adaptive plant palette. The garden spaces transform from season to season due to the fields of perennials and wildflowers. Unusual succulents and cacti sets the tone for this picturesque, evolving private botanical garden.

Into all of this, our cement floor tiles in our Cluny pattern fit in perfectly with their crisp black and white palette Doherty selected for the room and serve as a strong counterpoint to the white subway tiles that line the walls. It also provides a bit of softness to the space with its more curvilinear design, offsetting some of the harder edges found. It’s another inspired project and a testament to the fabulous versatility of Granada Tile. Interior Design: Deirdre Doherty / Cement tiles: Granada Tile / Photograph: Ryan Phillips