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Mid-sized trendy rooftop rooftop deck container garden photo in Seattle with no cover

The existing powder room was widened and has a more functional layout. Located just off the library, it offers privacy to guests. It features wainscoting, a pedestal sink, and a transom window to match other areas of the home and allow natural light into the room.

Large elegant backyard deck photo in Cleveland with a fire pit and no cover

Stair Treads by Eurowood Cabinets. Custom cabinetry by Eurowood Cabinets. Photography by Amoura Productions.
Trendy u-shaped open staircase photo in Omaha

Inspiration for a contemporary metal exterior home remodel in Chicago

Inspiration for a coastal gray two-story wood exterior home remodel in Boston

Inspiration for a craftsman exterior home remodel in Austin

Home bar - small transitional single-wall dark wood floor and brown floor home bar idea in Charlotte with no sink, open cabinets, blue cabinets, mirror backsplash and white countertops

Light brown custom cedar screen walls provide privacy along the landscaped terrace and compliment the warm hues of the decking and provide the perfect backdrop for the floating wooden bench.

Todd Mason - Halkin Mason Photography
Open concept kitchen - large contemporary galley concrete floor and gray floor open concept kitchen idea with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, solid surface countertops, white backsplash, window backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

COLOR CODED. Awash in neutral tones, this contemporary kitchen serves up simplicity in a Philadelphia couple’s secondary residence in DC. Matte white base cabinets—topped with speckled gray granite and a white ceramic tile backsplash—create a L-shaped prep center. Without wall cabinets to distract, the central window floats freely above the sink, while dappled gray resilient linoleum covers the floor. Photography by Anice Hoachlander

Large elegant wooden curved staircase photo in Miami with painted risers

Designer: Bronwyn Poole Photographer: Matt Craig
Example of a mid-sized trendy freestanding desk carpeted and beige floor study room design in Los Angeles with white walls and no fireplace

Luke Wayne Photography
Mid-century modern gray split-level wood gable roof idea in Bridgeport

The Mazama house is located in the Methow Valley of Washington State, a secluded mountain valley on the eastern edge of the North Cascades, about 200 miles northeast of Seattle. The house has been carefully placed in a copse of trees at the easterly end of a large meadow. Two major building volumes indicate the house organization. A grounded 2-story bedroom wing anchors a raised living pavilion that is lifted off the ground by a series of exposed steel columns. Seen from the access road, the large meadow in front of the house continues right under the main living space, making the living pavilion into a kind of bridge structure spanning over the meadow grass, with the house touching the ground lightly on six steel columns. The raised floor level provides enhanced views as well as keeping the main living level well above the 3-4 feet of winter snow accumulation that is typical for the upper Methow Valley. To further emphasize the idea of lightness, the exposed wood structure of the living pavilion roof changes pitch along its length, so the roof warps upward at each end. The interior exposed wood beams appear like an unfolding fan as the roof pitch changes. The main interior bearing columns are steel with a tapered “V”-shape, recalling the lightness of a dancer. The house reflects the continuing FINNE investigation into the idea of crafted modernism, with cast bronze inserts at the front door, variegated laser-cut steel railing panels, a curvilinear cast-glass kitchen counter, waterjet-cut aluminum light fixtures, and many custom furniture pieces. The house interior has been designed to be completely integral with the exterior. The living pavilion contains more than twelve pieces of custom furniture and lighting, creating a totality of the designed environment that recalls the idea of Gesamtkunstverk, as seen in the work of Josef Hoffman and the Viennese Secessionist movement in the early 20th century. The house has been designed from the start as a sustainable structure, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, radiant concrete slab heating, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance LowE insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. A radiant hydronic heat system with exposed concrete floors allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The concrete slabs conserve heat and provide great warmth and comfort for the feet. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into living spaces and passively warm the exposed concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the house. The high level of craft evident in the house reflects another key principle of sustainable design: build it well and make it last for many years! Photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Tricia Shay Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary wooden u-shaped open and cable railing staircase remodel in Milwaukee with white walls

Paul McCredie
Kitchen - small industrial kitchen idea in Wellington with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, stainless steel countertops and white appliances

Dan Cutrona Photography
Family room - coastal medium tone wood floor and brown floor family room idea in Boston with white walls

Example of a transitional formal beige floor living room design in New York with brown walls