Our designer has achieved a stylish look by combining dark cabinets and light-colored marbles.

It is important to keep your Boathouse safe and protected. The Boathouse Roll Up Doors prevents accidental breakage and vandalism from unexpected intruders. It allows more open space compared to having an overhead, swinging and sliding doors. Reduces noises that to help you and your family take a nap in the day or sleep at night. To learn more about how the Boathouse Roll Up Doors can improve your home visit our website at http://www.rollpro.ca/index.phtml or contact us at 1(905)-532-0017.

Kimberley Bryan
Cottage exterior home photo in Seattle

Photo: Danielle Sykes © 2016 Houzz
Example of a mid-sized cottage light wood floor kitchen design in Boston with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops and an island

I created these large metal and glass barn doors to give optional privacy between a large kitchen and a living room in a custom home in San Diego. This sleek modern style of glass and metal work is a departure from my usual nature and fine art based work. The resulting look is a combination of Japanese screen panels with mid century modern design into a sleek, functional and stylish finished product. The glass is custom colored to match the amazing matching colored Florentine finish on the walls throughout the home. These large door panels telescope back to leave the entire room open or closed for entertaining while the kitchen is preparing food for the guests while they are dining. Contact me here if you would like something similar for your home or business.

Window film can help maintain the natural night while helping reduce glare and offering fade protection Photo Courtesy of Eastman
Inspiration for a contemporary living room remodel in Los Angeles

The 1200 Model is a modern 2 bedroom + study + 2 bathroom home built completely out of teak grown on deforested cattle lands through reforestation efforts. Includes a 530ft2 teak deck. This prefabricated ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) reduces your carbon footprint while gaining rental income and increasing the value of your property. Furniture-grade finishes Teak exterior cladding Teak wide plank floor Teak Ceiling Teak doors, millwork, and cabinetry Solar option available 1200 sf home with 530 sf deck Site plan, design, engineering, and permit coordination included *Pricing for house kit. Contact Us for Turn-Key Installation Estimate

Trendy Blinds: Honeycomb or cellular shades are a versatile solution for both French door glass and windows. Provide extra insulation in the winter and reduce heat gain in the summer.

RediRoot BREATHE is a decorative air-pruning planter. Made for home gardeners and houseplant lovers the 360-degree aeration and drainage provided by BREATHE helps deliver beneficial oxygen to plants and allows for even drying. As a plant grows up in BREATHE the roots will be air-pruned as they come in contact with light and air. This action reduces circling roots and signals the plant to grow more lateral roots, increasing the plants' ability to absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. Email grow@rediroot.com or call 800-654-2116 for more information.

Purpose-built mudroom & laundry combo space essential for Canadian cold climate homes. Left side features tall closed lockers, open hanging rails and layered bench cubbies for storing winter coats, snow boots, outdoor gear and backpacks. The right side is customized with upper wall oak cabinets, dark stone countertop with integrated sink, and a precise recessed niche to house front-load washing machine. All cabinet hardware is anti-rust treated to withstand frequent contact with wet snow-laden outerwear, centralized storage greatly reduces clutter from seasonal outdoor apparel.

Owners of this home used Siminton windows to increase their curb appeal, home value and protect their home against the climate. Simonton Windows come in a variety of options including the Simonton StormBreaker® 300 VL series which protects your home from hurricane force winds, flying debris and sill slope at 45 degrees to ensure rainwater drains off easily. With Simonton windows you will reduce your energy consumption and save money. Contact Wonderful Windows for your free estimate today.

Example of a mid-sized trendy medium tone wood floor and brown floor front door design in Denver with white walls and a glass front door

Aluminum Composite Panels are simply an effiicient, cost-effective and fast way to renovate the exterior and add appeal, durability, and sound/fire/corrosion resistance to buildings. Another big advatange of Aluminum Composite Panels is the possibility to match any taste imaginable. There is a unique imgaination behind all our projects. Coupled with the localized materials and installation techniques, we build our proects to last and gauarantee our workmanship for 20 years. Design, Materials, Fabrication, and Installation for all our projects are done inhouse thereby reducing the cost, and adding integrity, and ease of installation to the project. Contact us today to know about your options and our offers.

Timber frame homes offer unique challenges during a remodel. What often makes them beautiful and attractive to most homeowners, also makes them challenging for space requirements. Context: The lovely couple that owned this home were struggling with some interesting floor plan challenges that just didn't work for their family. The loved the beautiful timbers and woodwork of their home, but the dramatically sloping ceilings on the second floor, particularly in the bathroom, just didn't work for this 1 1/2 bath home. Needing to use the skylight to approach the toilet was a less then ideal scenario. Although the bathroom footprint was more then adequate, the sloped ceiling only made half of the space useable. Check out the Before/After post on our blog to see the photos of the house pre-renovation. As much as they loved all the wood features in their home, another challenge they had was light. The wood ceiling made everything inside the house darker, even with a fantastic array of south facing windows, there were spaces in the home that felt dark and small. When they contacted us they wanted to know how could they make their brighter and more inviting, were there solutions to the 2nd floor sloped ceiling issues, and if they were going to do all of this work, how could they make their home more comfortable and efficient. A nagging water leak in the upstairs bathroom spurred them into action and here is how we solved their dilemma. Conclusion: First, we added a little dormer to the rear of the house so we could get full headroom in nearly all of the upstairs bathroom! Then we decided to extend that dormer one more timber bay over to create a walk in closet with natural light and plenty of space. Since we were contemplating energy efficiency, we resolved a nagging issue that is present in a lot of timber frame construction, air tightness. Commonly found in timber frame construction, fiberglass insulation is installed in the rafter bays and board ceilings are installed over top. Unfortunately, board ceilings are anything but air tight, and fiberglass insulation needs to be in an airtight cavity for maximum effectiveness. So we were able to solve two issues at the same time for this homeowner. We removed the board ceiling and fiberglass insulation, we dense packed the rafter bays with cellulose insulation, and installed sheetrock in place of the boards. The boards were salvaged for re-use by the homeowner, and the space and light quality was dramatically improved. Some may think that losing the board ceiling took something away from the space, but what you'll see in the pictures is that it highly accentuates the heavy timbers and really makes them stand out in a beautiful way. Now with this added airtightness, better insulation, and brighter space, the homeowner hardly runs their wood stove, and it's so quiet in the space, an added bonus from changing the insulation. It became necessary to also add a sheetrock ceiling to the living room to hide the plumbing from the new bathroom layout above. Changing this ceiling gave the homeowner some real quality lighting that was lacking in the living room before. The brighter ceiling and new lighting layout completely transforms the living room into a space you want to hang out, even though the layout didn't change at all. When the homeowner saw the finished spaces she said "I can't believe this is my house, I want to live in this house" Energy Efficiency: I touched a little on the efficiency above, but like all projects done with Mottram Architecture, we always want to leave you with a little extra. Timber frame construction with board ceilings and fiberglass insulation are notoriously leaky! If you want to know what we think about fiberglass insulation, check our our blog post on Why Fiberglass Insulation Sucks. By installing cellulose insulation and covering it with sheetrock we were able to greatly reduce the heat flowing out of this home. It not only improves cashflow it improves the comfort level in the space. Who wants to sit in their living room and feel a draft? Let us remind you, we are not saying cellulose insulation is an air barrier, we use the sheetrock to help with that, but it does significantly reduce the air flow over fiberglass insulation. And when we reduce the airflow, we reduce the heat flow. And when we reduce the heat flow, we reduce the need to re-heat that drafty air from outside. When it comes to energy efficiency the first and best place to start is air infiltration. We greatly reduced the air infiltration with the new insulation, but we also added a hat and warm boots. What I mean by that is, we improved the insulation in the roof, and we installed insulation in the basement. Maybe it's a silly analogy, but when you think about keeping warm, we always start with the hat and boots! With sustainability in mind, the next project will be to add a deck to the front of this house with rain catchment barrels from the metal roof. They are planning to plant a garden in the spring and the rain catchment system will help to irrigate the new garden. Builder: East Shore Builders Photographer: Michael Eric Berube

A little over a month ago, we completed a solar installation for Omari T. in Champaign, IL. This was a 12.045 kW system on a sloped roof and the customer was very happy with the final product. Omari T. chose us for the project because of our competitive pricing and our craftsmanship. The main reason he recommended us was because of our excellent service and nice people. The project was completed in just a couple months and the results were great! The solar panels are from Panasonic and the inverter is from SolarEdge. The whole system is grid-tie-in and it’s already reducing Omari’s utility bill each month. We’re so happy that we could help Omari T. with his solar needs and we’re always available to help more people go solar! If you’re interested in learning more about solar or getting a quote for your home, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

A little over a month ago, we completed a solar installation for Omari T. in Champaign, IL. This was a 12.045 kW system on a sloped roof and the customer was very happy with the final product. Omari T. chose us for the project because of our competitive pricing and our craftsmanship. The main reason he recommended us was because of our excellent service and nice people. The project was completed in just a couple months and the results were great! The solar panels are from Panasonic and the inverter is from SolarEdge. The whole system is grid-tie-in and it’s already reducing Omari’s utility bill each month. We’re so happy that we could help Omari T. with his solar needs and we’re always available to help more people go solar! If you’re interested in learning more about solar or getting a quote for your home, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Monte Verde is one of our most durable products. It offers an engineered “M” blade, which is designed to look and feel realistic while standing up to heavy foot traffic. In addition, the blades have been delustered, which reduces and eliminates any shine that synthetic grass may have. This product offers a 114-ounce weight with 1-3/4” blade height, making it a full and luscious product. The Monte Verde product is perfect for lawns and play areas where it will see a lot of action! This product has been used for both residential and commercial soccer fields and playgrounds and is a versatile product that can be installed anywhere. For more information, please contact Jesus (theturfguy) Phone: 510-753-4773 Email: theturfguy@bwlandscapesupply.com

Brian Vanden Brink
Inspiration for a large timeless attached two-car garage remodel

Jim Brady
Indoor basketball/tennis/multi-game court - large modern light wood floor indoor basketball/tennis/multi-game court idea in San Diego with multicolored walls