Inspiration for a landscaping in Minneapolis.

A mining bee nest excavated in sandy-loam soil

Press: "Modern Art," The Record. 1993 This property rises to a knoll, where the house is situated, and continues a steep incline through the treed landscape. The home is positioned to achieve privacy and maximize views. On approaching the house, one is drawn to a chiseled metal window that punctuates the curved cedar façade and flows into a metal sheathed wall that follows a path to the front doors. This interplay of metal, cedar and glass is repeated in a composition of these materials on each facade. An expansive sky-lit window wall blurs the distinction between inside and outside. The interior features a sculpted entry, a cantilevered staircase and dynamic arches, all skillfully designed by Morpurgo Architects and crafted in maple and mahogany.

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The primary bathroom was reconfigured to accommodate a spacious walk-in shower with a full-sized niche, featuring a unique glass opening that allows visual continuity with the rest of the bathroom. Adjacent to the shower is a free-standing soaking tub. A sleek custom pocket shelving unit adds a minimalistic and modern vibe. Sahara Ecru Pressed Field Tiles from Bedrosians are consistently used throughout the bathroom, enveloping the space in earthy tones for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The vanity, made of solid acacia wood, echoes the kitchen's countertops, unifying the design theme across both spaces.

Press: "Modern Art," The Record. 1993 This property rises to a knoll, where the house is situated, and continues a steep incline through the treed landscape. The home is positioned to achieve privacy and maximize views. On approaching the house, one is drawn to a chiseled metal window that punctuates the curved cedar façade and flows into a metal sheathed wall that follows a path to the front doors. This interplay of metal, cedar and glass is repeated in a composition of these materials on each facade. An expansive sky-lit window wall blurs the distinction between inside and outside. The interior features a sculpted entry, a cantilevered staircase and dynamic arches, all skillfully designed by Morpurgo Architects and crafted in maple and mahogany.

- KONG SECTIONAL. An expression of continuous research into forms, generated by the modern consumer’s pressing need for greater wellbeing and comfort, Kong has a slender load-bearing structure that blends naturally into the shape of the sofa, adding a distinctive accent to the overall design. The back can be selected with either clearly defined lines and corners, ideal for those who love essential and simply elegant features, or with gently rounded corners, which envelop the body in a pleasant embrace. - MAKI OTTOMAN. Its name recalls the East, distant lands and exotic flavours. Its irregular shape embodies the spirit of fusion. 47’’1/4w x 43’’1/4d x 16’’1/2h Other width: 66’’7/8

Continuing the theme of amplifying natural lighting, the dining room has a whole wall dedicated to floor-to-ceiling windows. Custom shade panels silently drop at the press of a button to increase security, regulate temperature and set the mood of the room. Photographer: Alexandra White Photography

Inspiration for a modern home design remodel in San Francisco

The primary bathroom was reconfigured to accommodate a spacious walk-in shower with a full-sized niche, featuring a unique glass opening that allows visual continuity with the rest of the bathroom. Adjacent to the shower is a free-standing soaking tub. A sleek custom pocket shelving unit adds a minimalistic and modern vibe. Sahara Ecru Pressed Field Tiles from Bedrosians are consistently used throughout the bathroom, enveloping the space in earthy tones for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The vanity, made of solid acacia wood, echoes the kitchen's countertops, unifying the design theme across both spaces.

The primary bathroom was reconfigured to accommodate a spacious walk-in shower with a full-sized niche, featuring a unique glass opening that allows visual continuity with the rest of the bathroom. Adjacent to the shower is a free-standing soaking tub. A sleek custom pocket shelving unit adds a minimalistic and modern vibe. Sahara Ecru Pressed Field Tiles from Bedrosians are consistently used throughout the bathroom, enveloping the space in earthy tones for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The vanity, made of solid acacia wood, echoes the kitchen's countertops, unifying the design theme across both spaces.

Continuing the theme of amplifying natural lighting, the dining room has a whole wall dedicated to floor-to-ceiling windows. Custom shade panels silently drop at the press of a button to increase security, regulate temperature and set the mood of the room. Photographer: Alexandra White Photography

Spectrums Indulgence quartz, manufactured right here in Latta South Carolina, went into this kitchen in Columbia, and it's the kind of stone that works quietly hard in a room people actually cook and live in. It's engineered quartz, so what you're looking at is a mix of ground quartz and resin, blended and pressed to give a background that stays consistent slab to slab. That matters more than people think when you're trying to keep a kitchen looking pulled together across a run of cabinets, an island, and a backsplash. The color reads as a soft, workable background with movement in it, enough character to give the room some depth without turning into something that fights with the cabinets or the floor. That's the appeal of a pattern like this one. It's not a plain solid, but it's not so busy that it limits what else goes in the space. Kitchens live a long time with the same countertop, and a stone that holds up visually over the years is worth choosing over something flashier that gets tiring. Quartz like this is also just practical for a working kitchen. It doesn't need sealing the way natural stone does, it resists staining from wine, oil, and citrus, and it shrugs off the daily scratches from knives and pans that would show on a softer stone. Heat is the one thing we tell people to respect, a hot pan straight off the stove can shock the resin, so a trivet is the smart habit to build. Otherwise it's about as low-maintenance a surface as you can put in a kitchen. We set the edge as eased, which is the clean, simple choice that lets the stone itself do the talking instead of the profile. Templating and fabrication on a job like this comes down to getting the seams tight and matching the pattern across the island and the runs so it reads as one continuous piece even where the slabs meet. Jobs like this are what we like doing around Columbia and the rest of the Midlands, where a kitchen remodel means getting the material, the layout, and the fit all right in a space a family's going to use every single day.

The primary bathroom was reconfigured to accommodate a spacious walk-in shower with a full-sized niche, featuring a unique glass opening that allows visual continuity with the rest of the bathroom. Adjacent to the shower is a free-standing soaking tub. A sleek custom pocket shelving unit adds a minimalistic and modern vibe. Sahara Ecru Pressed Field Tiles from Bedrosians are consistently used throughout the bathroom, enveloping the space in earthy tones for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The vanity, made of solid acacia wood, echoes the kitchen's countertops, unifying the design theme across both spaces.

Once the stream and waterfall was complete, the next step was pressing the boulders into the surrounding slope to continue the natural presence of large boulders. Then the landscape crew installed natural woodland planting to tie in with the tall oaks adding color and evergreen shrubs to ensure year-round color. Once the slope was stabilized, it was time for the pool renovation. After draining the pool and removing the liner, a poorly built concrete block wall was uncovered where we straighten the wall and filled the block in with concrete and steal rebar for strength. New vinyl covered stairs were added, plus new pipes, returns, skimmers, pump, filter and a new liner. Cambridge Sahara Chestnut pavers were used to create a dramatic pool/patio area. www.deckandpatio.com

Continuing the theme of amplifying natural lighting, the dining room has a whole wall dedicated to floor-to-ceiling windows. Custom shade panels silently drop at the press of a button to increase security, regulate temperature and set the mood of the room. Photographer: Alexandra White Photography

Spectrums Indulgence quartz, manufactured right here in Latta South Carolina, went into this kitchen in Columbia, and it's the kind of stone that works quietly hard in a room people actually cook and live in. It's engineered quartz, so what you're looking at is a mix of ground quartz and resin, blended and pressed to give a background that stays consistent slab to slab. That matters more than people think when you're trying to keep a kitchen looking pulled together across a run of cabinets, an island, and a backsplash. The color reads as a soft, workable background with movement in it, enough character to give the room some depth without turning into something that fights with the cabinets or the floor. That's the appeal of a pattern like this one. It's not a plain solid, but it's not so busy that it limits what else goes in the space. Kitchens live a long time with the same countertop, and a stone that holds up visually over the years is worth choosing over something flashier that gets tiring. Quartz like this is also just practical for a working kitchen. It doesn't need sealing the way natural stone does, it resists staining from wine, oil, and citrus, and it shrugs off the daily scratches from knives and pans that would show on a softer stone. Heat is the one thing we tell people to respect, a hot pan straight off the stove can shock the resin, so a trivet is the smart habit to build. Otherwise it's about as low-maintenance a surface as you can put in a kitchen. We set the edge as eased, which is the clean, simple choice that lets the stone itself do the talking instead of the profile. Templating and fabrication on a job like this comes down to getting the seams tight and matching the pattern across the island and the runs so it reads as one continuous piece even where the slabs meet. Jobs like this are what we like doing around Columbia and the rest of the Midlands, where a kitchen remodel means getting the material, the layout, and the fit all right in a space a family's going to use every single day.

The primary bathroom was reconfigured to accommodate a spacious walk-in shower with a full-sized niche, featuring a unique glass opening that allows visual continuity with the rest of the bathroom. Adjacent to the shower is a free-standing soaking tub. A sleek custom pocket shelving unit adds a minimalistic and modern vibe. Sahara Ecru Pressed Field Tiles from Bedrosians are consistently used throughout the bathroom, enveloping the space in earthy tones for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The vanity, made of solid acacia wood, echoes the kitchen's countertops, unifying the design theme across both spaces.

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