Example of a minimalist iron decorative, fade-resistant, rust-resistant and weather-resistant exterior home design in Los Angeles

Bathroom - traditional bathroom idea in St Louis

No more duties, no more smells,no more cleaning, no more dangerious,the bioethanol is a modern and ecological natural fuel (it is a part of renewable and eco-friendly energies) which does not produce smokes.Really Nice idea to owning an interlligent bioethanol burners!

Master bedroom suite with floor to ceiling windows, exposed custom wood/steel ceiling trusses, skylight over sink area in master bath behind wall Photo: Tricia Shay Architect: Stephen Bruns/Bruns Architecture Interior Design: MANI & Co

This is one example of how custom installation makes a TV fit where it might not have otherwise. We had this TV frame custom built by Leon Speakers/Media Decor to house a Sony 55 Inch 4K TV and Sonos PLAYBAR (behind a custom speaker grill). The equipment is hidden away in a rack with all control via Control4.

Clifford Wright
Home design - small coastal home design idea in Hawaii

Back of large family home with window film installed could help save energy and help with solar heat control in the summer and winter Photo Courtesy of Eastman

Wall Control Metal Pegboard at work in a design studio. Wall Control Horizontal Metal Pegboard Panels work great above workbenches and below cabinets where a narrow wall storage system is required. Thanks for the great customer submission Syrrah!

Our customer wanted to upgrade their dated redwood deck with a modern, low-maintenance one. We built this deck using Deckorators Voyage Sedona decking with a Deckorators Vista Ironwood single-board picture frame border. The railing is a Fortress Fe26 Traditional steel deck railing in Antique Bronze with lighted post caps. On the closed deck stairs, we installed two step lights on alternating risers.

Location: Denver, CO, USA THE CHALLENGE: Transform an outdated, uninspired condo into a unique, forward thinking home, while dealing with a limited capacity to remodel due to the buildings’ high-rise architectural restrictions. THE SOLUTION: Warm wood clad walls were added throughout the home, creating architectural interest, as well as a sense of unity. Soft, textured furnishing was selected to elevate the home’s sophistication, while attention to layout and detail ensures its functionality. Dado Interior Design DAVID LAUER PHOTOGRAPHY

Photo credit: Scott McDonald @ Hedrich Blessing 7RR-Ecohome: The design objective was to build a house for a couple recently married who both had kids from previous marriages. How to bridge two families together? The design looks forward in terms of how people live today. The home is an experiment in transparency and solid form; removing borders and edges from outside to inside the house, and to really depict “flowing and endless space”. The house floor plan is derived by pushing and pulling the house’s form to maximize the backyard and minimize the public front yard while welcoming the sun in key rooms by rotating the house 45-degrees to true north. The angular form of the house is a result of the family’s program, the zoning rules, the lot’s attributes, and the sun’s path. We wanted to construct a house that is smart and efficient in terms of construction and energy, both in terms of the building and the user. We could tell a story of how the house is built in terms of the constructability, structure and enclosure, with a nod to Japanese wood construction in the method in which the siding is installed and the exposed interior beams are placed in the double height space. We engineered the house to be smart which not only looks modern but acts modern; every aspect of user control is simplified to a digital touch button, whether lights, shades, blinds, HVAC, communication, audio, video, or security. We developed a planning module based on a 6-foot square room size and a 6-foot wide connector called an interstitial space for hallways, bathrooms, stairs and mechanical, which keeps the rooms pure and uncluttered. The house is 6,200 SF of livable space, plus garage and basement gallery for a total of 9,200 SF. A large formal foyer celebrates the entry and opens up to the living, dining, kitchen and family rooms all focused on the rear garden. The east side of the second floor is the Master wing and a center bridge connects it to the kid’s wing on the west. Second floor terraces and sunscreens provide views and shade in this suburban setting. The playful mathematical grid of the house in the x, y and z axis also extends into the layout of the trees and hard-scapes, all centered on a suburban one-acre lot. Many green attributes were designed into the home; Ipe wood sunscreens and window shades block out unwanted solar gain in summer, but allow winter sun in. Patio door and operable windows provide ample opportunity for natural ventilation throughout the open floor plan. Minimal windows on east and west sides to reduce heat loss in winter and unwanted gains in summer. Open floor plan and large window expanse reduces lighting demands and maximizes available daylight. Skylights provide natural light to the basement rooms. Durable, low-maintenance exterior materials include stone, ipe wood siding and decking, and concrete roof pavers. Design is based on a 2' planning grid to minimize construction waste. Basement foundation walls and slab are highly insulated. FSC-certified walnut wood flooring was used. Light colored concrete roof pavers to reduce cooling loads by as much as 15%. 2x6 framing allows for more insulation and energy savings. Super efficient windows have low-E argon gas filled units, and thermally insulated aluminum frames. Permeable brick and stone pavers reduce the site’s storm-water runoff. Countertops use recycled composite materials. Energy-Star rated furnaces and smart thermostats are located throughout the house to minimize duct runs and avoid energy loss. Energy-Star rated boiler that heats up both radiant floors and domestic hot water. Low-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures are used to conserve water usage. No VOC finish options and direct venting fireplaces maintain a high interior air quality. Smart home system controls lighting, HVAC, and shades to better manage energy use. Plumbing runs through interior walls reducing possibilities of heat loss and freezing problems. A large food pantry was placed next to kitchen to reduce trips to the grocery store. Home office reduces need for automobile transit and associated CO2 footprint. Plan allows for aging in place, with guest suite than can become the master suite, with no need to move as family members mature.

This historic home wanted to blend technology with its charm. If you look closely, you can see a lighting control keypad and audio keypad below the light fixture. We were able to blend the wallpaper to the keypads seamlessly in order to hide the keypad and keep it from sticking out among the wallpaper.

Patio - patio idea in Houston

Jim Schmid
Example of a classic kids' room design in Charlotte

Avesha Michael
Inspiration for a small modern master white tile and marble tile concrete floor and gray floor doorless shower remodel in Los Angeles with light wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, a drop-in sink, quartz countertops and white countertops

Bedroom - mid-sized modern carpeted bedroom idea in New York with white walls and no fireplace

Front of large family home with window film installed could help save energy and help with solar heat control in the summer and winter Photo Courtesy of Eastman

Barry Grossman Photography
Enclosed kitchen - contemporary u-shaped enclosed kitchen idea in Miami with an undermount sink, medium tone wood cabinets, metallic backsplash, metal backsplash, stainless steel appliances and flat-panel cabinets