When the owners of this Sea Ranch property approached David Moulton AIA and Empire Construction they were seeking our help to answer a couple of design challenges. The first challenge was to create a weather proof walkway between the main house, a separate building that served as a study, and an adjacent bedroom over the garage. Between these buildings there was a beautiful collection of towering Redwood trees and a glade of ferns. Over the years the owners had observed that a wonderful array of wildlife made their way across the property through these tress and ferns. It was not unusual to glance out their window and see Deer, Jackrabbits, Fox and the occasional Bobcat between the trees. Longtime lovers of the forest and native landscape, as well as avid dog and cat owners, they felt very strongly that the design include the preservation of each and every tree, the glade of ferns and the wildlife thoroughfare. From the start then, the design required something suspended above the landscape.

Inspired by the client’s frequent trips to Martha’s Vineyard, this renovation project’s primary goal was to create a landscape complimentary of this Colonial Revival style home, reminiscent of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The front landscape was specifically designed to offer expansive views of a layered horizontal foundation planting that nestled itself around the base of the home, allowing the home itself to be the star of the show. Flowering borders that rotate with the seasons create a strong foreground while a clipped yew hedge forms the barrier needed to separate the billowing panicle hydrangeas in the background. The axial design of the herringbone front walk, punctuated by a bluestone transitional space and formal cast limestone urn, create an axis by which all other landscape elements are symmetrically mirrored. Desiring a rear entertainment space separated from the adjacent 4 car garage and recreational lawn, a series of intimate gathering spaces were designed to include Edgartown inspired architectural features that would establish the character of the garden while setting the backdrop for a robust mix of perennials, grasses, hedges and annuals. Mimicking the pattern and detail previously established on the stone base of the home, individually hand chiseled pieces of Valders veneer were used to construct the garden walls. Reclaimed street pavers border a reconfigured bluestone patio and create a garden walk that separates the garden into 4 equal quadrants; each section of the walk connecting itself to a prominent feature of the garden. The central paver transition space is backed by a concentric hedge of low growing boxwoods, delineating annual and perennial. The relocation of an arbor, in conjunction with a new evergreen hedge, creates the desired partition between relaxed conversation and open lawn activities. A brick masonry water feature with reclaimed 1916 antique cast iron tub anchors the garden and terminates the perennial adorned paver walk opposite the home’s fireplace centered within the main seating area. Whether spending an evening with friends or a quiet moment alone, this quaint garden space offers our clients the perfect ambiance to pause and reflect on life’s special treasures.

Built in 1949, this Edina home had a strong horizontal presence on the site, but through subsequent renovations the overall massing was lacking clarity and refinement and the entry was diminutive and uninviting. The roof and siding materials were aging, and important interior spaces were cramped and closed in. The house needed better light, better connection internally and out, and exterior updates to clarify and enhance the strengths of the home. The primary design evolved out of a celebration of the existing horizontality of the home and a recognition that a bigger home was not needed. By layering materiality and color, a new identity was created. A new cedar entry canopy slips out from under the previous roof line, extending further towards the street. This added warmth at the entry is echoed along the facade, creating a graceful rhythm and texture. The previous additions were re-clad with a darker material palette in order to anchor and unify the ends of the home. As the grade slopes down towards the back yard, horizontal bands are exposed, revealing the layering top to bottom. Combined, these few shifts in color and materiality allowed for a complete transformation of the home. The interior is reflective of the material and color palette used outside. The main living spaces are opened up and connected while strengthening the original symmetry of the more formal linear alignment of rooms. A whole new kitchen relocates the center of the home and makes more fluid the daily life of this young family. The house is fully transformed inside and out, all without adding more square feet. Project Team: Ben Awes, AIA, Principal-in-Charge Nate Dodge

Sophisticated Kitchen Remodel with Custom Stonework and Seamless Flow This striking kitchen remodel beautifully merges elegance and function, creating a cohesive flow with the adjacent family room and built-in bar area. Rich wood cabinetry in a warm, modern finish grounds the space, providing ample storage and a seamless look from floor to ceiling. The centerpiece of the kitchen is the stunning island, wrapped in a bold, statement-making stone with natural veining that adds texture and drama. Echoing this feature, the custom range hood is clad in the same material, creating a strong focal point that ties the design together. Soft, neutral-toned quartz countertops and backsplash balance the heavier textures, keeping the space light and airy. Modern chrome and leather barstools offer comfortable seating for casual dining or entertaining, while sleek black hardware adds a subtle contemporary edge. Thoughtful details like integrated appliances, a pot filler over the cooktop, and oversized windows that bring in natural light make this kitchen as functional as it is beautiful. From the kitchen, your eye flows effortlessly to the bar area and family room, creating a unified and luxurious open-concept living space perfect for modern lifestyles.

Design Highlight: A dated adobe-style fireplace wall in El Paso gets a complete fireplace remodel with clean lines, custom built-ins, warm wood floating shelves, and a fresh modern living room makeover. Before: This El Paso living room’s fireplace feature had strong architectural potential but felt heavy and outdated. The adobe-style texture, ornate corbels, and monotone beige color created a closed-in look. The built-in shelves blended into the wall, missing the opportunity to showcase décor and create visual impact. After: We transformed this El Paso fireplace wall into a stunning modern focal point. The surface was smoothed and refreshed with crisp white paint to brighten the space. Bulky corbels were replaced with clean, contemporary lines. Custom warm wood floating shelves were added to bring depth, texture, and a touch of rustic charm. A wall-mounted TV above the fireplace adds modern functionality, while the redesigned built-ins create the perfect display for books, art, and decorative accents. The result is a balanced blend of style and comfort, turning this room into the heart of the home and showcasing Regal Renovate’s craftsmanship in El Paso.

This Kitchen renovation was created for a busy family who wanted their home to better support the way they lived. With two children, a dog, and demanding professional schedules, the Kitchen was the heart of their home. However, the existing space felt outdated, inefficient, and disconnected from their personal style. The heavy wood finishes and worn materials no longer reflected the look or functionality they wanted. The goal was to create a Kitchen that felt fresh and elevated, while still looking like it had always belonged in the home. The new design focused on improving functionality while carefully selecting materials that blended seamlessly with the existing finishes. White oak veneer Kitchen cabinetry brought warmth and timeless character, while a natural dolomite countertop became the centrepiece of the space. Custom cabinetry was also added to the Mudroom, creating additional storage and helping the home function better for everyday life. The Clients had a strong vision and a preference for natural materials rather than standard builder-grade finishes. Through thoughtful conversations and careful sourcing, we helped bring that vision to life while balancing design goals and budget considerations. The finished Kitchen is warm, functional, and timeless. It is a space designed not only to look beautiful but to support busy mornings, family meals, and everyday moments. Project Details: ? Kitchen Renovation ? White Oak Veneer Cabinetry ? Natural Dolomite Countertop ? Custom Mudroom Cabinetry ? Timeless, Functional Design Sosna Home Renovations 7250 Keele Street, Unit 372 Vaughan, ON L4K 1Z8 website: www.sosna.ca phone: 416-888-7366 extension 1 email: contact@sosna.ca

With the popularity of both outdoor upholstery and low maintenance, aluminium frames in the ascendancy, Vista was designed to capitalise on both these trends and bring a stylish Outdoor Lounge collection to the market at a more competitive price. Inspired by the sleek yachts of the French Riviera, the powder coated aluminium frames feature strong horizontal lines formed into flowing, curved shapes creating a visually light, yet welcoming form. Sleek, angled legs contrast with the curved backs and add to the design appeal. Highly modular, Vista is comprised of just 3 units – a corned/end unit, centre unit and ottoman. A lounge chair and two sizes of occasional tables complete the collection. Available in two frame colours – Frost and Gunmetal, Vista features Gloster’s pioneering Outdoor Lounge cushion technology with water resistant base cushions combined with scatter cushions in textured polypropylene fabrics sourced from Italy. Gloster’s outdoor lounge upholstery is virtually water resistant Strong aluminum frame Powdercoat finish is knock and scratch resistant, impervious to moisture, and highly resistant to corrosion Photo Credits www.danishdesignco.com.sg

This remodel consisted of a whole house transformation. We took this 3 bedroom dated home and turned it into a 5 bedroom award winning showpiece, all without an addition. By reworking the awkward floor plan and lowering the living room floor to be level with the rest of the house we were able to create additional space within the existing footprint of the home. What was once the small lack-luster master suite, is now 2 kids bedrooms that share a jack and jill bath. The master suite was relocated to the first floor, and the kitchen that was located right at the front door, is now located in the back of the home with great access to the patio overlooking the golf course. View more about this project and our company at our website: www.davefox.com

This 30" x 24" abstract acrylic painting has been done in shades of cobalt blue, sky blue, citrine, chartreuse, white, soft sea green, and royal blue. Finished in gloss varnish to protect the piece from dust and UV light for years to come. Can be hung vertically or horizontally. Gorgeous vivid rich colors in a great contemporary style.

Located in a neighborhood characterized by traditional bungalow style single-family residences, Orange Grove is a new landmark for the City of West Hollywood. The building is sensitively designed and compatible with the neighborhood, but differs in material palette and scale from its neighbors. Referencing architectural conventions of modernism rather than the pitched roof forms of traditional domesticity, the project presents a characteristic that is consistent with the eclectic and often unconventional demographic of West Hollywood. Distinct from neighboring structures, the building creates a strong relationship to the street by virtue of its large amount of highly usable balcony area in the front façade. While there are dramatic and larger scale elements that define the building, it is also broken down into comprehensible human scale parts, and is itself broken down into two different buildings. Orange Grove displays a similar kind of iconoclasm as the Schindler House, an icon of California modernism, located a short distance away. Like the Schindler House, the conventional architectural elements of windows and porches become part of an abstract sculptural ensemble. At the Schindler House, windows are found in the gaps between structural concrete wall panels. At Orange Grove, windows are inserted in gaps between different sections of the building. The design of Orange Grove is generated by a subtle balance of tensions. Building volumes and the placement of windows, doors and balconies are not static but rather constitute an active three-dimensional composition in motion. Each piece of the building is a strong and clearly defined shape, such as the corrugated metal surround that encloses the second story balcony in the east and north facades. Another example of this clear delineation is the use of two square profile balcony surrounds in the front façade that set up a dialogue between them—one is small, the other large, one is open at the front, the other is veiled with stainless steel slats. At the same time each balcony is balanced and related to other elements in the building, the smaller one to the driveway gate below and the other to the roll-up door and first floor balcony. Each building element is intended to read as an abstract form in itself—such as a window becoming a slit or windows becoming a framed box, while also becoming part of a larger whole. Although this building may not mirror the status quo it answers to the desires of consumers in a burgeoning niche market who want large, simple interior volumes of space, and a paradigm based on space, light and industrial materials of the loft rather than the bungalow.

Photography by Mariko Reed Nestled in the hills of Mill Valley, California, this spectacular custom home is on track to be the first LEED for Homes certified house in Marin County, and the second LEED Platinum house in Northern California. This project represents the collaborative efforts of a visionary group of partner companies, who have come together to bring this first-of-its-kind project to Marin County. Scott Lee, President & Principal of SB Architects, designed this home as his own residence and in the process produced a definitive statement of what is possible in combining high design with high sustainability. The steep hillside site necessitated a very vertical design, balanced by strong horizontal elements and details. A striking stairway core vertically links the spaces, while the efficiently designed spaces and attention to detail create a home that lives much larger than its footprint. Balconies and covered terraces off of every room promote an indoor/outdoor lifestyle, connection with the site and sense of serenity reminiscent of a luxury resort, and capitalize upon the stunning views of the trees, San Francisco Bay and city skyline.

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Cesar ArraisPhotos by: Cesar Henrique Arrais Before & After: Orleans Living Room Here is a great example of how our in-home designers can work with furniture and accessories you already have and add to them to create a functional and beautiful space. Designer Dea Attar accomplished this with her Orleans living room project. The Before: This client had already begun the project and needed a designer to help finish the room. She wanted to keep the sofa, new rug and artwork and work around them to complete the look. The room is used occasionally for socializing purposes. As it is the first room you see when you come in to the house, the goal was to give it the WOW factor! The designer’s concept and vision: Inspired by the vibrant colours in the artwork, Dea planned to use the blues and greens as accents. She wanted the bigger pieces such as the furniture to remain neutral in order to make the accents pop. Dea selected a chair-and-a-half that had similar arms to the sofa and mixed the two styles together. Since the room was to be used occasionally, the chair-and-a-half could fit 2 people in a pinch but wouldn’t overwhelm the space. A small armless chair was introduced in the opposite corner of the room to create a circle of seating and accommodate socializing and conversations. She selected a fresh paisley pattern that combines the greens and blues together. The after: The result, a happy room with bright colours and strong accents that express exactly what the client had requested. Dea played with patterns of different scales and proportions to create a nice balance in the room. The multiple pillows used tied the mixed pieces together to complement the design and the accent colours. The introduction of mirrors created elegant reflections and made the room brighter. The chest and photo combo are a statement and a conversation starter that catch the eye of anyone entering the home.

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Spiral staircases are stunning and add a unique twist to your home's character. With a smaller footprint than a standard set of stairs, a Spiral Staircase is perfect for tight spaces or to open up a room while adding an eye-catching focal point to your home. Our Spiral Staircases are not "kits". They are custom designed and fabricated to fit the space in which it was intended. All metal components are welded together to create a strong, structuraly solid staircase you can swirl around for a lifetime!

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This Pacific Northwest boathouse retreat was designed to create a strong connection between the home and the surrounding waterfront environment. Natural cedar siding, expansive outdoor decks, and modern detailing help blend the structure into the wooded shoreline while maximizing views and outdoor living opportunities. Pacific Home Source worked closely with the homeowners to develop a functional and inviting design that balances modern architecture with the relaxed feel of waterfront living. The project emphasizes entertaining, indoor-outdoor flow, and durable materials suited for the Pacific Northwest climate.

Inspired by a modern farmhouse influence, this 6,336 square foot (9,706 square foot under roof) 4-bedroom, 4 full bath, 3 half bath, 6 car garage custom ranch-style home has woven contemporary features into a consistent string of timeless, traditional elements to create a relaxed aesthetic throughout.