Photo: Margot Hartford © 2016 Houzz

Inspiration for an eclectic gender-neutral medium tone wood floor nursery remodel in San Francisco with white walls

Howard Roberts- Liquid Inc (landscape design) & photos Christine Levy - flowers
Inspiration for a large craftsman front yard brick home design remodel in New York with a roof extension

Photography by Jack Gardner
Urban porch idea in Miami

Howard Roberts- Liquid Inc (landscape design) & photos Christine Levy - flowers
Inspiration for a large craftsman brick front porch remodel in New York with a roof extension

Small trendy enclosed medium tone wood floor living room photo in Orange County with blue walls, no fireplace and no tv

Photography by Jack Gardner
Industrial exterior home idea in Miami

Living room - small modern enclosed medium tone wood floor living room idea in Orange County with gray walls, no fireplace and no tv

Example of a huge transitional master white tile and marble tile marble floor and white floor freestanding bathtub design in New York with open cabinets, white cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and a hinged shower door

Photography by Jack Gardner
Large contemporary gray two-story mixed siding exterior home idea in Miami with a shed roof

Large tuscan open concept travertine floor family room photo in Houston with beige walls, a corner fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Photography by Jack Gardner
Urban balcony photo in Miami

Photography by Jack Gardner
Urban exterior home photo in Miami

When decorating shelves create interest by varying heights, objects, size, colors, and textures. But remember to keep things balanced. Cyndi Broadhead, iDeal Furniture Irvine

Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic gray floor and porcelain tile bathroom remodel in DC Metro with gray walls, a vessel sink and wood countertops

Front facade of home showing the new Covered Porch constructed over the original Pergola location. The complex bay and Oriel windows of the original design were persevered with new Jeld-Wen custom windows. Prefinished cedar shake siding with client selected paint color wraps the home. Trimming is a mix of Boral and natural wood materials. An off-white paint was used on all column and trimming.

Photography by Jack Gardner
Example of a small urban enclosed carpeted living room design in Miami with brown walls and no fireplace

This new 1,700 sf two-story single family residence for a young couple required a minimum of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, packaged to fit unobtrusively in an older low-key residential neighborhood. The house is located on a small non-conforming lot. In order to get the maximum out of this small footprint, we virtually eliminated areas such as hallways to capture as much living space. We made the house feel larger by giving the ground floor higher ceilings, provided ample natural lighting, captured elongated sight lines out of view windows, and used outdoor areas as extended living spaces. To help the building be a “good neighbor,” we set back the house on the lot to minimize visual volume, creating a friendly, social semi-public front porch. We designed with multiple step-back levels to create an intimacy in scale. The garage is on one level, the main house is on another higher level. The upper floor is set back even further to reduce visual impact. By designing a single car garage with exterior tandem parking, we minimized the amount of yard space taken up with parking. The landscaping and permeable cobblestone walkway up to the house serves double duty as part of the city required parking space. The final building solution incorporated a variety of significant cost saving features, including a floor plan that made the most of the natural topography of the site and allowed access to utilities’ crawl spaces. We avoided expensive excavation by using slab on grade at the ground floor. Retaining walls also doubled as building walls.