Cape Cod-style home in South Tulsa which rich use of color and light. Builder: Homes by Mark Galbraith, LLC Photo Cred: Michelle Soden
Mid-sized coastal gray two-story stone exterior home idea in Other

Trendy patio photo in Los Angeles with a pergola

Laura Trevey watercolors http://www.lauratrevey.etsy.com Direct link to art studio: http://www.brightboldbeautiful.com/2010/04/19/art-studio-home-office/ Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Spring Mint Desk : IKEA trestles with Beveled Glass top Chair: IKEA swivel chair Dress Painting: Watercolors by Laura Trevey Pegboard: Organization tool and display

This project salvages a historic German-style bank barn that fell into serious decay and readapts it into a private family entertainment space. The barn had to be straightened, stabilized, and moved to a new location off the road as required by local zoning. Design plans maintain the integrity of the bank barn and reuses lumber. The traditional details juxtapose modern amenities including two bedrooms, two loft-style dayrooms, a large kitchen for entertaining, dining room, and family room with stone fireplace. Finishes are exposed throughout. A highlight is a two-level porch: one covered, one screened. The backside of the barn provides privacy and the perfect place to relax and enjoy full, unobstructed views of the property. Photos by Cesar Lujan

Example of a mid-sized trendy open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room design in New Orleans with white walls, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and a plaster fireplace

Wilmette Residence Landscape - Privacy Screen, Freestanding Cedar Trellis with Vine, Bluestone Terrace and Stone Steps
Inspiration for a timeless backyard stone patio vertical garden remodel in Chicago

Kitchen pantry - mid-sized french country u-shaped medium tone wood floor kitchen pantry idea in Other with a drop-in sink, gray cabinets, no island, open cabinets, solid surface countertops, white backsplash and subway tile backsplash

Small elegant garden shed photo in Detroit

A steep hillside is turned into a lush landscape using salvias, ornamental grasses, pomegranates and other easy care plants.
Photo of a traditional hillside stone landscaping in San Francisco.

Example of a large asian master brown tile and ceramic tile bathroom design in Portland with gray walls

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Large trendy master white tile and porcelain tile concrete floor, gray floor, double-sink and wood ceiling bathroom photo in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, quartz countertops, white walls, a one-piece toilet, white countertops and a floating vanity

For this remodel in Portola Valley, California, we were hired to rejuvenate a circa 1980 modernist house clad in deteriorating vertical wood siding. The house included a greenhouse style sunroom which got so unbearably hot as to be unusable. We opened up the floor plan and completely demolished the sunroom, replacing it with a new dining room open to the remodeled living room and kitchen. We added a new office and deck above the new dining room and replaced all of the exterior windows, mostly with oversized sliding aluminum doors by Fleetwood to open the house up to the wooded hillside setting. Stainless steel railings protect the inhabitants where the sliding doors open more than 50 feet above the ground below. We replaced the wood siding with stucco in varying tones of gray, white and black, creating new exterior lines, massing and proportions. We also created a new master suite upstairs and remodeled the existing powder room. Architecture by Mark Brand Architecture. Interior Design by Mark Brand Architecture in collaboration with Applegate Tran Interiors. Lighting design by Luminae Souter. Photos by Christopher Stark Photography.

This is an example of a small contemporary partial sun backyard brick landscaping in New York.

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This is an example of a large cottage screened-in back porch design in Atlanta with decking and a roof extension.

Inspiration for a contemporary backyard landscaping in San Francisco.

This project salvages a historic German-style bank barn that fell into serious decay and readapts it into a private family entertainment space. The barn had to be straightened, stabilized, and moved to a new location off the road as required by local zoning. Design plans maintain the integrity of the bank barn and reuses lumber. The traditional details juxtapose modern amenities including two bedrooms, two loft-style dayrooms, a large kitchen for entertaining, dining room, and family room with stone fireplace. Finishes are exposed throughout. A highlight is a two-level porch: one covered, one screened. The backside of the barn provides privacy and the perfect place to relax and enjoy full, unobstructed views of the property. Photos by Cesar Lujan

A grove of Japanese snowbell trees and drifts of shade-loving groundcovers give the front entry of this contemporary house a woodland feel.
Photo of a contemporary front yard landscaping in Portland.

The deck steps curve to the fire pit paver patio. Take an evening dip in the pool and then relax by the fire. Railing by Granote Ornamental iron. http://www.wiesephoto.com/clients/

A mix of walnut veneer and ivory laminate cabinets gives this kitchen a natural balance of light and warmth. An in-cabinet dish rack above the sink is a custom detail that was incorporated to meet the clients' needs, along with a compost drawer above the trash pull-out. Up lighting, down lighting and pendants combine to provide a well-lit kitchen environment.