Eric Piasecki
Inspiration for a coastal family room remodel in New York

Located in Menlo Park, California, this 3,000 sf. remodel was carefully crafted to generate excitement and make maximum use of the owner’s strict budget and comply with the city’s stringent planning code. It was understood that not everything was to be redone from a prior owner’s quirky remodel which included odd inward angled walls, circular windows and cedar shingles. Remedial work to remove and prevent dry rot ate into the budget as well. Studied alterations to the exterior include a new trellis over the garage door, pushing the entry out to create a new soaring stair hall and stripping the exterior down to simplify its appearance. The new steel entry stair leads to a floating bookcase that pivots to the family room. For budget reasons, it was decided to keep the existing cedar shingles. Upstairs, a large oak multi-level staircase was replaced with the new simple run of stairs. The impact of angled bedroom walls and circular window in the bathroom were calmed with new clean white walls and tile. Photo Credit: John Sutton Photography.

Mary Costa
Example of a trendy master beige floor drop-in bathtub design in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, gray walls and an undermount sink

New View Photography
Family room - mid-sized rustic loft-style dark wood floor and brown floor family room idea in Raleigh with a bar, gray walls, a wall-mounted tv and no fireplace

This home was a typical Toll Brothers contemporary from the early ‘90’s. The exterior had reached the end of its life, with decayed cedar siding and a deteriorated roof. Greg & Tamara decided to use this opportunity to radically remake their home - to update its modern appeal and set it apart from any other suburban tract house. Spring Creek Design created a new deck, new siding design, entryways and sculptural landscaping for the home. Design Criteria: - Replace siding and give the home a bold, modern look. - Update the home’s landscaping with a spare modernism. - Add a new deck with an outdoor kitchen. Special Features: - Bold new exterior features fiber-cement panels and siding. -Three different colors are used to clearly define the shapes of the home. - Cantilevered concrete entryways features “floating” concrete slab landings. - Azek deck with tempered glass railings. - Custom wine-bottle light fixtures adorn the outdoor kitchen. - Massive planting boxes of Cor-Ten steel form the basis of a low-maintenance, dramatic landscape. - Custom-fabricated square gutters and downspouts compliment the linearity of the home’s design.

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Inspiration for a large contemporary walk-out light wood floor and brown floor basement remodel in DC Metro with white walls and no fireplace

Rebecca Westover
Example of a bedroom and mid-sized classic boy carpeted and gray floor kids' bedroom design in Salt Lake City with white walls

A convergence of sleek contemporary style and organic elements culminate in this elevated esthetic. High gloss white contrasts with sustainable bamboo veneers, run horizontally, and stained a warm matte caramel color. The showpiece is the 3” bamboo framing around the tall units, engineered in strips that perfectly align with the breaks in the surrounding cabinetry. So as not to clutter the clean lines of the flat panel doors, the white cabinets open with touch latches, most of which have lift-up mechanisms. Base cabinets have integrated channel hardware in stainless steel, echoing the appliances. Storage abounds, with such conveniences as tray partitions, corner swing-out lazy susans, and assorted dividers and inserts for the profusion of large drawers. Pure white quartz countertops terminate in a waterfall end at the peninsula, where there’s room for three comfortable stools under the overhang. A unique feature is the execution of the cooktop: it’s set flush into the countertop, with a fascia of quartz below it; the cooktop’s knobs are set into that fascia. To assure a clean look throughout, the quartz is continued onto the backsplashes, punctuated by a sheet of stainless steel behind the rangetop and hood. Serenity and style in a hardworking space. This project was designed in collaboration with Taylor Viazzo Architects. Photography by Jason Taylor, R.A., AIA. Written by Paulette Gambacorta, adapted for Houzz Bilotta Designer: Danielle Florie Architect: Taylor Viazzo Architects Photographer: Jason Taylor, R.A., AIA

Inspiration for a small contemporary guest light wood floor bedroom remodel in Philadelphia with black walls

Renowned blogger and stylemaker Wit & Delight unveils her new studio space. This studio’s polished, industrial charm is in the details. The room features a navy hexagon tile kitchen backsplash, brass barstools, gold pendant lighting, antique kilim rug, and a waterfall-edge Swanbridge™ island. Handcrafted from start to finish, the Cambria quartz kitchen island creates an inspiring focal point and durable work surface in this creative space.Photographer: 2nd Truth http://www.2ndtruth.com/

In this recent kitchen design and renovation project, these long time clients came to me originally, several years ago to start discussing the design of their kitchen. At that time, the kitchen in this 1800’s home included a kitchen that had been poorly remodeled in the 1980’s, so the kitchen had already lost most of it’s original charm. I created a design plan creating a beautiful large kitchen expanding the space into the adjacent rooms. My clients loved this design plan, but other home issues took precedence, so after a few additional years, my clients were now ready to start their kitchen project. Their overall goals for the property did change since we first looked at this project, my clients decided that they did not want to enlarge or expand the small kitchen by opening it up to the adjacent rooms. So, I went back to the drawing board to create a kitchen in the existing kitchen space that fulfilled their new goals and created a beautiful functional space within the existing kitchen space. This new design, like my former design, honored this home’s traditional architecture, but added a light, fresh feel to the space using updated colors and material selections. This design consisted of additional storage and cabinetry, additional countertop space, and a small space to sit. We added new cabinetry, appliances, electrical, plumbing, beautiful quartz countertops, glass backsplash tile, traditional lighting fixtures, and finished everything off using beautiful classic hardware elements. My clients are now in love with this new renovated kitchen space. It contains many of the elements of a much larger kitchen, and melds beautifully with the rest of the house which we have also designed renovated over the last few years. Finally my client’s get to enjoy their new kitchen space as much as they enjoy the rest of this beautiful home!

Example of a large transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Austin with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Outside their newly renovated home, the homeowner decided to create a spacious patio big enough to entertain.
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern white one-story wood exterior home remodel in Philadelphia

1980s Split level kitchen remodel in white with stainless and hardwood floors, baking sheet storage above oven
Mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen photo in Portland with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, brown backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and brown countertops

Robb Siverson Photography
Example of a mid-sized transitional l-shaped light wood floor and beige floor eat-in kitchen design with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, gray backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and an undermount sink

The new design expanded the footprint of the home to 1,271 square feet for the first level and 1,156 for the new second level. A new entry with a quarter turn stair leads you into the original living space. The old guest bedroom that was once accessed through the dining room is now connected to the front living space by pocket doors. The new open concept creates a continuous flow from the living space through the dining into the kitchen. Photo by Tre Dunham

Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized contemporary u-shaped concrete floor eat-in kitchen idea in Miami with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

Jessica Cain © 2017 Houzz
Bedroom and mid-sized trendy girl dark wood floor kids' bedroom photo in Kansas City with white walls