Photo by: Leonid Furmansky
Staircase - large transitional metal straight open staircase idea in Austin

Eat-in kitchen - large cottage u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in Orange County with a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, distressed cabinets, gray backsplash, stone tile backsplash and an island

Photo: Margot Hartford © 2017 Houzz
Design ideas for a landscaping in Other.

“Dramatic” and “no detail spared” are two ways to describe this stunning home in Corona del Mar. Located on an oversized bluff side lot with views of Newport Harbor, Catalina, and the Pacific Ocean, the contemporary dwelling is the work of Brandon Architects Inc. and Spinnaker Development. Door and window systems from Western are used throughout, especially the Series 600 Multi-Slide, where it’s used to enhance features such as indoor/outdoor living areas and a guest casita that opens to a courtyard. Photos by Jeri Koegel.

Photo by Jamie Sentz
Dining room - traditional dining room idea in Baltimore

Photography by Matt Sartain
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional white tile and ceramic tile marble floor and white floor drop-in bathtub remodel in San Francisco with white walls and a pedestal sink

Will Edwards
Inspiration for a contemporary bathroom remodel in Orange County

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.

Thse clients came to me for a kitchen refresh. Keeping the existing floor plan but updating as much as possible. After explaining my thoughts, they chose to go with a much larger project. The wall to the garage wash pushed bach 12" to allow for the island to happen. This almost couldn't happen as there is a support post in the garage we had to keep. I designed the last pantry area as on 10" deep, allowing us to conceal that behind the cabinets. Then, we opend up the wall to the dining room to make the rooms one large space. The wall to the family room was also openend up, leaving the half wall to allow for the kitchen eating area. They wanted to incorporate a bar area, without it feeling like a "bar" The fabulous tall custom unit houses their wine collection and then half of the dining room buffet area holds glassware and other bar items. I helped the clients with all of the design choices.We all wanted to keep the space classic, war, functional and with mixed materials. I chose to use the same countertop material for the backsplash, to keep the space feeling as large as possible.

Jacob Bodkin Phototgraphy
Country hallway photo in Austin

KEVIN BIRCH
Kids' room - mid-sized transitional girl carpeted kids' room idea in New York

Outdoor living....Outdoor kitchen doesn't really describe this family retreat in their own yard. This outdoor kitchen includes a BBQ, warming drawers, outdoor refrigerator, prep station and a wood fired pizza oven (gas is an option if you're in a hurry)

Connie Anderson
Huge transitional white two-story mixed siding exterior home photo in Houston with a shingle roof

I was hired as the interior designer for HGTV's House Hunters: Renovation to help a young couple remodel their living/dining room in their new home that needed major work. Their style, as they describe it was vintage meets old lady chic with pops of modern industrial. They LOVE color and wanted it everywhere. We ripped off all the old wood paneling on the walls, painted the ceiling white and stained the beams dark, added a wall of vintage wallpaper, painted bright and bold accent walls in every room and found a mixture of pieces from flea markets, vintage stores and main stream stores to create their perfect space. Photography by Joshua Targownik www.targophoto.com

Photo: Margot Hartford © 2018 Houzz
Inspiration for an eclectic bedroom remodel in Other

Photo: Michaela Dodd © 2017 Houzz
Cottage chic kitchen photo in Other

Our design team created a concept of a “Water-wise Tropical Paradise”, bursting with color, shiny textures, lush foliage, and small palm tree varieties. Turf was converted to garden beds, and low-volume, low-pressure drip irrigation was installed.

The customer built a wooden platform because the yard sloped downhill, and was able to create a small hockey area for his kids! Polypropylene plastic sports tile give a safe, suspended sports surface great for deck hockey, roller hockey, and lots of other sports.

A new clear-grade cedar rainscreen system at the exterior brings texture and warmth to the existing stucco facade, with flush minimalist window and door trim finish details. myd studio, inc