Mexican bush sage, roses, and esperanza
This is an example of a traditional landscaping in Austin.

This is an example of a mid-sized front yard driveway in Kansas City.

plaster window grille in the powder room
Example of a large tuscan white three-story stucco house exterior design in Santa Barbara with a tile roof

This gorgeous wide plank antique Oak is our most requested floor! With dramatic widths ranging from 6 to 12 inches (14 inches in some cases), you can easily bring an old-world charm into your home. This product comes to you completely pre-finished and ready to install. We start by hand sanding the surface, beveling the edges ever so slightly, and being careful to preserve the historical integrity of the planks. Typically, about 80% of your flooring will be "Smooth" with the remaining 20% having a slight texture from the original saw kerfs. This material will also have nail holes, knots, and checks which only adds to the unique character. Next, we apply Waterlox, a tung oil based sealant with or without stain added. Finally, 3 coats of Vermont Polywhey finish are added with a hand buffing between coats. The result is a luxurious satiny finish that you can only get from Historic Flooring! Photos by Steven Dolinsky

Northwestern Drapery designed & fabricated these custom window treatments. For this open concept living room and dining room, we designed treatments to compliment each other to define the two areas. The dining room we designed a custom shaped cornice with a inset fabric surounded by nail heads. Stationary pleated draperies frame the window opening. In the living room, we fabricated stationary side draperies with over pole swag w/side jabot. Draperies are hooked on a decorative pole with rings. Location: Harbor Park - Kenosha. Call Northwestern Drapery @ 262-515-5882 for your custom-made treatments.

Hand painted ceiling distressed into a glazed textured finish. Copyright © 2014 The Artists Hands
Elegant single-wall eat-in kitchen photo in Houston with flat-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Photography by Natalie DeNormandie, SegoDesign.
Design ideas for a small contemporary landscaping in Boston.

Mid-sized elegant guest medium tone wood floor bedroom photo in Chicago with white walls and no fireplace

D. Johnson
Elegant exterior home photo in Denver

Fireplace mosaic detail.
Inspiration for a mediterranean terra-cotta tile living room remodel in San Diego with white walls, a standard fireplace and a tile fireplace

R.K Scarlett Photography
Inspiration for a small mediterranean medium tone wood floor enclosed dining room remodel in DC Metro with beige walls

Mid-century modern dining room photo in San Francisco

Breathtaking in its beauty, decorative outdoor feature lighting is for those who wish to take their landscaping designs to a sublimely higher level. In Garnet Valley, PA, light and shadow and texture, as well as artwork quality features set these features apart.

KITCHEN RENOVATION  CURRENT CRAFTSMAN This client started off just being curious about our services - what we could do, and if we could even help her update her kitchen. She and her husband with their two teenage kids have lived in their home for several years without updating anything since the house was originally built. They didn’t quite have a budget in mind yet. They didn’t know their style, or even if they had one. Their timeline was simple, “as fast as you can so we’re not without a kitchen for very long” (usually what we hear for kitchen updates). After a very productive consultation: determining the scope of work and zeroing in on a budget, I was very excited to update this underwhelming space to something that is modern but timeless, something that is theirs. And, it was easy to see what type of design style they gravitated toward looking at the pieces they already own: Craftsman/Prairie Style. I left the meeting so excited to weave in yet another genre of design to my CDG portfolio! We circled in our contractor to discuss the changes they were looking to make and the scope of work that would be theirs. Then I was off to get designing: // Because the kitchen’s footprint and the defined breakfast space delineated by the bay, we kept the perimeter cabinetry as it was originally laid out. We updated these cabinets to a beautiful soft Alabaster White with a Barn Wood Glaze to highlight the simplicity of the shaker style doors. We added transom cabinets above the uppers, with only the back wall having seeded glass inserts to highlight some of their collectables. // The original shaped island was counter-productive (See what I did there?) in functionality and design. We squared this off to reduce some of the angles and gain more storage. We highlighted the new island with a contrasting oak cabinet in a dark finish, to pay our respects to the craftsman style, and topped with a concrete-like countertop as a nod to the Prairie Style, allowing the homeowners to gain two extra seats and a massive -uninterrupted- work surface. // The small section of cabinetry between the garage entry and fridge now is the perfect dump-station for mail, electronics, whatever is in their hands when they come into the house; and completely hidden by the refrigerator. // The disconnected cabinetry in the breakfast area makes for a great place to have a working office. Accessible from the kitchen or the adjacent great room, this is the perfect place for the kids to do their homework while mom and dad are putting together dinner. The base cabinets are built out for office-type storage: paper and pencil drawers, filing systems, and cord management. Additionally, the long counter provides a ton of worksurface to spread out. // The largest transformation was the pantry. We raised the height of the doorway and added huge custom designed bypass sliding barndoors. Finished with a dark stain to compliment the island and cut to inset 4 stained glass windows, typical of this style of design, and driving home the concept for the whole space. // They were desperate to replace their flooring with something extremely durable to flow throughout the kitchen and the whole main level. This beautiful new flooring is actually a textured LVT(!) Which allowed them to save on overall cost and extend the life of their new flooring purchase. // They loved their copper table, so we kept it and added new simple, mid-century modern chairs around it and a shiny new craftsman-style chandelier above. We added bright barstools in a burnt orange-red accent, and a bright woven rug to tie it all together. // Because the kitchen renovation was shaping up to be pretty spectacular, they decided they needed to now replace their ‘now-these-look-a-little-too-old’ upholstered seating in the neighboring great room with 2 new sofas. We found the perfect sage-y-grey fabric which we covered on sofa frames that have and exposed oak-wood base, which we finished in a warm weathered grey. // As every designer knows, a room isn’t finished until there’s something on the windows. Now that the new flooring was installed and every other room on the main level ‘seemed’ to be updated, we needed to update the window treatments in the dining, and great rooms to reflect their new design concept. I hope you find the ‘after’ photos refreshing (as refreshing as it was for me to work on something that’s not a “Farm House” style that’s saturating the industry right now!) This was such a fun project and a great collaboration with our contractor.

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Example of a small 1960s white tile and ceramic tile marble floor drop-in bathtub design in Indianapolis with a pedestal sink, flat-panel cabinets and white cabinets

21313-3 Blue Grey Wallpaper
Transitional closet photo in Richmond

A collection of hand carved jade statues and sculptures from China makes a striking yet elegant statement to any contemporary decorative setting. Elaborately hand carved from ornamental jade, each work is completely unique with its own characteristics.