Offering a beautiful view through a large window into the backyard, we knew we would highlight the window and design a new kitchen layout, around that window. The former kitchen felt closed in with super dark cabinets. Along with the homeowner, our team designed a light and airy kitchen, including a new pass through to the dining room. Closed off from the kitchen before, the pass through not only allows light to flow in from the beautiful bay window in the dining room, but if offers a functional countertop used for entertaining and serving guests. Not pictured is a drop zone, located immediately when you enter from the mudroom. Drop zones are fantastic for everyday items like keys, wallets, dog gear and more. We added an additional opening to the living room, right off the kitchen as well as a wet bar strategically placed outside the ever day kitchen work zone. Wet bars are fantastic for holding entertainment dishware, barware and appetizers! We finished the space with beautiful new hardwood floors throughout the entire first floor, except the tile in the mudroom.

A very beige, very boring living room was transformed with paint, artwork and furniture. The inspiration came from the existing painting, seen above the fireplace. The backs of two large bookcases were painted gold in order to display unique and interesting sculptural objects. More texture was added through the use of silk florals and a "popcorn" area rug. Michael Jacob Photography

Cottage Garden planted with roses, flowering shrubs, annuals and perennials in shades of pink, yellow, blue and white. Display Garden, Seekonk, MA.
Photo of a mid-sized rustic full sun front yard gravel garden path in Providence.

This custom living room unit and media center was designed to provide all that a Manhattan family needs for entertaining lots of guests or to just kick back, relax and watch some TV. The wall unit also shows off some of our favorite new material finishes with a combination of wood veneer, matte glass, and high gloss. Color played a big role in the design of this entertainment center. It contrasts a radiant high gloss orange with a warm Smoked Walnut wood grain for a balanced and modern look. The orange high gloss adds an artistic accent to the unit, while keeping the design free from chaotic lines and color schemes. Our no-handle design is made possible by a brushed aluminum J-channel that provides a clean look and makes the drawers easy to access. Flat style doors and drawer fronts also contribute to the smooth and modern European look of the media center. Our space saving entertainment system also delivers an abundant amount of floor to ceiling storage, both open and in drawers. There is ample room to store and display books, sculptures and home decor. Bottom cabinets are a suitable place to conceal and store media equipment. 1.5 inch thick floating shelves above the television and the box shelves alongside, featured in Midnight Ash, provide definition to the design and balance the high intensity orange elements. Top shelves provide space to arrange fragile keepsakes while bottom shelves can be used to display your favorite reads. Opposite the open shelving is a matte black glass fronted cabinet to house your favorite drinks and glassware for quick entertaining. The black satin glass is defined by an aluminum door frame. Clear glass shelves are found within the glass door cabinet and provide a useful place for storing dry bar essentials like rocks glasses and your preferred liquor selection. The cabinet includes vertical profile LED strip lights on both side panels that illuminate when the door is opened. The lighting shines through the shelves and sparkles off the glassware, silver ice bucket and colorful drinks you might keep there. The unit contains a sliding door that alternately hides a flat screen television and reveals a shelf. This feature paired with our wire management system helps keep your wall unit and your living area looking neat and tidy. The hidden hardware adds a unique function to this design without drawing the eye. Short arm flap stays and drop-down flap hinges allow for the soft, almost automatic opening of the long panel faces that conceal the drawers behind. The drawers are easy to access and provide the storage of multiple drawers without cluttering the look of the media center. This design is completed with integrated LED lighting. Behind the floating backing panel, adjustable LED lighting enhances the spacious look of the unit and provide mood lights for the living room. The shelves are equipped with recessed LED lights that make the orange high gloss color pop and showcase your displayed possessions. The floating shelves are equipped with horizontal profile LED strip lights to give the whole unit a warm glow. Our lighting systems offer features such as touch switches and dimmers, which add light, comfort and convenience to your living space. Tell us what you want in your living room media center.

Basement - eclectic basement idea in Minneapolis

5) 12’ by 7’ L-shaped walk behind wet bar with custom stained and lacquered, recessed paneled, maple/cherry, front bar face, ‘Aristokraft’ raised or recessed panel, cherry base cabinetry (www.aristokraft.com ) with room for owner supplied refrigerator, ice machine, beer tap, etc. and (2) level granite slab countertop (level 1 material allowance with standard edge- http://www.capcotile.com/products/slabs) and 5’ back bar with Aristokraft brand recessed or raised panel cherry base cabinets and upper floating shelves ( http://www.aristokraft.com ) with full height ‘Thin Rock’ genuine stone ‘backsplash’/wall ( https://generalshale.com/products/rock-solid-originals-thin-rock/ ) or mosaic tiled ($8 sq. ft. material allowance) and granite slab back bar countertop (level 1 material allowance- http://www.capcotile.com/products/slabs ), stainless steel under mount entertainment sink and ‘Delta’ - http://www.deltafaucet.com/wps/portal/deltacom/ - brand brushed nickel/rubbed oil bronze entertainment faucet; 6) (2) level, stepped, flooring areas for stadium seating constructed in theater room; 7) Theater room screen area to include: drywall wrapped arched ‘stage’ with painted wood top constructed below recessed arched theater screen space with painted, drywall wrapped ‘columns’ to accommodate owner supplied speakers;

The dining room area can be seen from behind the screen partition at the bottom of the stair showcasing staggered display shelving units as well as the Graypants Drum 36 Lights in Natural. All images © Thomas Allen

Photo courtesy of Moen

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Family Room TV and Storage Cabinet by Mitchel Berman Cabinetmakers. Our Client requested a Contemporary Style Cabinet for a Mill Valley Family Room to display a large Flat Screen TV set and to provide display space for books and artifacts and additional storage in drawers. Working together with our Clients, we designed this large cabinet over 17’ long and 9’ tall Custom painted in a warm grey painted finish.

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Gregg Willett
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Modern Japanese Room Alcove (Tokonoma) with Black Polished Concrete by Concrete-Visions LLC. www.concrete-visions.com *Displayed Artwork: Oil Painting by Kumiko S. McKee www.kumiko-art.com *Floor - Japanese Tatami Mats. *Doors - Shoji Sliding Door. 〜 Zen Design

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Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2014 Houzz
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Benjamin Hill
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