Meg Messina Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard concrete paver outdoor basketball/tennis/multi-game court in San Francisco.

Greg Grupenhof
Example of a mid-sized minimalist l-shaped dark wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Cincinnati with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, granite countertops, gray backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white cabinets

Galina Coada Photography
Example of a mountain style one-story wood gable roof design in Atlanta

This project encompasses the renovation of two aging metal warehouses located on an acre just North of the 610 loop. The larger warehouse, previously an auto body shop, measures 6000 square feet and will contain a residence, art studio, and garage. A light well puncturing the middle of the main residence brightens the core of the deep building. The over-sized roof opening washes light down three masonry walls that define the light well and divide the public and private realms of the residence. The interior of the light well is conceived as a serene place of reflection while providing ample natural light into the Master Bedroom. Large windows infill the previous garage door openings and are shaded by a generous steel canopy as well as a new evergreen tree court to the west. Adjacent, a 1200 sf building is reconfigured for a guest or visiting artist residence and studio with a shared outdoor patio for entertaining. Photo by Peter Molick, Art by Karin Broker

Paul Dyer
Mid-sized transitional one-story and backyard wood black patio photo in San Francisco with a hip roof, a shingle roof and a pergola

Trent Bell Photography
Transitional home design photo in Portland Maine

Joe Fletcher Atop a ridge in the Santa Lucia mountains of Carmel, California, an oak tree stands elevated above the fog and wrapped at its base in this ranch retreat. The weekend home’s design grew around the 100-year-old Valley Oak to form a horseshoe-shaped house that gathers ridgeline views of Oak, Madrone, and Redwood groves at its exterior and nestles around the tree at its center. The home’s orientation offers both the shade of the oak canopy in the courtyard and the sun flowing into the great room at the house’s rear façades. This modern take on a traditional ranch home offers contemporary materials and landscaping to a classic typology. From the main entry in the courtyard, one enters the home’s great room and immediately experiences the dramatic westward views across the 70 foot pool at the house’s rear. In this expansive public area, programmatic needs flow and connect - from the kitchen, whose windows face the courtyard, to the dining room, whose doors slide seamlessly into walls to create an outdoor dining pavilion. The primary circulation axes flank the internal courtyard, anchoring the house to its site and heightening the sense of scale by extending views outward at each of the corridor’s ends. Guest suites, complete with private kitchen and living room, and the garage are housed in auxiliary wings connected to the main house by covered walkways. Building materials including pre-weathered corrugated steel cladding, buff limestone walls, and large aluminum apertures, and the interior palette of cedar-clad ceilings, oil-rubbed steel, and exposed concrete floors soften the modern aesthetics into a refined but rugged ranch home.

Roof-to-Roof Sunmesh Canopies, Santa Clara
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional backyard patio remodel in San Francisco with a pergola

Mid-sized arts and crafts backyard deck photo in Vancouver with an awning

As you walk up to the front door of this wonderful 17th century French Country Home, you pass by the two red Crape Myrtle's that are guarding the entry way. The front doors were custom built by Antigua Doors in Danville, Ca and the house was built by Crowder Construction in Alamo, CA. Bill Woods of Danville is the architect.

New front entry with new canopy cover. An existing mid-century ranch was given a new lease on life with a whole house remodel and addition. An existing sunken living room had the floor raised and the front entry was relocated to make room for a complete master suite. The roof/ceiling over the entry and stair was raised with multiple clerestory lights introducing light into the center of the home. Finally, a compartmentalized existing layout was converted to an open plan with the kitchen/dining/living areas sharing a common area at the back of the home.

Jim Bartsch
Inspiration for a timeless medium tone wood floor bedroom remodel in Santa Barbara with white walls

Colin Price Photography
Example of a mid-sized eclectic formal and open concept medium tone wood floor living room design in San Francisco with blue walls, a corner fireplace, a tile fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

A simple front facade consisting solely of ten-foot shuttered French doors radiates elegance in this new traditional foursquare home in Washington, D.C. Featured in Country Living magazine, the airy plan offers spaciousness in a limited-fronted site of the American foursquare house. The goal for the design was creating a contemporary foursquare style house. The family room and kitchen of this American foursquare interior are separated by a glassy built-in rather than walls, encouraging visual connection between the spaces in the four square house. Though nestled in the city, this American foursquare home feels like a classic country home.

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary master carpeted and white floor bedroom remodel in Dallas with beige walls

Scot Zimmerman
Example of a trendy master carpeted bedroom design in Salt Lake City with white walls and no fireplace

Elliott Johnson Photography
Example of a country drought-tolerant patio design in San Luis Obispo

David Duncan Livingston
Inspiration for a timeless bedroom remodel in San Francisco with beige walls

Benny Chan
Example of a trendy backyard concrete and rectangular lap hot tub design in Los Angeles