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Inspiration for a timeless slate floor kitchen remodel in Burlington with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets and an island
Inspiration for a timeless slate floor kitchen remodel in Burlington with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets and an island

Example of a mid-sized trendy women's carpeted dressing room design in Dallas

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Staircase - modern wooden floating light wood floor and open staircase idea in Los Angeles with white walls

Rebar connection detail
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Staircase - industrial staircase idea in Vancouver
Staircase - industrial staircase idea in Vancouver

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Large minimalist master medium tone wood floor bedroom photo in Atlanta with white walls
Large minimalist master medium tone wood floor bedroom photo in Atlanta with white walls

Jamie Snavley
White Tiled Wainscot added to sink level. A small "bump-out" into the garage area beyond provided space for an inset mirrored display niche which helps to visually enlarge this tiny powder room.

Swing doors that blend timeless design with smooth functionality—custom-crafted to complement your space with elegance and precision.
Example of a trendy hallway design in Miami
Example of a trendy hallway design in Miami

Houston Interior Designer Lisha Maxey took this Museum District condo from the dated, mirrored walls of the 1980s to Mid Century Modern with a gallery look featuring the client’s art collection.
The place was covered with glued-down, floor-to-ceiling mirrors,” says Lisha Maxey, senior designer for Homescapes of Houston and principal at LGH Design Services in Houston. “When we took them off the walls, the walls came apart. We ended up taking them down to the studs."
The makeover took six months to complete, primarily because of strict condo association rules that only gave the Houston interior designers very limited access to the elevator – through which all materials and team members had to go.
“Monday through Friday, we could only be noisy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and if we had to do something extra loud, like sawing or drilling, we had to schedule it with the management and they had to communicate that to the condo owners. So it was just a lot of coordination. But a lot of Inner City Loopers live in these kinds of buildings, so we’re used to handling that kind of thing.”
The client, a child psychiatrist in her 60s, recently moved to Houston from northeast Texas to be with friends. After being widowed three years ago, she decided it was time to let go of the traditionally styled estate that wasn’t really her style anyway. An avid diver who has traveled around the world to pursue her passion, she has amassed a large collection of art from her travels. Downsizing to 1,600 feet and wanting to go more contemporary, she wanted the display – and the look – more streamlined.
“She wanted clean lines and muted colors, with the main focus being her artwork,” says Maxey. “So we made the space a palette for that.”
Enter the white, gallery-grade paint she chose for the walls: “It’s halfway between satin and flat,” explains Maxey. “It’s not glossy and it’s not chalky – just very smooth and clean."
Adding to the gallery theme is the satin nickel track lighting with lamps aimed to highlight pieces of art. “This lighting has no wires,” notes Maxey. “It’s powered by a positive and negative conduit.”
The new flooring throughout is a blended-grey porcelain tile that looks like wood planks. “It’s gorgeous, natural-looking and combines all the beauty of wood with the durability of tile,” says Maxey. “We used it throughout the condo to unify the space.”
After Maxey started looking at the client’s bright, vibrant, colorful artwork, she felt the palette couldn’t stay as muted anymore. Hence the Mid Century Modern orange leather sofas from West Elm and bright green chairs from Joybird, plus the throw pillows in different textures, patterns and shades of gold, orange and green.
The concave lines of the Danish-inspired chairs, she notes, help them look beautiful from all the way around – a key to designing spaces for loft living.
“The table in the living room is very interesting,” notes Maxey. “It was handmade for the client in 1974 and has a signature on it from the artist. She was adamant about including the piece, which has all these hand-painted black-and-white art tiles on the top. I took one look at it and said ‘It’s not really going to go.’”
However, after cutting 6 inches off the bottom and making it look a little distressed, the table ended up being the perfect complement to the sofas.
The dining room table – from Design Within Reach – is a solid piece of mahogany, the chair upholstery a mix of grey velvet and leather and the legs a shiny brass. “The side chairs are leather and the end ones are velvet,” says Maxey. “It’s a nice textural mix that lends depth and texture.”The galley kitchen, meanwhile, has been lightened and brightened, with new, white contemporary cabinetry, quartz countertops mimicking the look of Carrara marble, stainless steel appliances and a velvet green bench seat for a punch of color.The two bathrooms have been updated with contemporary white vanities and vessel sinks and the master bath now features a walk-in shower tiled in Dolomite white marble (the floor is Bianco Carrara marble mosaic, done in a herringbone pattern).In the master bedroom, Homescapes of Houston knocked down a wall between two smaller closets with swing doors to make one large walk-in closet with pocket doors. The closet in the guest bedroom also came out 13 more inches.The client’s artwork throughout personalizes the space and tells the story of a life. There’s a huge bowl of shells from the client’s diving adventures, framed art from her child psychiatry patients and a 16th century wood carving from a monastery that’s been in her family forever.
“Her collection is quite impressive,” says Maxey. “There’s even a framed piece of autographed songs written by John Lennon.” (You can see this black-framed piece of art on the wall in the photo above of two green chairs).
“We’re extremely happy with how the project turned out, and so is the client,” says Maxey. “No expense was spared for her. It was a labor of love and we were excited to do it.”

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Walk-in closet - small transitional gender-neutral carpeted and brown floor walk-in closet idea in Toronto with shaker cabinets and white cabinets
Walk-in closet - small transitional gender-neutral carpeted and brown floor walk-in closet idea in Toronto with shaker cabinets and white cabinets

Full gut kitchen renovation with white cabinets and white oak island with stone backsplash. Space includes coffee station and wet bar. New lighting and wood beams were also added to finish the space.

S. Walker-Stuppy
Eat-in kitchen - large 1960s u-shaped ceramic tile and gray floor eat-in kitchen idea in St Louis with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, multicolored backsplash and stainless steel appliances
Eat-in kitchen - large 1960s u-shaped ceramic tile and gray floor eat-in kitchen idea in St Louis with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, multicolored backsplash and stainless steel appliances

Brian Korte AIA
Example of a multicolored and medium tone wood urban wood panel queen size bedroom design in Denver
Example of a multicolored and medium tone wood urban wood panel queen size bedroom design in Denver

Large cottage master beige tile and pebble tile ceramic tile freestanding bathtub photo in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, beige walls, an undermount sink and granite countertops
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