Amadeus Lietner, Chris Corrie, Amy Steidlmayer
Trendy living room photo in Albuquerque with white walls, a ribbon fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Paul Finkel | Piston Design
Mid-sized trendy front yard rectangular and gravel pool photo in Austin

Photo of a contemporary landscaping in Denver.

Joseph Schell
Inspiration for a contemporary concrete floor bedroom remodel in San Francisco with gray walls

Inspiration for a rustic brown one-story wood gable roof remodel in Seattle

Driveway and entry walkway of colored exposed aggregate concrete, walkway overhang with tongue and groove wood on underside.
Large modern exterior home idea in Phoenix

Our pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet. Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls. The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof. Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.

Cornerstone Custom Construction, Inc.

Matt Vacca
Pool - small southwestern backyard concrete and rectangular pool idea in Phoenix

The roof garden has a glass "pebble" border around the entire perimeter. An aggregate border is typically provided to keep vegetation away from the edges - for fire protection and drainage efficiency. And it looks cool!

Photo: Ten Ten Creative
Wet bar - transitional single-wall dark wood floor and brown floor wet bar idea in Dallas with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, black backsplash, subway tile backsplash and gray countertops

Two different colours of smooth stucco finish, with clear cedar, cast in place aggregate concrete front steps, with custom colored aluminum railing with pickets & glass panels. Photo: Hillson Homes

Entry with glass pivot door. Photo by Robinette Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a large modern beige one-story mixed siding flat roof remodel in Phoenix

Photo by Anne Attinger

This is an organic Lime Wash done with a true lime wash product as opposed to a brick mortar or concrete that is often seen on new houses. This product can be applied as a solid coating making the surface completely white, or can be applied and "washed off" in many artistic ways, as seen here. If you hate your brick or just want something unique this is a great option! Photo credit: Jeff Murrey

THE COURTYARD ARRIVAL: A rusted metal gate made from laser-cut scrap metal, is framed with masonry and smooth stucco pilasters. Pilasters are tapered to go with the slightly tapered building walls. Wood frame and stucco exterior walls achieve an R-26 energy efficiency with double pane, low-e windows giving this home a TEP Energy Credit Certificate (lower utility rate). At the patio, ponderosa pine posts & beam construction welcomes the visitors with quality craftsmanship detailing.

Andrea Nilsen
Design ideas for a small transitional full sun backyard gravel landscaping in Boston.

Latch hardware in upper cabinets.
Inspiration for a mid-sized craftsman u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in San Francisco with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, green backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

This free form custom pool design lends a natural feel to the backyard of this Mt. Pleasant, SC home. The interior finish type is exposed aggregate and the color is Blue Gem which gives the water it's brilliant blue color, even in the shade. On a clear day the water will appear even more brilliant from the reflection of the sky. The waterline tile is NPT Aztec Cobalt 6"x6" in size. The pool deck and coping is Walnut Travertine laid out in a mini-roman pattern. This is a saltwater pool utilizing energy efficient pool equipment which can be operated at the pool's control center or via wireless technology.