Alan Wycheck
Example of a classic wooden straight dark wood floor staircase design with gray walls and painted risers

ASID 2018 DESIGN OVATION SINGLE SPACE DEDICATED FUNCTION/ SECOND PLACE. The clients requested professional assistance transforming this small, jumbled room with lots of angles into an efficient home office and occasional guest bedroom for visiting family. Maintaining the existing stained wood moldings was requested and the final vision was to reflect their Nigerian heritage in a dramatic and tasteful fashion. Photo by Michael Hunter

Like most homes built in the 1980’s this combined entry, living room, eating area, and kitchen were completely compartmentalized with walls. They loved the idea of opening up the spaces to accommodate more of a great room feeling. Advance Design accomplished this by opening up the corner of the kitchen to not only make the space flow, but to let light into the dark eating nook and living room. Working on a budget, opening up the space and installing new hardwood flooring was a priority, so a more expansive kitchen had to be economical. Wanting a clean, contemporary feel; tall espresso shaker cabinets replaced old soffits, and River White granite made an impressive and clean lined contrast. A drywall pantry was replaced with an efficient roll out pantry, and stylish long stainless steel pulls tie the whole look together. Photo Credits- Joe Nowak

Small trendy white one-story exterior home photo in San Francisco with a shed roof

Like most homes built in the 1980’s this combined entry, living room, eating area, and kitchen were completely compartmentalized with walls. They loved the idea of opening up the spaces to accommodate more of a great room feeling. Advance Design accomplished this by opening up the corner of the kitchen to not only make the space flow, but to let light into the dark eating nook and living room. Working on a budget, opening up the space and installing new hardwood flooring was a priority, so a more expansive kitchen had to be economical. Wanting a clean, contemporary feel; tall espresso shaker cabinets replaced old soffits, and River White granite made an impressive and clean lined contrast. A drywall pantry was replaced with an efficient roll out pantry, and stylish long stainless steel pulls tie the whole look together. Photo Credits- Joe Nowak

Large elegant l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen pantry photo in Houston with open cabinets and gray cabinets

Photographer Melissa M Mills, Designer Terri Sears
Example of a small transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor enclosed kitchen design in Nashville with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, gray backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, no island and white countertops

Amoura Productions
Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized transitional u-shaped eat-in kitchen idea in Omaha with a single-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and stone slab backsplash

A custom 2,265 Sq. Ft. energy efficient ENERGY STAR Certified ranch home featuring 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.
Arts and crafts gray one-story vinyl exterior home photo in Cleveland

Inspiration for a mid-sized scandinavian 3/4 white tile and subway tile slate floor and black floor alcove bathtub remodel in Houston with furniture-like cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink and marble countertops

Jeff Herr
Transitional women's closet photo in Atlanta with flat-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Example of a small beach style l-shaped vinyl floor eat-in kitchen design in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, gray backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

A new second story was added with a home office/ loft space. The new structural ceiling beams were all exposed and painted. The room is lined with custom bookshelves that have uplighting hidden behind the crown. The railing is a custom design in painted wood. Photo by Lee Manning Photography

Exposed framing is possible because all the insulation is on the outside of the house. This concept is called "Perfect Wall" and was originally designed by Building Science Corporation's founder Joe Lstiburek. See our YouTube channel for more info and construction videos on Perfect Wall. YouTube.com/MattRisinger Casey Dunn

Wet bar - transitional single-wall light wood floor wet bar idea with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, mirror backsplash and white countertops

Project was done in MDF with solid wood doors, drawer faces , desk top & trim. The homeowner added the chalkboard paint to create a space for notes and ideas.

Photo by Mike Casey Cramped, uncomfortable, and out of date: when the owners of this home approached us about renovating their kitchen and adjoining sunroom, these were high on their list of complaints. OPENING UP THE KITCHEN Our plan kept the kitchen in the same location but took down the walls between both the dining room and the sunroom to create an expansive multi-purpose space with spectacular views to conservation land along the back of the property. We removed the powder room and in its place created a window-lined hallway to the living room—opening up direct access between these two previously disconnected spaces. We then built a new half bath between these two rooms, with a door along the back hallway. The result is a more private powder room that is easier to access than before. Significantly improved cabinetry provides ample storage for both human and canine needs. An island countertop is functional and pleasant, enabling the owners to prep for and clean up from dinner all while enjoying the view of the woods behind their house. CREATING COMFORT We also completely rebuilt the sunroom, thickening the framing to allow for extra insulation and raising the roof to accommodate a higher ceiling and tall windows that let in as much natural light as the skylights they replaced, but much less of the solar gain that had made the room so intolerable in the summer. We improved visual connections between spaces and admitted more natural light by converting the framing of the main stairway from full to half walls. We also insulated the attic and replaced an aging, inefficient central air conditioning system with ductless minisplit heat pumps, which can also be used as supplemental heat. All in all, this was our kind of project: we made the home more attractive, more comfortable, and more energy-efficient—all over the course of a single, well-integrated project.

Gibeon Photography
Laundry room - contemporary laundry room idea with black cabinets and black countertops