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This Garage Guesthouse was born when my wife and I built a new home and I realized that it was perfect except for one thing: I really wanted and needed a space of my own. That, and a good friend once told me that if one could ever justify the cost of a Guest House, we and our guests would prefer the arrangement. And so was born a simple, yet attractive, highly energy-efficient 18' x 22' timber framed Garage/Workshop with an upstairs that currently serves as a Guest House--but could also be a studio, home office, or Airbnb. The White Oak timber frame is enclosed by highly efficient pre-cut structural insulated panels, and is heated and cooled by a Mitsubishi split unit. We plan to offer this as a timber frame kit in the coming year--please give Eric Morley a call for more information. Photo copyright 2017 Carolina Timberworks

Example of a small classic light wood floor and brown floor wine cellar design in Burlington with storage racks

Eric Hausman
Mid-sized trendy l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor wet bar photo in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, an undermount sink and white countertops
Mid-sized trendy l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor wet bar photo in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, an undermount sink and white countertops
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Side door and mudroom plus powder room with wood clad wall.
Example of an eclectic slate floor and gray floor mudroom design in Boston with gray walls and a black front door
Example of an eclectic slate floor and gray floor mudroom design in Boston with gray walls and a black front door

This project was a beautiful collaboration between J.Montgomery Landscape Architects and the Architect remodeling the house and cabana structure. The original 1928 Art Deco home underwent its own transformation, while we designed the landscape to perfectly match. The clients wanted a style reminiscent of a Country Club experience, with an expansive pool, outdoor kitchen with a shade structure, and a custom play area for the kids. Bluestone paving really shines in this setting, offsetting the classic Sonoma-style architecture and framing the contemporary gas fire pit with its blue accents. Landscape lighting enhances the site by night for evening gatherings or a late-night swim. In front, a bluestone entrance leads out to paver driveway and styled front gate. Plantings throughout are Water Efficiency Landscape certified, accenting the front hardscape and back terraces with beautiful low-water color.

Open and covered decking provides increased living space and a comfortable outdoor entertaining space in multiple seasons. Composite decking won’t shrink, warp or splinter and is weather, insect and rot resistant.

This client desired a modern house in Tennessee to take advantage of sweeping mountainous views, and incorporating passive-house and passive-solar design principles for sustainability.
The hillside site creates an opportunity for more living space in a walk-out lower level without increasing the footprint of the structure.

Our client’s goal was to create a small, high-performance, healthy home for herself and her teenage son while providing a place for her father to age in place. An attached private accessory dwelling provides a space for him as well as flexibility in the future. The new home was designed to minimize its footprint on site, made smaller than the original 1930’s house.
Embracing adaptability and efficiency, the residence includes two dwellings: a one-bedroom 795 square-foot accessory dwelling at the lower grade and a two-story 1330 square-foot primary dwelling located above. Involved in all aspects of project execution, our client oversaw the process by living in a used trailer parked in the backyard throughout the project’s construction. Family-Share focused on maximizing the footprint’s performance, access to natural light and the health of the occupants. Sustainable features include high-performance glazing, solar preheat for domestic and hot water in-floor heating and reclaimed fir car decking rainscreen siding.

TLC
Example of a mid-sized classic backyard full sun pool design in San Francisco
Example of a mid-sized classic backyard full sun pool design in San Francisco

This garage in Vero Beach, Florida had our epoxy and polyaspartic flake floor coating installed along with garage cabinets. Now the customer's Vero Beach garage has functional garage storage and a durable floor coating that replaced his old peeling garage floor paint.

Inspiration for a transitional built-in desk medium tone wood floor, brown floor and wallpaper home office remodel in Austin with green walls

Dana J Creative
Example of a mid-sized transitional wooden straight open and cable railing staircase design
Example of a mid-sized transitional wooden straight open and cable railing staircase design
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