Vanessa Emerson
Mountain style home design photo in Tampa

Vanessa Emerson
Example of a mountain style bedroom design in Tampa

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Example of a bedroom and large transitional gender-neutral carpeted kids' bedroom design in Dallas with multicolored walls

Cornerstone framed cabinets with Emerson door style from Canyon Creek. Cabinet doors are hickory wood in Pecan stain.
Mid-sized transitional l-shaped eat-in kitchen photo in Seattle with medium tone wood cabinets and an island

With a baby on the way and old cabinets falling apart at the seams, a kitchen remodel was the number one priority for our clients in their charming, historic Denver home. It was essential to make the kitchen feel more spacious and open, while still maintaining it’s original footprint and privacy from the rest of the house. Cabinets on three out of four walls caved into the center of the kitchen, making it feel small and difficult for even two people to be moving about! By eliminating cabinetry on the west wall, we were able to not only make the kitchen feel bigger and brighter, but we also revealed the characteristic exposed brick that was hiding behind a string of cabinets! The brick wall adds so much character and, paired with the wainscoting, is a beautiful nod to the home’s historic charm. As passionate cooks and hosts, it was crucial for our clients to have an island to utilize the counter space for prepping food and having a place for friends or family to sit and chat while they cooked a meal. Small but mighty, the island is the center of attention with a beautiful black walnut butcher block countertop, cabinets for storage, and seating for three! Our favorite feature in this kitchen sits just above the gas range; the custom wood surround on the range hood was handcrafted onsite as the final finishing touch. The elements of the natural wood, soft French grey cabinets, satin brass hardware and intricate marble herringbone backsplash all come together on this one wall, giving you a moment of cohesive glee. We are thrilled with the transformation, and our clients are elated to have a beautiful new kitchen for their new, growing family.

LOS ANGELES, CA / SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL The commission for this 4,300-square-foot residence came with significant challenges for the architects – a house had once existed on the lot but had burned down and the attempt to replace the house had stalled, leading to an abatement order and a lapse of permits. Our first challenge was to revive the lapsed construction permit by proposing to “modify” the existing structure. The practical effect this had was to fix the footprint of the new home to the existing structure’s plan outline. Having thereby inherited the large, dense block of the original house, the new strategy became one of substituting selective areas of indoor space for outdoor courtyard. This strategy of trading indoor space for outdoor courtyard allowed an erosion of the formerly monolithic structure into a series of distinct volumetric elements, and further suggested that the architectural pieces could cohere as a “village.” The main level is further eroded by large, glazed planes, merging indoor with outdoor, and virtually stretching the landscape across interior space. Moving the detached garage from the rear yard to beneath the new living space allowed for a 75-meter lap pool and a shaded olive garden. The gardens include built-in seating, extensive use of ornamental grasses and Zen-like interior courtyards. A material palette of fossilized stone, bonderized-galvanized metal, and natural Douglas fir allows for the warmth desired by the wife, while providing the modernity required by the husband. Programmatically, her music room borrows from the calm and protected olive court in the rear, while his office becomes a pavilion set in the landscape, which both addresses the street and acts as a sheltering monument for the terraced entry garden.

Inspiration for a timeless dark wood floor bedroom remodel in Baltimore with gray walls

Vanessa Emerson
Bedroom - rustic bedroom idea in Tampa

Vanessa Emerson
Home design - rustic home design idea in Tampa

Vanessa Emerson
Example of a mountain style home design design in Tampa

This is an example of a traditional porch design in Atlanta.

Melissa Emerson
Home design - traditional home design idea in Burlington

Example of a mid-sized mountain style l-shaped concrete floor eat-in kitchen design in Austin with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Patio - coastal patio idea in Los Angeles

Modern farmhouse kitchen with tons of natural light and a great open concept.
Large eclectic l-shaped medium tone wood floor, brown floor and vaulted ceiling eat-in kitchen photo in Raleigh with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash, porcelain backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and black countertops

Vanessa Emerson
Mountain style home design photo in Tampa

Vanessa Emerson
Mountain style home design photo in Tampa

The Pembroke sofa offers classic club styling details that are hard to resist. Flared rolled arms, brass nail head trim and decorative wood feet.
Example of a trendy living room design in Detroit

Inspiration for a transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room remodel in Denver with white walls and a standard fireplace