As Sheila Gibson Stoodley writes in an article about this project in Robb Report, “Brian Hemingway is sensitive to light in the best way possible.” “The Vancouver, British Columbia-based architect wanted this 22,000-square-foot home near Boston to glow like a lantern at night, and he attained that goal on behalf of the homeowners.” The wood and stone that Hemingway favored for the home informed the space’s color palette. So critical were these materials that settling on a shade of stain for the Douglas fir and the finishes to be used on the Virginia Mist granite took months of consultation. Walker Zanger, the stone supplier, worked with the owner and with Colin Flavin, a Boston-based architect who partnered with Hemingway, to choose, detail, and fabricate the granite. The stone is used indoors and out, heightening the boundary-blurring effect that the design team desired. Though the owners are ardent art collectors, they did not build their home to showcase specific works; the real artists here are the architects, Hemingway and Flavin. So deft were they at inviting nature into their creation that, from certain angles, it can be hard to tell where the outdoors stops and starts. “There are deliberately no window treatments so that Mother Nature weaves the most beautiful textural backgrounds,” said interior designer Andrew Sheinman, of New York’s Pembrooke & Ives. He oversaw the interiors, working alongside his colleague Michael Lewis. “The seasons change the look and aspect of the house,” said Sheinman, “and we wanted to play on this.” Bleu de Savoie marble, from France, is used in the baths, to contrast with the Virginia Mist granite and soften the palette and give the baths a spa-like serenity. Hand-chiseled Oxford Black granite is used on exterior landscape walls, to tie the Virginia Mist seamlessly to the natural stone outcroppings.

Inspiration for a timeless kitchen remodel in Salt Lake City

Award of Excellence Whole House Renovation $1.5 million-$2 million Delbert Adams Construction Group Project: Contemporary Estate Baltimore, MD
Example of a kitchen design in Baltimore

Accurate Builders, 2014 Winner of Kitsap HBA Remodeling Excellence Award for Baths $15K - $30K
Inspiration for a bathroom remodel in Seattle

Bathroom - modern bathroom idea in Salt Lake City with flat-panel cabinets and dark wood cabinets

Natural materials, neutral colors, a water feature and an abundance of light combine to create this harmonious, tranquil and resort-like Master Bathroom/Spa Suite. The simplified palette and consistent building materials facilitate the transition from inside to outside. Large, square, honed and filled travertine flooring tiles run throughout the interior, across the lanai, and around the pool deck. Massive siding window walls disappear into pockets to transform the Master Bath/Spa/Pool areas into a single indoor/outdoor space. The suite's volume is defined by the crisp, geometric shape of travertine tile above the tub and on the shower walls. The spa-like atmosphere is created by natural light playing on the neutral grey and sand color of the travertine and the sand tone of the polished Crema Marfil marble slab countertop. All elements combine to provide warmth and consistency. A weeping wall water feature dat the end of the pool contributes the sound of tranquility to the bath and spa areas. Water flows over a Golden Harvest ledge stone quartzite wall into the beach area of the pool completing the resort/spa-like atmosphere desired.

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and an undermount sink

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Eat-in kitchen - large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Minimalist l-shaped eat-in kitchen photo in Salt Lake City with flat-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Eat-in kitchen - large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller.
Eat-in kitchen - large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Another beautiful kitchen from Excel's Brian Miller. It's always nice to have wine on hand.
Example of a large transitional u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Other with beaded inset cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

This is only the latest of the many Excel additions this home has seen. Why move when you can expand?
Inspiration for a huge transitional porch remodel in Other