These homeowners were anxiously ready to remodel their dated 80’s kitchen and reached out to Renovisions to handle the transformation. In this new undertaking we met to discuss plans to brighten the dark room with custom painted white inset cabinets, adding more functional storage, better task lighting and GE Monogram appliances, new hardwood flooring throughout and creating a better flow into the adjacent family room. In order to open up the space, Renovisions suggested creating an angle at the peninsula. Continuing with this approach we replaced the rear door with a new one-light door that swings out instead of in to accommodate new bar stools and a better flow of traffic in and out to the deck outside. Silestone’s quartz countertops in ‘Merope’ were the perfect choice adding a nice contrast yet truly durable and low maintenance. Creating a beautifully unique subway tile niche in linen color at cooktop area and backsplash added an elegant touch to the overall look and homeowners were thrilled with this refreshing look after the Renovision. Now their newly renovated kitchen is a showcase and nicely outfitted for family and friends.

The building is finished externally in black larch rain-screen cladding. Sited at the end of a long garden, the gym sits low in the landscape, providing a backdrop for plants and trees. The roof is a single-membrane EPDM rubber system with a living green roof of sedum installed on top - which can be viewed from rooms at the top at the house.

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System Pavers offers fully integrated outdoor lighting systems that help showcase the beauty of your home and provide the secondary benefits of safety features while extending the hours of use of your outdoor living space. Our landscape lighting design experts will help you capture and enhance your home's nighttime curb appeal. Creating the perfect mood lighting for entertaining outdoors whether you're taking an evening swim in the pool, having a BBQ dinner on the patio, or just sitting on the balcony enjoying the outdoors is part of the process of design. We will look at all of your needs and help plan an outdoor living space that not only fits within your lifestyle, but your budget too, all while providing you with the most beautiful and functional outdoor LED lighting arrangement possible for your home.

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The circular profile of light floats within the space of air. Its warm ringed glow of internally focused LED illumination provides both the presence and the absence of volume. The illumination from Corona's interior is echoed in the subtly illuminated edge of its external perimeter. Included, Edison LED. Finished in satin black with a white etched acrylic shade.Sonneman Application Shots.

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Buff Sandstone paving is sawn on all sides and sandblasted also on the top‚ providing a good slip resistant surface. It is a light cream-buff in colour with occasional warmer tones and is ideal for modern contemporary designs. This attractive paving is cut from hard wearing sandstone and is therefore durable for both internal and external use. Suitable applications include garden patios‚ pathways and internal flooring.

The seating in the front yard of the house in Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia, is accessible from the external gate and the ground floor main entrance, which makes it easily approachable. The pathway leading to the seating area is bordered with bushes and different plants and providing a lovely view for both the indoors and the outdoors, by CAS.

Buff Sandstone paving is sawn on all sides and sandblasted also on the top‚ providing a good slip resistant surface. It is a light cream-buff in colour with occasional warmer tones and is ideal for modern contemporary designs. This attractive paving is cut from hard wearing sandstone and is therefore durable for both internal and external use. Suitable applications include garden patios‚ pathways and internal flooring.

Buff Sandstone paving is sawn on all sides and sandblasted also on the top‚ providing a good slip resistant surface. It is a light cream-buff in colour with occasional warmer tones and is ideal for modern contemporary designs. This attractive paving is cut from hard wearing sandstone and is therefore durable for both internal and external use. Suitable applications include garden patios‚ pathways and internal flooring.

Photo Credit: Mountain Home Photo Detail of the stair tower. Providing ample glazing at this design element allows for both the distribution of natural light on multiple windows, as well as providing a unique view to the exterior elements surrounding the home.

The Speakeasy, Hinge Straps and Clavos are new options that can give your entryway an old world look. Combine these new options with our new Signet Knotty Alder Series to achieve a rustic or antique style. Speakeasy, Hinge Straps and Clavos are constructed of durable flat black aluminum. Barcelona Decorative Glass features an exquisite wrought iron design with the option of choosing Gluechip (standard), Waterfall, Taffeta, Chinchilla, Obscure Pebble or clear glass. Barcelona Decorative Glass is available on five standard entry door styles and two 8-foot door models. Decorator Series provides a stylish, fresh look to accent your entry. Select one of the distinct styles from our Decorator Series storm doors.

This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Plush microfiber upholstery and reclining functionality make this soft Rocker Recliner in Sage the perfect choice for those seeking superior style and comfort. A recessed external handle provides easy open and closure of the reclining mechanism without interfering with the overall style of the chair. Plush pillow arms and a broad pillow back provide truly comfortable seating for complete relaxation. A wrapped chaise lifts up to cradle your legs and feet, while the reclining feature lets you truly sit back and relax. From www.ba-sofas.com Dimensions: 40" H x 35" W x 35" D

The building is defined by a two storey space. This is the “box” in which the common spaces of the house are located and acts as the outer shell.Smaller, independent volumes penetrate this shell and define the private spaces of the users.The building follows the principles of bioclimatic design: a cooling and shading strategy, natural ventilation and an appropriate heating strategy combined with solar gains.Also adequate natural light is provided according to the use of the space. Exposed concrete is used for the construction of the external shell, whereas red cedar wood and rusted steel are the materials that cover the external surfaces of the private “boxes”.