This 8x12 custom double glass greenhouse with vestibule is so inviting and offers a beautiful anchor to this Pacific Northwest garden.
Inspiration for a contemporary landscaping in Seattle.

Small transitional yellow split-level stucco gable roof photo in New York with a shingle roof

Example of a trendy gray two-story flat roof design in Austin

Miguel Edwards Photography
Inspiration for a large contemporary gray three-story metal flat roof remodel in Seattle

Inspiration for a southwestern hallway remodel in Phoenix with a green front door

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Designer: Tom Rauscher of Rauscher & Associates | Photographer: Spacecrafting
French country two-story stone exterior home idea in Minneapolis

The owners were downsizing from a large ornate property down the street and were seeking a number of goals. Single story living, modern and open floor plan, comfortable working kitchen, spaces to house their collection of artwork, low maintenance and a strong connection between the interior and the landscape. Working with a long narrow lot adjacent to conservation land, the main living space (16 foot ceiling height at its peak) opens with folding glass doors to a large screen porch that looks out on a courtyard and the adjacent wooded landscape. This gives the home the perception that it is on a much larger lot and provides a great deal of privacy. The transition from the entry to the core of the home provides a natural gallery in which to display artwork and sculpture. Artificial light almost never needs to be turned on during daytime hours and the substantial peaked roof over the main living space is oriented to allow for solar panels not visible from the street or yard.

Alise O'Brien
Farmhouse patio photo in Austin

Photography by Barry Goldman and David Ross
Pool - contemporary rectangular pool idea

Architecture by John Malick and Associates, Photography © Jeannie O'Connor
Example of a beach style patio design in San Francisco

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Foyer - large contemporary concrete floor foyer idea in San Francisco with a medium wood front door

Trendy 3/4 brown floor alcove shower photo in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, a hinged shower door and white countertops

Example of a large mountain style brown split-level wood house exterior design with a shed roof and a mixed material roof

Family room - large transitional enclosed multicolored floor family room idea in Austin with white walls and no fireplace

Inspiration for a mid-sized coastal gray two-story wood house exterior remodel in New York with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Reverse Shed Eichler This project is part tear-down, part remodel. The original L-shaped plan allowed the living/ dining/ kitchen wing to be completely re-built while retaining the shell of the bedroom wing virtually intact. The rebuilt entertainment wing was enlarged 50% and covered with a low-slope reverse-shed roof sloping from eleven to thirteen feet. The shed roof floats on a continuous glass clerestory with eight foot transom. Cantilevered steel frames support wood roof beams with eaves of up to ten feet. An interior glass clerestory separates the kitchen and livingroom for sound control. A wall-to-wall skylight illuminates the north wall of the kitchen/family room. New additions at the back of the house add several “sliding” wall planes, where interior walls continue past full-height windows to the exterior, complimenting the typical Eichler indoor-outdoor ceiling and floor planes. The existing bedroom wing has been re-configured on the interior, changing three small bedrooms into two larger ones, and adding a guest suite in part of the original garage. A previous den addition provided the perfect spot for a large master ensuite bath and walk-in closet. Natural materials predominate, with fir ceilings, limestone veneer fireplace walls, anigre veneer cabinets, fir sliding windows and interior doors, bamboo floors, and concrete patios and walks. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor: www.bernardtrainor.com (see “Concrete Jungle” in April 2014 edition of Dwell magazine). Microsoft Media Center installation of the Year, 2008: www.cybermanor.com/ultimate_install.html (automated shades, radiant heating system, and lights, as well as security & sound).

Rustic two-story wood exterior home idea in Minneapolis

Alex Hayden & Kozo Nozawa
Inspiration for a large contemporary rooftop exterior home remodel in Seattle with an awning

Steven Thompson
Trendy split-level stone exterior home photo in Phoenix