Photo of a traditional landscaping in New York.

| DETAILS | in concrete constructed condos it's very rare that we ever want to have to core new drain locations. For the Master Ensuite more and more when we do full renovations down to studs we are removing the terrible 5' tubs and tiny itty bitty 3x3' showers. For some reason the idea of luxury meant squeeze as much as you can so you have a long list of features when you go to market. More and more we are doing oversized his and hers showers. So when you have a drain that you are repurposing from previous plumbing fixtures and the drain isn't centred, it's pretty much magic to have the team surprise you after several site meetings and evaluations - we opted for the plumbers favourite to use Schluter linear tile over drains and have the oversized tile cut to fit and provide the necessary grout lines for a flush shower threshold. This might seem like nothing but is everything when we have the perfect tile layout be inline with the what we think is a centred drain. These are the kind of details that make my OCD sister inside so happy, we call it the centre flush drain happy dance. Kudos to @caisleydevelopments @4thdimensionconstruction with the help of @stonetilevancouver for finding a perfect subtle sand toned oversized porcelain. A large format tile in a shade and same tone value as our hardwood floor and one shade darker than our Baltic Birch flush panels for ease of cleaning and hiding dirt. When you want things clean I opt for showers with minimal detailing to be in shades darker than white. Cleaning becomes less treacherous. Also gone is this idea of ugly accent tile, we opt for uniform tile one material throughout a bathroom floor to ceiling and if possible all walls. Construction geekery 101 continues

Country home design photo in Boston

Ravenscourt Landscaping & Design LLC
Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Houston.

An old stone pot used as a flowing planter. The colors of Provence. ©Daniel Bosler Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean full sun front yard formal garden in Los Angeles.

Design ideas for a mid-sized craftsman backyard gravel formal garden in Los Angeles.

This version of Amuneal’s Collector’s Shelving Unit features solid machined brass fittings and posts with a wire mesh surround in a warm brass finish. The unit mounts to the wall to support a series of easily adjustable glass shelves. All of our Collector’s Shelving Units are fabricated in Amuneal’s Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required for residential and commercial spaces.

This is an example of a mid-sized tropical partial sun front yard brick garden path in Miami for summer.

Photo: Jean-Marie Van der Maren, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic

Stained concrete floor hand painted
Inspiration for a modern family room remodel in Orange County

Balcony - modern balcony idea in Bengaluru

This patterned roller shade provides privacy, style and light control on this patio door in Etobicoke.
Example of a mid-sized minimalist single-wall medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Toronto

Natural living arbor to frame the view.
Inspiration for a farmhouse partial sun backyard landscaping in Minneapolis.

Our homeowner was looking for a garden that she could entertain in, but that was also safe for her young grandson. We built a patio cover for dining, a lounging area with a gas burning firepit, and created a sandy beach play area complete with shells, pebbles, and a hummingbird water spout for making sand castles. Newly planted, these plants still need to grown in. We used pea gravel for the main area, natural washed concrete for the pathways, and Mexican beach pebbles between the concrete pads.

We cannot take credit for the expansive 40-year old oak that shades the driveway and wraps the home in privacy. The owners credit the squirrels! Established tree canopy like this is literally priceless - it adds value to the Retreat, and also neighboring homes.

A mixed evergreen hedge along with an elegant fieldstone wall mark the entry to this driveway courtyard
Example of a transitional entryway design in Boston