Charles River Wine Cellars. Kessick Wine Storage Systems designs and manufactures exceptional quality wine cabinetry and wine racking. Kessick is a wholesale supplier to the professional wine cellar industry, design community and the building trades. Our objective is to combine aesthetics, function, and sound building science to create the perfect wine storage environment for your client.

This light-filled modern farmhouse in Mill Spring, North Carolina serves as a relaxing refuge for its owners. The home is tucked in the countryside on a horse farm with rolling pastures and beautiful mountain landscape. Our clients wanted a home that would be cozy for them and their dogs but could also maintain a comfortable feel when hosting extended family and friends. Photography by Todd Crawford.

Transitional dining room photo in Charlotte

Wet bar - rustic dark wood floor wet bar idea in Cleveland with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multicolored backsplash, stone tile backsplash and marble countertops

Jack Gardner
Freestanding bathtub - coastal master gray floor freestanding bathtub idea with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls and an undermount sink

Docking Drawer - custom drawer configuration, with two holes for brushes & hairdryers. The wires are fully contained to be off the countertop and minimize clutter. WoodMode full overlay door style in Bright White finish. 6cm mitered leathered marble countertops

This LEED Platinum certified house reflects the homeowner's desire for an exceptionally healthy and comfortable living environment, within a traditional neighborhood. INFILL SITE. The family, who moved from another area of Wellesley, sought out this property to be within walking distance of the high school and downtown area. An existing structure on the tight lot was removed to make way for the new home. 84% of the construction waste, from both the previous structure and the new home, was diverted from a landfill. ZED designed to preserve the existing mature trees on the perimeter of the property to minimize site impacts, and to maintain the character of the neighborhood as well as privacy on the site. EXTERIOR EXPRESSION. The street facade of the home relates to the local New England vernacular. The rear uses contemporary language, a nod to the family’s Californian roots, to incorporate a roof deck, solar panels, outdoor living space, and the backyard swimming pool. ZED’s careful planning avoided to the need to face the garage doors towards the street, a common syndrome of a narrow lot. THOUGHTFUL SPACE. Homes with dual entries can often result in duplicate and unused spaces. In this home, the everyday and formal entry areas are one and the same; the front and garage doors share the entry program of coat closets, mudroom storage with bench for removing your shoes, and a laundry room with generous closets for the children's sporting equipment. The entry area leads directly to the living space, encompassing the kitchen, dining and sitting area areas in an L-shaped open plan arrangement. The kitchen is placed at the south-west corner of the space to allow for a strong connection to the dining, sitting and outdoor living spaces. A fire pit on the deck satisfies the family’s desire for an open flame while a sealed gas fireplace is used indoors - ZED’s preference after omitting gas burning appliances completely from an airtight home. A small study, with a window seat, is conveniently located just off of the living space. A first floor guest bedroom includes an accessible bathroom for aging visitors and can be used as a master suite to accommodate aging in place. HEALTHY LIVING. The client requested a home that was easy to clean and would provide a respite from seasonal allergies and common contaminants that are found in many indoor spaces. ZED selected easy to clean solid surface flooring throughout, provided ample space for cleaning supplies on each floor, and designed a mechanical system with ventilation that provides a constant supply of fresh outdoor air. ZED selected durable materials, finishes, cabinetry, and casework with low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and no added urea formaldehyde. YEAR-ROUND COMFORT. The home is super insulated and air-tight, paired with high performance triple-paned windows, to ensure it is draft-free throughout the winter (even when in front of the large windows and doors). ZED designed a right-sized heating and cooling system to pair with the thermally improved building enclosure to ensure year-round comfort. The glazing on the home maximizes passive solar gains, and facilitates cross ventilation and daylighting. ENERGY EFFICIENT. As one of the most energy efficient houses built to date in Wellesley, the home highlights a practical solution for Massachusetts. First, the building enclosure reduces the largest energy requirement for typical houses (heating). Super-insulation, exceptional air sealing, a thermally broken wall assembly, triple pane windows, and passive solar gain combine for a sizable heating load reduction. Second, within the house only efficient systems consume energy. These include an air source heat pump for heating & cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation, and high efficiency appliances. Lastly, photovoltaics provide renewable energy help offset energy consumption. The result is an 89% reduction in energy use compared to a similar brand new home built to code requirements. RESILIENT. The home will fare well in extreme weather events. During a winter power outage, heat loss will be very slow due to the super-insulated and airtight envelope– taking multiple days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. An engineered drainage system, paired with careful the detailing of the foundation, will help to keep the finished basement dry. A generator will provide full operation of the all-electric house during a power outage. OVERALL. The home is a reflection of the family goals and an expression of their values, beautifully enabling health, comfort, safety, resilience, and utility, all while respecting the planet. ZED - Architect & Mechanical Designer Bevilacqua Builders Inc - Contractor Creative Land & Water Engineering - Civil Engineering Barbara Peterson Landscape - Landscape Design Nest & Company - Interior Furnishings Eric Roth Photography - Photography

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Inspiration for a contemporary bathroom remodel in Los Angeles

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen backsplash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.

Example of a mid-sized danish u-shaped light wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen design in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Jeff Dow Photography
Eat-in kitchen - rustic l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen idea with no fireplace, a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, stainless steel appliances, two islands, white countertops and quartzite countertops

Tim Murphy Photo
Inspiration for a small modern master white tile and glass tile concrete floor and gray floor open shower remodel in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, red cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, white walls, a drop-in sink and solid surface countertops

We used: Custom cherry cabinetry in Arts & Crafts Shaker style by Kabinart in Boulder and Espresso stains. Liberty Hardware Venetian bronze 1-1/2" cabinet knobs. KitchenAid Architect II Series 22 CF counter-depth French door refrigerator. KitchenAid Architect Series II 27" convection single wall oven. KitchenAid 36" 6-burner dual fuel freestanding commercial-style range. KitchenAid Architect II Series 24" dishwasher. Sharp Insight Pro Series 24" built-in microwave drawer (Model #KB6524PS). Crystorama Solaris 12" wide pendant lights in English bronze. Granite countertops in Brown Fantasy. 3"x6" polished marble backsplash. Paint colors: Walls: Glidden Silver Cloud 30YY 63/024 Ceilings/Trims/Doors: Glidden Swan White GLC23 Robert B. Narod Photography

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen back splash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen back splash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen backsplash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen backsplash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.

Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2014 Houzz
Living room - shabby-chic style living room idea in Dallas

The owners selected Theory™ by Emser, a glazed porcelain series inspired by the look of distressed wood for their floors, MSI Stone's Morning Fog Subway for the kitchen backsplash, Calacatta Gold, also by MSI Stone, for the face of the fireplace and Blanca Statuarietto Quartz for the new Countertops. The project was finished early and under-budget. It's time for the owner to sit back and relax knowing we are managing every step of the way. Demolition, Haul-Off, Ordering. Installation, Punch Lists, Payments to Trades & Vendors, Final Walk-Thru, Labor & Product Warranties.