Ryann Ford
Deck - small contemporary side yard deck idea in Austin with decking

Tony Soluri
Large elegant indoor indoor pool photo in Chicago

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard formal garden in Austin with decking for spring.

Transitional freestanding desk medium tone wood floor and brown floor home office photo in San Francisco with gray walls

Patio - contemporary concrete patio idea in San Francisco with a fire pit and a roof extension

In 1949, one of mid-century modern’s most famous NW architects, Paul Hayden Kirk, built this early “glass house” in Hawthorne Hills. Rather than flattening the rolling hills of the Northwest to accommodate his structures, Kirk sought to make the least impact possible on the building site by making use of it natural landscape. When we started this project, our goal was to pay attention to the original architecture--as well as designing the home around the client’s eclectic art collection and African artifacts. The home was completely gutted, since most of the home is glass, hardly any exterior walls remained. We kept the basic footprint of the home the same—opening the space between the kitchen and living room. The horizontal grain matched walnut cabinets creates a natural continuous movement. The sleek lines of the Fleetwood windows surrounding the home allow for the landscape and interior to seamlessly intertwine. In our effort to preserve as much of the design as possible, the original fireplace remains in the home and we made sure to work with the natural lines originally designed by Kirk.

Backyard redo
Trendy patio photo in DC Metro

Living room - mediterranean formal and open concept living room idea in Austin with a standard fireplace and white walls

Example of a trendy pool design in DC Metro

Staircase - mediterranean staircase idea in Los Angeles

This warm, modern living room is cozy enough to offer a great place to read, yet open enough to invite guests over. In the flooring industry, there’s no shortage of competition. If you’re looking for hardwoods, you’ll find thousands of product options and hundreds of people willing to install them for you. The same goes for tile, carpet, laminate, etc. At Fantastic Floors, our mission is to provide a quality product, at a competitive price, with a level of service that exceeds our competition. We don’t “sell” floors. We help you find the perfect floors for your family in our design center or bring the showroom to you free of charge. We take the time to listen to your needs and help you select the best flooring option to fit your budget and lifestyle. We can answer any questions you have about how your new floors are engineered and why they make sense for you…all in the comfort of our home or yours. We work with designers, retail customers, commercial builders, and real estate investors to improve an existing space or create one that is totally new and unique...and we’d love to work with you.

Daniel Girard
Small rustic two-story wood gable roof idea in Burlington

Elegant backyard rectangular lap pool house photo in DC Metro

The program consists of a detached Guest House with full Kitchen, Living and Dining amenities, Carport and Office Building with attached Main house and Master Bedroom wing. The arrangement of buildings was dictated by the numerous majestic oaks and organized as a procession of spaces leading from the Entry arbor up to the front door. Large covered terraces and arbors were used to extend the interior living spaces out onto the site. All the buildings are clad in Texas limestone with accent bands of Leuders limestone to mimic the local limestone cliffs in the area. Steel was used on the arbors and fences and left to rust. Vertical grain Douglas fir was used on the interior while flagstone and stained concrete floors were used throughout. The flagstone floors extend from the exterior entry arbors into the interior of the Main Living space and out onto the Main house terraces.

Trendy bathroom photo in Miami

Bathroom - traditional bathroom idea with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, green walls and recessed-panel cabinets

Deck - tropical deck idea in Miami with a pergola

View of cooktop area custom hood and sliding marble panels with shelves behind.
Example of a trendy light wood floor kitchen design in Kansas City with light wood cabinets, marble countertops and marble backsplash

Amy A. Alper, Architect Landscape Design by Merge Studio Photos by John Merkl
Country home design photo in San Francisco