Southwestern Kitchen in blue and white featuring hand painted ceramic tile, chimney style plaster vent hood, granite and wood countertops Photography: Michael Hunter Photography

Stone water feature
Inspiration for a contemporary water fountain landscape in Seattle.

Kitchen with black cabinets, white marble countertops, and an island with a walnut butcher block countertop. This modern kitchen is completed with a white herringbone backsplash, farmhouse sink, cement tile island, and leather bar stools.

Tuscan l-shaped light wood floor kitchen photo in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, an island, a farmhouse sink, multicolored backsplash, black appliances, multicolored countertops and green cabinets

Example of a large farmhouse light wood floor living room library design in New York with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace and no tv

Mark Boisclair
Inspiration for a mid-sized southwestern backyard stone and custom-shaped infinity pool fountain remodel in Phoenix

Joe Fletcher Atop a ridge in the Santa Lucia mountains of Carmel, California, an oak tree stands elevated above the fog and wrapped at its base in this ranch retreat. The weekend home’s design grew around the 100-year-old Valley Oak to form a horseshoe-shaped house that gathers ridgeline views of Oak, Madrone, and Redwood groves at its exterior and nestles around the tree at its center. The home’s orientation offers both the shade of the oak canopy in the courtyard and the sun flowing into the great room at the house’s rear façades. This modern take on a traditional ranch home offers contemporary materials and landscaping to a classic typology. From the main entry in the courtyard, one enters the home’s great room and immediately experiences the dramatic westward views across the 70 foot pool at the house’s rear. In this expansive public area, programmatic needs flow and connect - from the kitchen, whose windows face the courtyard, to the dining room, whose doors slide seamlessly into walls to create an outdoor dining pavilion. The primary circulation axes flank the internal courtyard, anchoring the house to its site and heightening the sense of scale by extending views outward at each of the corridor’s ends. Guest suites, complete with private kitchen and living room, and the garage are housed in auxiliary wings connected to the main house by covered walkways. Building materials including pre-weathered corrugated steel cladding, buff limestone walls, and large aluminum apertures, and the interior palette of cedar-clad ceilings, oil-rubbed steel, and exposed concrete floors soften the modern aesthetics into a refined but rugged ranch home.

Reclaimed pallet oak flooring for this rustic bohemian apartment in Brooklyn. Visit www.madera-trade.com for more products and projects
Inspiration for a contemporary open concept medium tone wood floor living room remodel in New York with white walls

Paul Hartman
Photo of a contemporary rock hillside landscaping in Denver.

Inspiration for a mediterranean water fountain landscape in Los Angeles.

Bathroom - contemporary beige tile and gray tile gray floor bathroom idea in New York with beige walls, an undermount sink, beige countertops and flat-panel cabinets

Rear yard, Modern/Moroccan residence
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean backyard rectangular and stone pool fountain remodel in Los Angeles

David Cannon
Kitchen - coastal l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen idea in Atlanta with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, multicolored backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Inspiration for a large mediterranean light wood floor kitchen remodel in San Diego with an island, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, multicolored backsplash, stainless steel appliances and gray countertops

Design Firm: Dallas Design Group, Interiors Designer: Tracy Rasor Design Associate: Christina Garcia Photography: Dan Piassick
Transitional guest dark wood floor bedroom photo in Dallas with no fireplace

Example of a large trendy master dark wood floor bedroom design in Los Angeles with blue walls and no fireplace

Custom white grommet bunk beds model white gray bedding, a trundle feature and striped curtains. A wooden ladder offers a natural finish to the bedroom decor around shiplap bunk bed trim. Light gray walls in Benjamin Moore Classic Gray compliment the surrounding color theme while red pillows offer a pop of contrast contributing to a nautical vibe. Polished concrete floors add an industrial feature to this open bedroom space.

Design ideas for a large southwestern partial sun courtyard concrete paver water fountain landscape in Albuquerque for fall.

Example of a farmhouse l-shaped medium tone wood floor kitchen design in Other with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island