Custom multi-tone watercolor painted wall finish by the Ragsdale craftsmen.

The Hyland Studio
Staircase - craftsman staircase idea in San Francisco

To create some height in the otherwise flat garden, native Redbud trees were planted at the center of each square, and small step-stones were laid for easier access to care for the plantings within the boxwood-hedged flower beds. The pattern of the step-stones helped to reinforce the idea of quilted patches stitched into old-fashioned quilts.

Close-up of the faux walnut--would you think this is paint?!
Example of a country home office design in Dallas

Front door designed to give total privacy. Glass used is handblown white opal and textured clear English muffle.
Inspiration for a small timeless front door remodel in Auckland

Mid-sized elegant master white tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile and brown floor corner shower photo in Indianapolis with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, green walls, an undermount sink and marble countertops

Garage - large attached three-car garage idea in Detroit

Deck - rustic deck idea

Denise Buchanan
Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in Los Angeles.

Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless backyard patio kitchen remodel in Austin with decking and a roof extension

Emil Kotto is a porcelain tile collection that creates extremely attractive contemporary interiors thanks to the timeless beauty of clay. Kotto highlights the variation that originates from the transformed clay to create a product that has its own personality, style, and warmth suitable for any interior space. Shown here in Mattone 2x10.

Home design - traditional home design idea in Dallas

When this homeowner’s neighbor removed two, two- story-high Ficus trees, her side-yard became baron and sunbaked. Concrete covers virtually the whole area from the house to the property line, but because the side-yard has a lot of foot traffic and serves as a sitting area to the basement apartment, the owner did not want to remove any of the concrete. The solution was to put up fencing to block the view of the neighbor’s house, then upcycle wine barrels and 55-gallon drums into huge planters. The drums are large enough to accommodate a full-sized tree and provide the added advantage of giving height to smaller trees to provide further screening of the neighbor’s house. Everything was painted in bright colors to give the space a cheery Caribbean feel. The neighbor’s tree removal ended up as a blessing in disguise, because what had been a drab trough-way was transformed into a happy patio.

Lighting became another way to integrate simplicity and harmony to the home’s overall design; but like every other element of our project, modernity and time honored practices of craftsmanship needed to fuse. In the master suite, fabricating the light troughs proved to be an interesting challenge. Given the extreme length of the faces and bottoms of the light trough (after 15), using solid cherry for their construction was impractical. A thin birch plywood substrate was built and 1/8" thick cherry veneers were applied. The resulting material was used for the faces and bottoms of the trough. The resultant birch/cherry composite material was reinforced with an elaborate lamination process that included a thin fiberglass veil for strength and flexibility. Other lighting was chosen to wash light over surfaces or to hang—lantern style to provide soft light and aesthetic embellishment. Here again, the design is highly influenced by the Japanese aesthetic.

15x15 koi pond
Design ideas for a small mediterranean full sun backyard stone and stone fence formal garden in San Diego for summer.

Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Miami.

ashford associates