Tim Krueger
Cottage l-shaped medium tone wood floor and beige floor open concept kitchen photo in Orange County with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Interior Design by Karly Kristina Design Photography by SnowChimp Creative
Example of a large trendy open concept brown floor and dark wood floor living room design in Vancouver with gray walls, a ribbon fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and a tile fireplace

Nathalie Priem Photography
Eat-in kitchen - small scandinavian galley painted wood floor and white floor eat-in kitchen idea in London with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Project Developer April Case Underwood Designer Allie Mann Photography by Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Inspiration for a timeless bedroom remodel in DC Metro

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional open concept gray floor family room remodel in Chicago with green walls, no fireplace and no tv

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

This is an example of a large traditional partial sun backyard stone landscaping in Philadelphia with a fire pit for spring.

Derek Skalko
Example of a transitional open concept kitchen design in Denver with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, matchstick tile backsplash and multicolored backsplash

This project won in the 2013 Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Housing Excellence Award for Best Urban Renewal Renovation Project. The glass bowl was made in the glass studio owned by the owner which is adjacent to the residence. The mirror is a repurposed window. The door is repurposed from a boarding house. George Mendel

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a timeless exterior home remodel in New York

Living room - mid-sized coastal formal and enclosed light wood floor living room idea in New York with beige walls, a stone fireplace, no tv and a standard fireplace

Front view of renovated barn with new front entry, landscaping, and creamery.
Inspiration for a mid-sized country beige two-story wood house exterior remodel in Boston with a gambrel roof and a metal roof

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Mid-sized trendy open concept marble floor living room photo in Orlando with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Example of a southwest bathroom design in Los Angeles

Casey Dunn
Farmhouse exterior home idea in Austin

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Mid-sized elegant loft-style vinyl floor and brown floor family room library photo with white walls, no fireplace and no tv