Photo of a large craftsman partial sun backyard stone formal garden in New York for spring.

Greg Premru
Coastal wood exterior home idea in Boston with a gambrel roof

Simon Wilson
Inspiration for a contemporary exterior home remodel in Auckland

Craftsman Style Cottage Spring 2014 David Morello
Inspiration for a craftsman shade backyard stone landscaping in Houston.

The metal screen folds up to create a solar shade on the south façade, and in some areas a reflecting pool mirrors the overhang in shape and size. Photography by Andrew Fabin

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Inspiration for a large traditional partial sun backyard water fountain landscape in Orange County.

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern backyard rectangular pool fountain remodel in Dallas with decking

Completed in the summer of 2013, this modern garden is located in Highland Park, Texas just north of Dallas. This garden features a modern edge with a swimming pool, concrete terraces, Ipe wood decks, a unique wood fence an outdoor shade structure with fireplace. The garden also includes and outdoor cooking area with Kalamazoo appliances.

Our clients on this project were inspired by their travels to Asia and wanted to mimic this aesthetic at their DC property. We designed a water feature that effectively masks adjacent traffic noise and maintains a small footprint.

Framing a contemporary fountain with a boxwood parterre.
Photo of a large traditional full sun front yard gravel formal garden in DC Metro.

Photo by Fredrik Brauer
Example of a mountain style shed design in Atlanta

Photography by Rebecca Lehde
Example of a large classic two-story and backyard mixed siding multicolored patio design in Charleston with a hip roof, a fire pit and no cover

The Eric Cohler Design Team has been busy on location on the North Kona Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Photography: Ethan Tweedie Photography
Photo of a tropical concrete paver garden path in Hawaii.

photography by Rob Karosis
Farmhouse two-story wood exterior home photo in Portland Maine

Photos: Jeff Zaruba. Renovation in Mill Valley, Marin. Firepit.
Example of a cottage courtyard gravel patio design in San Francisco with a fire pit and no cover

Design ideas for a traditional shade garden path in New York.

Large elegant backyard concrete paver patio photo in Richmond with a pergola

Photo by Ed Golich
Mid-sized traditional blue one-story wood exterior home idea in San Diego with a hip roof

My client for this project was a builder/ developer. He had purchased a flat two acre parcel with vineyards that was within easy walking distance of downtown St. Helena. He planned to “build for sale” a three bedroom home with a separate one bedroom guest house, a pool and a pool house. He wanted a modern type farmhouse design that opened up to the site and to the views of the hills beyond and to keep as much of the vineyards as possible. The house was designed with a central Great Room consisting of a kitchen area, a dining area, and a living area all under one roof with a central linear cupola to bring natural light into the middle of the room. One approaches the entrance to the home through a small garden with water features on both sides of a path that leads to a covered entry porch and the front door. The entry hall runs the length of the Great Room and serves as both a link to the bedroom wings, the garage, the laundry room and a small study. The entry hall also serves as an art gallery for the future owner. An interstitial space between the entry hall and the Great Room contains a pantry, a wine room, an entry closet, an electrical room and a powder room. A large deep porch on the pool/garden side of the house extends most of the length of the Great Room with a small breakfast Room at one end that opens both to the kitchen and to this porch. The Great Room and porch open up to a swimming pool that is on on axis with the front door. The main house has two wings. One wing contains the master bedroom suite with a walk in closet and a bathroom with soaking tub in a bay window and separate toilet room and shower. The other wing at the opposite end of the househas two children’s bedrooms each with their own bathroom a small play room serving both bedrooms. A rear hallway serves the children’s wing, a Laundry Room and a Study, the garage and a stair to an Au Pair unit above the garage. A separate small one bedroom guest house has a small living room, a kitchen, a toilet room to serve the pool and a small covered porch. The bedroom is ensuite with a full bath. This guest house faces the side of the pool and serves to provide privacy and block views ofthe neighbors to the east. A Pool house at the far end of the pool on the main axis of the house has a covered sitting area with a pizza oven, a bar area and a small bathroom. Vineyards were saved on all sides of the house to help provide a private enclave within the vines. The exterior of the house has simple gable roofs over the major rooms of the house with sloping ceilings and large wooden trusses in the Great Room and plaster sloping ceilings in the bedrooms. The exterior siding through out is painted board and batten siding similar to farmhouses of other older homes in the area. Clyde Construction: General Contractor Photographed by: Paul Rollins