We worked closely with these creative homeowners who had envisioned a scandinavian style rehab of this freshwater lakeside property at the beach. In such a unique setting, our design response was to compliment the new house’s aesthetic with a minimalist, grass forward, textural landscape that will animate the coastal airflow beautifully. Inspiration was taken from the wild clethra and bayberry we found growing undisturbed lakeside, and so you’ll find these in our plant choices that seek to emulate the dunes and forest edge nearby. Phase 2 involved the planting of the steep backyard, previously dominated by lawn. In its place you’ll now find a coastal habitat garden that complements the cottage’s minimalist exterior with lush, billowy, texture, color and structural forms that are drought tolerant, ecologically beneficial and low maintenance.

We worked closely with these creative homeowners who had envisioned a scandinavian style rehab of this freshwater lakeside property at the beach. In such a unique setting, our design response was to compliment the new house’s aesthetic with a minimalist, grass forward, textural landscape that will animate the coastal airflow beautifully. Inspiration was taken from the wild clethra and bayberry we found growing undisturbed lakeside, and so you’ll find these in our plant choices that seek to emulate the dunes and forest edge nearby. Phase 2 involved the planting of the steep backyard, previously dominated by lawn. In its place you’ll now find a coastal habitat garden that complements the cottage’s minimalist exterior with lush, billowy, texture, color and structural forms that are drought tolerant, ecologically beneficial and low maintenance.

We worked closely with these creative homeowners who had envisioned a scandinavian style rehab of this freshwater lakeside property at the beach. In such a unique setting, our design response was to compliment the new house’s aesthetic with a minimalist, grass forward, textural landscape that will animate the coastal airflow beautifully. Inspiration was taken from the wild clethra and bayberry we found growing undisturbed lakeside, and so you’ll find these in our plant choices that seek to emulate the dunes and forest edge nearby. Phase 2 involved the planting of the steep backyard, previously dominated by lawn. In its place you’ll now find a coastal habitat garden that complements the cottage’s minimalist exterior with lush, billowy, texture, color and structural forms that are drought tolerant, ecologically beneficial and low maintenance.

Photo: Bonnie McCarthy © 2016 Houzz
Mid-century modern exterior home photo in Los Angeles

We worked closely with these creative homeowners who had envisioned a scandinavian style rehab of this freshwater lakeside property at the beach. In such a unique setting, our design response was to compliment the new house’s aesthetic with a minimalist, grass forward, textural landscape that will animate the coastal airflow beautifully. Inspiration was taken from the wild clethra and bayberry we found growing undisturbed lakeside, and so you’ll find these in our plant choices that seek to emulate the dunes and forest edge nearby. Phase 2 involved the planting of the steep backyard, previously dominated by lawn. In its place you’ll now find a coastal habitat garden that complements the cottage’s minimalist exterior with lush, billowy, texture, color and structural forms that are drought tolerant, ecologically beneficial and low maintenance.

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita Bop' (Blue Bedder) is a stunning blue-flowering California native. Mounding and low growing, blooms profusely in spring. Bees love it too.

Photo of a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

Inspiration for a southwestern landscaping in Phoenix.

Refresh your entire exterior with custom insulated glass windows and an ornate door with intricate scrollwork. Each panel and detail is handcrafted to suit your unique motif and style.

This four bedroom beach house in Washington's South Sound is all about growing up near the water's edge during summer's freedom from school. The owner's childhood was spent in a small cabin on this site with her parents and siblings. Now married and with children of her own, it was time to savor those childhood memories and create new ones in a house designed for generations to come. At 3,200 square feet, including a whimsical Crow's Nest, the new summer cabin is much larger than the original cabin. The home is still about family and fun though. Above the 600 square foot water toys filled garage, there is a 500 square foot bunk room for friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by an upper bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property. Throughout the home are playful details drawing from the waterfront locale. Paddles are integrated into the stair railing, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry, and nautical lighting are found throughout the house. Designed by BC&J Architecture.

This four bedroom beach house in Washington's South Sound is all about growing up near the water's edge during summer's freedom from school. The owner's childhood was spent in a small cabin on this site with her parents and siblings. Now married and with children of her own, it was time to savor those childhood memories and create new ones in a house designed for generations to come. At 3,200 square feet, including a whimsical Crow's Nest, the new summer cabin is much larger than the original cabin. The home is still about family and fun though. Above the 600 square foot water toys filled garage, there is a 500 square foot bunk room for friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by an upper bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property. Throughout the home are playful details drawing from the waterfront locale. Paddles are integrated into the stair railing, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry, and nautical lighting are found throughout the house. Designed by BC&J Architecture.

Initially we thought we might do the whole room blue but found that there just wasn't enough natural or artificial light to justify the dramatic look. So, we picked a very light grey (ice fog csp-575) and used the blue for the star mural above the bed (bell bottom blues csp-655). A choice that keeps the room distinctly boyish yet is light enough to still be livable and happy. The simplicity of the design paired with the choice of bedding makes this room both endearing and enduring. While the boy is young and the room is cowboy themed, he can still grow with this design by making one or two content changes to the room. Not hard in this case to go from cowboy themed to Cowboys themed if he ends up being a fan. Although, since we're in Indiana, maybe we should have thought about a horse shoe.

Susan Teare
Mountain style home office photo in Burlington

This four bedroom beach house in Washington's South Sound is all about growing up near the water's edge during summer's freedom from school. The owner's childhood was spent in a small cabin on this site with her parents and siblings. Now married and with children of her own, it was time to savor those childhood memories and create new ones in a house designed for generations to come. At 3,200 square feet, including a whimsical Crow's Nest, the new summer cabin is much larger than the original cabin. The home is still about family and fun though. Above the 600 square foot water toys filled garage, there is a 500 square foot bunk room for friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by an upper bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property. Throughout the home are playful details drawing from the waterfront locale. Paddles are integrated into the stair railing, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry, and nautical lighting are found throughout the house. Designed by BC&J Architecture.

This project was so much fun! This growing family of 3 wanted to transform their open-concept master suite by updating the ensuite. With carefully selected finishes and colour palettes to move them from dark and dreary to bright and beautiful. We found the perfect tile to display a great herringbone pattern with complimentary textured tile for the backsplash around the tub. The radiant heat floor in the ensuite will keep little toes warm in the winter. The carefully crafted 10 ft, floating, double vessel vanity allows ample space for use by family members - all at the same time! The beautiful wood used in the vanity was duplicated in the master bedroom when we created a floating shelf to be used as a TV console. It was important to hide cords and wires from the wee ones. New black-out draperies will allow this family to catch a few extra winks during extended daylight hours.

There is still enough sun for an abundant and always evolving chef's garden. This raised bed has a separate irrigation system, as most edibles will need a little more water the rest of this garden.

Pacific Aster / Symphyotrichum chilense Photo: Flickr user J. Maughn, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic