Fort Worth Georgian Entry
Elegant medium tone wood floor and brown floor entryway photo in Dallas with beige walls and a medium wood front door

Brian Cole
Living room - traditional brown floor and medium tone wood floor living room idea in Austin with beige walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Example of a transitional bedroom design in Los Angeles

Interior design by Heather Garrett Interior Design. Photography by John Bessler.
Example of a mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor bedroom design in Raleigh with blue walls and no fireplace

A growing family, a rambling Georgian estate. The question: how to imbue tradition with a fresh spirit? The charge was to maintain the idea of old school charm without the interior feeling just… old. An illustration could be found in picture molding (which we added, then painted to disappear into the walls) or a modern plaster sculpture teetering upon an old barrister bookcase. Charm, with a wink. Photography by John Bessler

Jim Bartsch
Bedroom - mediterranean master light wood floor bedroom idea in Santa Barbara with white walls

Photo: Heather Banks © 2015 Houzz
Inspiration for an eclectic enclosed dark wood floor family room remodel in Austin with a music area and yellow walls

Forth Worth Georgian Exterior
Example of a classic gray three-story house exterior design in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Interior design by Heather Garrett Interior Design. Photography by John Bessler.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary master carpeted bedroom remodel in Raleigh with gray walls and no fireplace

Mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor enclosed dining room photo in New York with blue walls and no fireplace

How to make a house fun - inset linear stair light by Dreamscape Lighting, Los Angeles.
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Daniel Cothran
Living room - traditional dark wood floor living room idea in Other with brown walls and a standard fireplace

Living room - transitional formal and open concept dark wood floor living room idea in Dallas with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and no tv

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master gray tile and marble tile mosaic tile floor and blue floor corner shower remodel in Dallas with white cabinets, gray walls, marble countertops and a hinged shower door

The chance to build a lakeside weekend home in rural NC provided this Chapel Hill family with an opportunity to ditch convention and think outside the box. For instance, we traded the traditional boat dock with what's become known as the "party dock"… a floating lounge of sorts, complete with wet bar, TV, swimmer's platform, and plenty of spots for watching the water fun. Inside, we turned one bedroom into a gym with climbing wall - and dropped the idea of a dining room, in favor of a deep upholstered niche and shuffleboard table. Outdoor drapery helped blur the lines between indoor spaces and exterior porches filled with upholstery, swings, and places for lazy napping. And after the sun goes down....smores, anyone? John Bessler

Family room - transitional enclosed dark wood floor family room idea in Austin with blue walls, no fireplace and a media wall

photos by Eric Roth
Inspiration for a 1960s porcelain tile and gray floor entryway remodel in New York with white walls and a glass front door

Bill Stengel
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Eric Rorer
Example of a large transitional dark wood floor living room design in San Francisco with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv