Mark Woods
Mid-sized trendy detached shed photo in Seattle

Georgia Coast Design & Construction - Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home at St. Simons Island, GA Built on a one-acre, lakefront lot on the north end of St. Simons Island, the Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home is characterized as Old World European featuring exterior finishes of Mosstown brick and Old World stucco, Weathered Wood colored designer shingles, cypress beam accents and a handcrafted Mahogany door. Inside the three-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot showcase home, Old World rustic and modern European style blend with high craftsmanship to create a sense of timeless quality, stability, and tranquility. Behind the scenes, energy efficient technologies combine with low maintenance materials to create a home that is economical to maintain for years to come. The home's open floor plan offers a dining room/kitchen/great room combination with an easy flow for entertaining or family interaction. The interior features arched doorways, textured walls and distressed hickory floors.

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

Screen porch interior
Mid-sized minimalist screened-in back porch photo in Boston with decking and a roof extension

Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic enclosed dark wood floor family room remodel in New York with beige walls and a wall-mounted tv

A 1920s colonial in a shorefront community in Westchester County had an expansive renovation with new kitchen by Studio Dearborn. Countertops White Macauba; interior design Lorraine Levinson. Photography, Timothy Lenz.

Living room - huge modern formal and open concept limestone floor living room idea in San Francisco with beige walls, no fireplace and no tv

Eat-in kitchen - large contemporary galley beige floor eat-in kitchen idea in Orange County with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, marble countertops, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, an island, white countertops and paneled appliances

Telescoping French doors were adding in the living room for easy indoor-outdoor access. Photo by Lee Manning Photography
Inspiration for a large timeless open concept medium tone wood floor home office remodel in Los Angeles with white walls

Photographed by David De Gendt
Trendy backyard custom-shaped pool photo in Austin with decking

Inspiration for a contemporary open concept gray floor living room remodel in Edmonton with gray walls

Brian Vanden Brink
Cottage screened-in porch idea in Portland Maine with decking and a roof extension

Study room - coastal built-in desk study room idea in Dallas

Mid-century modern living room with open plan and floor to ceiling windows for indoor-outdoor ambiance, redwood paneled walls, exposed wood beam ceiling, wood flooring and mid-century modern style furniture, in Berkeley, California. - Photo by Bruce Damonte.

Holly Polgreen
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional freestanding desk dark wood floor home office remodel in DC Metro with gray walls

The owner said "any color but white" for her farmhouse kitchen country kitchen. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design.

Photo: Meghan Bob Photo
Inspiration for a large farmhouse backyard concrete paver patio remodel in Los Angeles with a roof extension

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Entry hall - eclectic brown floor entry hall idea in Atlanta with a blue front door

Julie Soefer
Kitchen - coastal kitchen idea in Houston with an island and colored appliances