Small spaces dont have to feel cramped when mirrors are involved. This floor mirror adds another window like aperture on the window wall as well as creating a great space to sit! Photo Credit" Soundview Photography

Mahjong Game Room with Wet Bar
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional carpeted and multicolored floor family room remodel in Houston with a bar and multicolored walls

A home filled with movement and grace. On the coast of Maine, overlooking Casco Bay, sits this beautiful home built for an active family. It is filled with light interiors, marble, antique oak flooring, natural bluestone flooring, and exposed natural finished reclaimed oak beams. Elegant and sophisticated, and with the mix of American and European Arts and Crafts architecture, this home values textural contrast over color. The unique entryway into the home’s study involves passing through an arched multi-paned door that pivots in place. The beautiful, complex plaster work creates architectural detail and shapes that create movement in the spaces.

This high end remodel is situated in the suburb of south Denver, in Lone Tree, Colorado and showcases clean lines modern design with light and bright finishes and blue hues throughout the primary bath, primary bedroom and adjacent seating room. MOTIF was asked to remodel this master suite in a home built in the 1990's. The remodel involved removal of architectural elements such as eyebrow arches and angled walls, a dramatic floor to ceiling, linear fireplace was added to separate a space called "the sanctuary" by the owner - what became an understated sitting room adjacent to sleeping area for reading and prayer.

Living room - contemporary open concept living room idea in Miami with white walls

The project was a complete rear renovation involving a new swimming pool, patio areas, fireplace, outdoor kitchen, deck renovation, and surrounding landscape, and lighting. The site was very challenging due to very steep slopes and a limited amount of land area to accomplish the overall goals of the project. Those were lawn areas for the kids to play as well as patio space for entertainment and a swimming pool. Due to county requirements, multiple infiltration trenches were needed to accommodate the Chesapeake Bay ordinances. Photography: Morgan Howarth. Landscape Architect: Chad Talton, Surrounds Inc.

Photography: Stacy Zarin Goldberg Photography; Interior Design: Kristin Try Interiors; Builder: Harry Braswell, Inc.
Beach style kitchen photo in DC Metro

Deep islands like this one have full depth cabinets facing the cooktop and enough depth on the back for visitors to sit comfortably. Built-in microwave and fridge are positioned off to the side so people can still access them without being in the work zone. The sink placement in the island allows whoever is prepping to be involved in any social setting and doesn't take away space from the surrounding cabinetry.

Example of a farmhouse entryway design in Nashville

This extreme kitchen renovation involved removing many walls to create the open floorplan concept. The old laundry room was walled in approximately where the custom table sits now. A 12' custom patio door was added in place of a 6' window! Cabinetry was designed to precisely fit in this space using lots of drawer banks using no fillers. Shallow storage was built in to the right of the frig. and a 1200cfm hood vented through the roof was meticulously integrated above the slide in range. The laundry room is now hidden by a custom sliding barn door with soft close hardware. All this was done reusing the existing hardwood floors, patching in with new where required!

New BBQ and bar area. The outdoor kitchen nestles into the hillside and doubles as a retaining wall for the slope. Long Island Boulders continue the slope retention and tie into the rest of the site's materials. We extended the existing brick wall in front of the family room to support the custom arc-shaped bluestone bar. Photo by Susan Sotera

Living Room
Living room - transitional living room idea in Austin

This sunroom is really the heart of the home. The breakfast nook has a custom farm table and light blue Eames wire base chairs. The sunroom is geared towards hanging out with a 9 foot long custom sofa designed in a true industrial style - casters, metal arm caps and wood frame. Paired with French-inspired arm chairs, this seating area is perfect for Saturday morning gatherings. Photography by John Valls

A full gut-remodel project which involved removing walls, reconfiguring the floorplan, relocating stairs, re-orienting toward the outdoors. Photography: Stoffer Photography

When we imagine the homes of our favorite actors, we often think of picturesque kitchens, artwork hanging on the walls, luxurious furniture, and pristine conditions 24/7. But for celebrities with children, sometimes that last one isn’t always accurate! Kids will be kids – which means there may be messy bedrooms, toys strewn across their play area, and maybe even some crayon marks or finger-paints on walls or floors. Lucy Liu recently partnered with One Kings Lane and Paintzen to redesign her son Rockwell’s playroom in their Manhattan apartment for that reason. Previously, Lucy had decided not to focus too much on the layout or color of the space – it was simply a room to hold all of Rockwell’s toys. There wasn’t much of a design element to it and very little storage. Lucy was ready to change that – and transform the room into something more sophisticated and tranquil for both Rockwell and for guests (especially those with kids!). And to really bring that transformation to life, one of the things that needed to change was the lack of color and texture on the walls. When selecting the color palette, Lucy and One Kings Lane designer Nicole Fisher decided on a more neutral, contemporary style. They chose to avoid the primary colors, which are too often utilized in children’s rooms and playrooms. Instead, they chose to have Paintzen paint the walls in a cozy gray with warm beige undertones. (Try PPG ‘Slate Pebble’ for a similar look!) It created a perfect backdrop for the decor selected for the room, which included a tepee for Rockwell, some Tribal-inspired artwork, Moroccan woven baskets, and some framed artwork. To add texture to the space, Paintzen also installed wallpaper on two of the walls. The wallpaper pattern involved muted blues and grays to add subtle color and a slight contrast to the rest of the walls. Take a closer look at this smartly designed space, featuring a beautiful neutral color palette and lots of exciting textures!

In a masterful blend of preservation and expansion, our team collaborated with distinguished architects and luxury custom builders to transform a historic Art Deco residence while honoring its architectural heritage. This ambitious project involved adding two stories to the existing structure while maintaining the home's vintage integrity and distinctive aesthetic.

Inspiration for an eclectic u-shaped light wood floor enclosed kitchen remodel in Denver with light wood cabinets, quartz countertops, blue backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and black countertops

Great room inside this version of our "Olive" design. The room is neutral overall with flashes of brilliant color like in those kobalt blue chairs. The stone fireplace is an eye catcher, as are the exposed whitewashed timbers of the cathedral ceiling overhead. Sitting aside the slopes of Windham Ski Resort in the Catskills, this is a stunning example of what happens when everything gels — from the homeowners’ vision, the property, the design, the decorating, and the workmanship involved throughout.

Message from the Customer Giuseppe Abbrancati & Gappsi has done all the work in my yard - pool, patio, pavilion, outdoor kitchen. They were very professional, reasonable and responsive. Giuseppe stays involved all the details. I would recommend them to anyone. Chris P. Nesconset, NY Gappsi built this structure in Nesconset, NY to cover a BBQ/bar island sitting area, and protect the residents from the sun and rain. The columns, ceiling, and trim work, was all done with Azek. The bar island structure was built with masonry blocks and cultured stones; the patio below the pavilion, the pool patio, and coping were paved with 12"x18" flamed granite pavers. The swimming pool, equipped with an auto cover, was also installed by Gappsi.