Rick Janson
Example of a classic two-story brick exterior home design in Denver with a hip roof

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped concrete floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, orange cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, glass sheet backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Living room - eclectic open concept beige floor living room idea in Bengaluru with gray walls

Formal living room: We played off symmetry of the windows and fireplace to create the spacious conversational layout, perfect for this chill family that enjoys quiet evenings at home. To achieve a farmhouse chic look, we used a blend of luxe, luminous materials and traditional farmhouse finishes (rustic & reclaimed wood, iron). Fabrics are high performance (kid friendly) and the coffee table is virtually indestructible to little ones! We choose a color palette of muted blues and citrine to blend with the lush natural scenery on the property, located in suburban New Jersery. Photo Credit: Erin Coren, Curated Nest Interiors

Designed by Dale Mulfinger, Jody McGuire This new lake home takes advantage of the stunning landscape of Lake Superior. The compact floor plans minimize the site impact. The expressive building form blends the structure into the language of the cliff. The home provides a serene perch to view not only the big lake, but also to look back into the North Shore. With triple pane windows and careful details, this house surpasses the airtightness criteria set by the international Passive House Association, to keep life cozy on the North Shore all year round. Construction by Dale Torgersen Photography by Corey Gaffer

An east-facing “Morning Room” energizes with its bracing contrast of blacks and whites. Sleek contemporary furnishings maintain lightness, while a traditional rug foreshadows global elements that lay beyond. A custom cabinet conceals a home office. Invoking the owners’ love for travel and storytelling, an Ingo Maurer fixture features 40 phrases in multiple languages scribbled upon squares of Japanese rice paper. Tony Soluri Photography

Bryan Jones Jones Pierce Architects This home in Waleska, Georgia feels like a tree house with building projections hanging in space high over the steep lot below. The use of large fixed windows makes the interior spaces feel as if they are part of the outside, and puts the focus on the view. We used a language of materials on the exterior with different finishes on the foundation, house body, and the room projections, and wanted the windows to stand out while fitting into the natural setting. The warm, dark bronze clad color chosen fit into the surrounding wooded setting, while at the same time provided a clean modern look similar to metal windows without looking excessively commercial.

This bold townhouse development engages with its surroundings in unusual ways. A refined palette of materials help to define crisp horizontal forms while each residence has its own particular language helping to enhance the streetscape and create a unique sense of space. Internally the residences are abundant in natural light whist maintaining a high level of privacy on an exposed corner block. The volumes and textures of the Spanish Mission house that previously occupied this corner site inspired the selection and composition of these two new houses. The previous stuccoed fence has been stripped back and given a new wet dash treatment, the vertical lines of the terracotta parapet are replaced by standing seam cladding. Other materials have been deliberately selected for their graceful patina. The west facing screen that conceals the bedroom windows of the southern house is derived from the traditional Moorish Spanish design and pays further homage to the previous house on the site. Photographer: Andrew Wuttke & James Coombes

Charming and traditional, this white clapboard house seamlessly integrates modern features and amenities in a timeless architectural language.
Mid-sized farmhouse white two-story concrete fiberboard and clapboard exterior home photo in Chicago with a mixed material roof and a gray roof

Bryan Jones Jones Pierce Architects This home in Waleska, Georgia feels like a tree house with building projections hanging in space high over the steep lot below. The use of large fixed windows makes the interior spaces feel as if they are part of the outside, and puts the focus on the view. We used a language of materials on the exterior with different finishes on the foundation, house body, and the room projections, and wanted the windows to stand out while fitting into the natural setting. The warm, dark bronze clad color chosen fit into the surrounding wooded setting, while at the same time provided a clean modern look similar to metal windows without looking excessively commercial.

Chipper Hatter Photography
Bathroom - mid-sized contemporary 3/4 multicolored tile and mosaic tile light wood floor bathroom idea in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white walls, a drop-in sink and solid surface countertops

Comedor con papel pintado a rayas de Designers Guild y banco realizado a medida con telas de Osborne & Little
Great room - mid-sized contemporary light wood floor great room idea in Barcelona with multicolored walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Our Austin studio used quirky patterns and colors as well as eco-friendly furnishings and materials to give this home a unique design language that suits the young family who lives there. Photography Credits: Molly Culver --- Project designed by Sara Barney’s Austin interior design studio BANDD DESIGN. They serve the entire Austin area and its surrounding towns, with an emphasis on Round Rock, Lake Travis, West Lake Hills, and Tarrytown. For more about BANDD DESIGN, click here: https://bandddesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://bandddesign.com/eco-friendly-colorful-quirky-austin-home/

Photographer Luc Remond
Inspiration for a modern wooden curved open and metal railing staircase remodel in Sydney

Example of a trendy black three-story stone flat roof design in New York

This residence was a complete gut renovation of a 4-story row house in Park Slope, and included a new rear extension and penthouse addition. The owners wished to create a warm, family home using a modern language that would act as a clean canvas to feature rich textiles and items from their world travels. As with most Brooklyn row houses, the existing house suffered from a lack of natural light and connection to exterior spaces, an issue that Principal Brendan Coburn is acutely aware of from his experience re-imagining historic structures in the New York area. The resulting architecture is designed around moments featuring natural light and views to the exterior, of both the private garden and the sky, throughout the house, and a stripped-down language of detailing and finishes allows for the concept of the modern-natural to shine. Upon entering the home, the kitchen and dining space draw you in with views beyond through the large glazed opening at the rear of the house. An extension was built to allow for a large sunken living room that provides a family gathering space connected to the kitchen and dining room, but remains distinctly separate, with a strong visual connection to the rear garden. The open sculptural stair tower was designed to function like that of a traditional row house stair, but with a smaller footprint. By extending it up past the original roof level into the new penthouse, the stair becomes an atmospheric shaft for the spaces surrounding the core. All types of weather – sunshine, rain, lightning, can be sensed throughout the home through this unifying vertical environment. The stair space also strives to foster family communication, making open living spaces visible between floors. At the upper-most level, a free-form bench sits suspended over the stair, just by the new roof deck, which provides at-ease entertaining. Oak was used throughout the home as a unifying material element. As one travels upwards within the house, the oak finishes are bleached to further degrees as a nod to how light enters the home. The owners worked with CWB to add their own personality to the project. The meter of a white oak and blackened steel stair screen was designed by the family to read “I love you” in Morse Code, and tile was selected throughout to reference places that hold special significance to the family. To support the owners’ comfort, the architectural design engages passive house technologies to reduce energy use, while increasing air quality within the home – a strategy which aims to respect the environment while providing a refuge from the harsh elements of urban living. This project was published by Wendy Goodman as her Space of the Week, part of New York Magazine’s Design Hunting on The Cut. Photography by Kevin Kunstadt

Example of a transitional light wood floor living room design in London with white walls

The creation of a comfortable heart for this family home in Berlin’s Chalottenburg saw the rearranging of the existing layout; designing and installing a custom kitchen and transforming the surrounding apartment ; including a new colour language from room to room. The custom kitchen satisfies the requirements of modern day family living; as well as combining the functionality needed for the liveliest part of the home with a pleasant and beautiful environment to live in. Combining a – at times unconventional – range of materials; such as wire glass with brass, introduced an element of understated luxury that translated through the colour range; from bolder hues beside softer shades. Images by Wolfgang Stahr

Architect: Steven Bull, Workshop AD Photography By: Kevin G. Smith “Like the integration of interior with exterior spaces with materials. Like the exterior wood panel details. The interior spaces appear to negotiate the angles of the house well. Takes advantage of treetop location without ostentation.” This project involved the redesign and completion of a partially constructed house on the Upper Hillside in Anchorage, Alaska. Construction of the underlying steel structure had ceased for more than five years, resulting in significant technical and organizational issues that needed to be resolved in order for the home to be completed. Perched above the landscape, the home stretches across the hillside like an extended tree house. An interior atmosphere of natural lightness was introduced to the home. Inspiration was pulled from the surrounding landscape to make the home become part of that landscape and to feel at home in its surroundings. Surfaces throughout the structure share a common language of articulated cladding with walnut panels, stone and concrete. The result is a dissolved separation of the interior and exterior. There was a great need for extensive window and door products that had the required sophistication to make this project complete. And Marvin products were the perfect fit. MARVIN PRODUCTS USED: Integrity Inswing French Door Integrity Outswing French Door Integrity Sliding French Door Marvin Ultimate Awning Window Marvin Ultimate Casement Window Marvin Ultimate Sliding French Door Marvin Ultimate Swinging French Door