Modern Warm Bathroom Remodel | Boulder, Colorado This Boulder bathroom remodel blends modern design with warm, natural elements to create a cohesive, spa-like environment across both the primary and guest bathrooms. Designed in collaboration with Boulder Design Group and built by Veron Builders, the project focuses on clean lines, layered textures, and thoughtful material selection. The primary bathroom features a custom wood vanity, vertical tile detailing, floating shelving, and warm brass fixtures that bring depth and warmth to a clean, modern layout. A frameless glass shower enhances the open, airy feel of the space. The guest bathroom carries a complementary design language, maintaining visual continuity while offering its own refined details and layout. Together, both spaces balance function and elevated design through consistent materials and intentional contrast. Design Highlights Custom wood vanities Vertical tile accent walls Warm brass fixtures Floating wood shelving Frameless glass showers Layered natural textures

While this design is technically a duplex, it has the feeling of two separate houses: both follow the same design language but each frontage is distinct, as opposed to the more common mirror-image duplex design. In turn, this orientation gives each home its own unique floorplan, maximising privacy, ventilation and natural daylight. Upon entering, one is drawn by the light down the long hall to the garden which lights up the ground floor. Your eye is also attracted to the shapes and lines created by the contemporary stairway. Meals with family and friends are a priority for this client and each home has all 4 bedrooms upstairs, with the ground floor dedicated to open-plan living. This unrestricted space further promotes the light and airy atmosphere. The street-corner duplex has at the back a large garage that faces the house and is fully open to the courtyard garden – this space doubles as a substantial undercover entertaining area. The other house also has guests spilling outside, with its alfresco dining verandah and plunge pool. PROJECT Two duplex houses, each having: 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, garage and for one house a swimming pool Chaleyer Street, Rose Bay Woollahra Municipal Council jurisdiction Completed Photography: BLAQ Projects

The client came to us looking for a remodeled kitchen and living space for their single-family home. They wanted to create a sleek, modern aesthetic with a touch of bling. Built in the ‘70s, the home sits atop the San Rafael hills, giving it incredible views of the Bay. Our first priority: knock a few walls down to open the living space up to the dramatic landscape. Then, we sourced a kitchen set that made bling feel like an understatement—frameless, umbra Siematic cabinets with golden bronze hardware, matching open glass shelves, mirrored toe kicks, and a glitter backsplash grout. For further impact, we designed an island in a near-inverse color scheme—dark faux marble top, simple white walls, and a metallic border for a floating effect. Above this, we sourced distinctive glossy gold pendants that are hyper-modern but with a retro-influence. Finally, we completed the space by consulting on and sourcing elegant dining furniture that echoed the design language established, including a large white table with a uniquely artful stand.

Design: One SEED Architecture + Interiors (www.oneseed.ca) Photography: One SEED Architecture + Interiors Builder: Vertical Grain Projects (verticalgrainprojects.com) The 1 000SF, two bed and two bath condo was a true fixer-upper with outdated finishes and a floor plan that needed refinement. The suite was gutted down to concrete and studs, taking down several walls in the process. The design was influenced by the character and materials of a converted New York loft, and using the vernacular West Coast Modern language, it was infused with warm wood accents, exposed concrete, and framed views of the North Shore mountains.

Design: One SEED Architecture + Interiors (www.oneseed.ca) Photography: One SEED Architecture + Interiors Builder: Vertical Grain Projects (verticalgrainprojects.com) The 1 000SF, two bed and two bath condo was a true fixer-upper with outdated finishes and a floor plan that needed refinement. The suite was gutted down to concrete and studs, taking down several walls in the process. The design was influenced by the character and materials of a converted New York loft, and using the vernacular West Coast Modern language, it was infused with warm wood accents, exposed concrete, and framed views of the North Shore mountains.

Design: One SEED Architecture + Interiors (www.oneseed.ca) Photography: One SEED Architecture + Interiors Builder: Vertical Grain Projects (verticalgrainprojects.com) The 1 000SF, two bed and two bath condo was a true fixer-upper with outdated finishes and a floor plan that needed refinement. The suite was gutted down to concrete and studs, taking down several walls in the process. The design was influenced by the character and materials of a converted New York loft, and using the vernacular West Coast Modern language, it was infused with warm wood accents, exposed concrete, and framed views of the North Shore mountains.

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

This remodel reimagines the main living space into a bright, open-concept environment that blends comfort, functionality, and modern design. Wide-plank flooring flows throughout, creating continuity and warmth, while expansive windows bring in natural light and enhance the sense of openness. A sleek fireplace feature wall anchors the living area, paired with custom built-ins and floating shelves that add both storage and visual balance. The kitchen was designed as the centerpiece of the home, featuring clean-lined cabinetry, a large island for gathering, and high-end finishes that elevate everyday use. Thoughtful lighting—from recessed fixtures to statement pendants—adds depth and highlights key areas throughout the space. The lower level continues the same design language with a spacious layout ideal for entertaining or relaxing. A custom wet bar with open shelving and a tile backsplash creates a dedicated hosting zone, while soft carpeting keeps the space comfortable and inviting. Finishing touches like updated bathrooms with modern fixtures and clean tilework complete the transformation, tying every space together with a cohesive, refined feel. The result is a home that feels open, elevated, and built for the way people actually live.

This remodel reimagines the main living space into a bright, open-concept environment that blends comfort, functionality, and modern design. Wide-plank flooring flows throughout, creating continuity and warmth, while expansive windows bring in natural light and enhance the sense of openness. A sleek fireplace feature wall anchors the living area, paired with custom built-ins and floating shelves that add both storage and visual balance. The kitchen was designed as the centerpiece of the home, featuring clean-lined cabinetry, a large island for gathering, and high-end finishes that elevate everyday use. Thoughtful lighting—from recessed fixtures to statement pendants—adds depth and highlights key areas throughout the space. The lower level continues the same design language with a spacious layout ideal for entertaining or relaxing. A custom wet bar with open shelving and a tile backsplash creates a dedicated hosting zone, while soft carpeting keeps the space comfortable and inviting. Finishing touches like updated bathrooms with modern fixtures and clean tilework complete the transformation, tying every space together with a cohesive, refined feel. The result is a home that feels open, elevated, and built for the way people actually live.

Located on the front lines of a public beach walkway, this elegant artist residence layers public and private spaces in order to dynamically connect one’s lifestyle with the regenerative power of nature. The material language shifts between glass, oak, and stone as it explores concepts of porosity, translucence,and privacy. One of the home’s most notable elements is the strategic removal of living square footage to create a spa courtyard on the third level. Tucked away behind a terracotta screen and surrounded by lush vegetation on all sides, the spa acts as a private oasis in the heart of the home for reflection and reconnection. Despite rigid parameters, the home packs cutting edge engineering and design techniques into every centimeter of space. The result is a razor thin roof and floor plane delicately balanced atop massive stone walls. By reducing the density of these elements both above and below, the architecture is able to breathe and expand into its unobstructed views of the ocean and breathtaking sunsets.

Completed several years ago, this kitchen renovation continues to demonstrate the enduring qualities of a well-balanced design. Rather than following short-lived trends, the project focused on proportion, material contrast, and functional clarity — principles that remain visually relevant over time. The composition pairs clean white perimeter cabinetry with a darker island, creating a grounded visual hierarchy while preserving a bright, open atmosphere. Subtle material transitions and restrained detailing contribute to a cohesive aesthetic that feels both modern and comfortably lived-in. Integrated lighting and thoughtful storage planning enhance everyday usability without introducing visual clutter. The overall design language emphasizes simplicity, durability, and timelessness, allowing the space to age gracefully despite shifting design fashions. This project serves as an example of how disciplined design decisions can result in interiors that remain fresh and appropriate years after completion.

This bright and timeless dining room captures the essence of modern minimalism with quiet luxury. At its center, a custom-crafted natural oak dining table anchors the space, paired with sculptural cream-colored dining chairs for softness and warmth. Overhead, a linear woven pendant provides ambient glow and texture, echoing the home's design language of understated elegance. The space is wrapped in natural light, highlighting the pale oak floors and crisp white walls. Clean lines, thoughtful restraint, and subtle sophistication make this room feel intimate yet expansive. It's a dining space that's meant to be lived in—and lingered in—crafted by New Explode Construction with elevated simplicity in mind.

Modern Warm Bathroom Remodel | Boulder, Colorado This Boulder bathroom remodel blends modern design with warm, natural elements to create a cohesive, spa-like environment across both the primary and guest bathrooms. Designed in collaboration with Boulder Design Group and built by Veron Builders, the project focuses on clean lines, layered textures, and thoughtful material selection. The primary bathroom features a custom wood vanity, vertical tile detailing, floating shelving, and warm brass fixtures that bring depth and warmth to a clean, modern layout. A frameless glass shower enhances the open, airy feel of the space. The guest bathroom carries a complementary design language, maintaining visual continuity while offering its own refined details and layout. Together, both spaces balance function and elevated design through consistent materials and intentional contrast. Design Highlights Custom wood vanities Vertical tile accent walls Warm brass fixtures Floating wood shelving Frameless glass showers Layered natural textures

Modern Warm Bathroom Remodel | Boulder, Colorado This Boulder bathroom remodel blends modern design with warm, natural elements to create a cohesive, spa-like environment across both the primary and guest bathrooms. Designed in collaboration with Boulder Design Group and built by Veron Builders, the project focuses on clean lines, layered textures, and thoughtful material selection. The primary bathroom features a custom wood vanity, vertical tile detailing, floating shelving, and warm brass fixtures that bring depth and warmth to a clean, modern layout. A frameless glass shower enhances the open, airy feel of the space. The guest bathroom carries a complementary design language, maintaining visual continuity while offering its own refined details and layout. Together, both spaces balance function and elevated design through consistent materials and intentional contrast. Design Highlights Custom wood vanities Vertical tile accent walls Warm brass fixtures Floating wood shelving Frameless glass showers Layered natural textures

Modern Warm Bathroom Remodel | Boulder, Colorado This Boulder bathroom remodel blends modern design with warm, natural elements to create a cohesive, spa-like environment across both the primary and guest bathrooms. Designed in collaboration with Boulder Design Group and built by Veron Builders, the project focuses on clean lines, layered textures, and thoughtful material selection. The primary bathroom features a custom wood vanity, vertical tile detailing, floating shelving, and warm brass fixtures that bring depth and warmth to a clean, modern layout. A frameless glass shower enhances the open, airy feel of the space. The guest bathroom carries a complementary design language, maintaining visual continuity while offering its own refined details and layout. Together, both spaces balance function and elevated design through consistent materials and intentional contrast. Design Highlights Custom wood vanities Vertical tile accent walls Warm brass fixtures Floating wood shelving Frameless glass showers Layered natural textures

Edgemont has more than its share of mid-century post and beam homes — and the best of them have a quiet authority that demands respect. Adding onto a classic like this isn't just a design challenge, it's a responsibility. Get it wrong and you diminish something irreplaceable. Get it right and you give it another generation of life. The approach here was restrained from the street and generous at the back. The original facade was preserved as faithfully as possible — the home reads from the front much as it always has, its proportions and character intact. The additions were pushed to the rear, where a new vaulted primary suite anchors the expansion. Separated from the children's rooms at the front of the home, it gives the parents of a young family something too many renovations forget to provide: a genuine retreat of their own. The suite opens directly onto a private patio and yard, shared with the kitchen and dining area — an indoor-outdoor arrangement that feels like it was always meant to be there, which is the quiet test any addition to a home like this has to pass. The post and beam language was carried through every new element — the structure, the ceiling lines, the way light enters the spaces. An addition that knows where it came from. The original architect would approve.

As part of this full house renovation in Upper Lonsdale, North Vancouver, the bedroom storage was redesigned to feel seamless and architectural rather than freestanding. This custom-installed wardrobe system features high-gloss white doors paired with a full-height integrated mirror panel, enhancing natural light reflection and visually expanding the room. The clean slab-style fronts maintain a minimalist aesthetic, while the flush installation creates a built-in appearance from wall to wall. The adjacent modern interior door with frosted glass inserts reinforces the contemporary design language carried throughout the home. Combined with wide-plank hardwood flooring, the space achieves a refined, cohesive finish typical of high-quality North Vancouver residential renovations.

This remodel reimagines the main living space into a bright, open-concept environment that blends comfort, functionality, and modern design. Wide-plank flooring flows throughout, creating continuity and warmth, while expansive windows bring in natural light and enhance the sense of openness. A sleek fireplace feature wall anchors the living area, paired with custom built-ins and floating shelves that add both storage and visual balance. The kitchen was designed as the centerpiece of the home, featuring clean-lined cabinetry, a large island for gathering, and high-end finishes that elevate everyday use. Thoughtful lighting—from recessed fixtures to statement pendants—adds depth and highlights key areas throughout the space. The lower level continues the same design language with a spacious layout ideal for entertaining or relaxing. A custom wet bar with open shelving and a tile backsplash creates a dedicated hosting zone, while soft carpeting keeps the space comfortable and inviting. Finishing touches like updated bathrooms with modern fixtures and clean tilework complete the transformation, tying every space together with a cohesive, refined feel. The result is a home that feels open, elevated, and built for the way people actually live.

This detail highlights the layered craftsmanship and thoughtful materiality woven throughout the bedroom. A sculptural wood pendant introduces vertical movement and warm ambient light, while the geometric wall paneling behind it adds depth and subtle retro influence. The rich ceiling tone frames the composition, creating contrast against the soft, paneled walls. The fluted nightstand continues the custom millwork language seen throughout the space, paired with refined brass hardware for a tailored finish. A curated mix of textiles, including patterned rust and neutral pillows layered against deep blue bedding, brings warmth and dimension to the bed. Decorative accents are kept intentional and minimal, reinforcing the room’s balanced, elevated aesthetic. Together, these elements create a cohesive vignette that feels curated, architectural, and timeless with a modern edge.