Reverse Shed Eichler This project is part tear-down, part remodel. The original L-shaped plan allowed the living/ dining/ kitchen wing to be completely re-built while retaining the shell of the bedroom wing virtually intact. The rebuilt entertainment wing was enlarged 50% and covered with a low-slope reverse-shed roof sloping from eleven to thirteen feet. The shed roof floats on a continuous glass clerestory with eight foot transom. Cantilevered steel frames support wood roof beams with eaves of up to ten feet. An interior glass clerestory separates the kitchen and livingroom for sound control. A wall-to-wall skylight illuminates the north wall of the kitchen/family room. New additions at the back of the house add several “sliding” wall planes, where interior walls continue past full-height windows to the exterior, complimenting the typical Eichler indoor-outdoor ceiling and floor planes. The existing bedroom wing has been re-configured on the interior, changing three small bedrooms into two larger ones, and adding a guest suite in part of the original garage. A previous den addition provided the perfect spot for a large master ensuite bath and walk-in closet. Natural materials predominate, with fir ceilings, limestone veneer fireplace walls, anigre veneer cabinets, fir sliding windows and interior doors, bamboo floors, and concrete patios and walks. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor: www.bernardtrainor.com (see “Concrete Jungle” in April 2014 edition of Dwell magazine). Microsoft Media Center installation of the Year, 2008: www.cybermanor.com/ultimate_install.html (automated shades, radiant heating system, and lights, as well as security & sound).

Kitchen - contemporary kitchen idea in Austin with black cabinets and limestone countertops

John Shipka
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Chicago

Image provided by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Stone Gazebos. Contacts:(212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Antique reclaimed Limestone gazebos out of old Limestone unique in their authenticity and beauty. Every backyard isn't complete without one. Their meditative qualities offers you some sort of a quantum refuge where time seems to stop or go back even! Connect with the essence of European landscape garden design as you sit down inside one of our majestic Gazebos just as our European ancestors did centuries ago...

Image provided by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Stone Gazebos. Contacts:(212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Antique reclaimed Limestone gazebos out of old Limestone unique in their authenticity and beauty. Every backyard isn't complete without one. Their meditative qualities offers you some sort of a quantum refuge where time seems to stop or go back even! Connect with the essence of European landscape garden design as you sit down inside one of our majestic Gazebos just as our European ancestors did centuries ago...

Image provided by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Stone Gazebos. Contacts:(212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Antique reclaimed Limestone gazebos out of old Limestone unique in their authenticity and beauty. Every backyard isn't complete without one. Their meditative qualities offers you some sort of a quantum refuge where time seems to stop or go back even! Connect with the essence of European landscape garden design as you sit down inside one of our majestic Gazebos just as our European ancestors did centuries ago...

Design ideas for a large contemporary drought-tolerant and shade backyard stone walkway in Austin for spring.

These homeowners came to us wanting to update their property with new plantings at the street, which matched the existing landscaping of the neighborhood, as well as update the various beds around their foundation. The existing beds throughout the property became overgrown and needed a bit of breathing room to allow space for the new plants to fill in. The old vegetation was ripped out and replaced with both native, and adapted plants. The wooded area in the backyard was rid of debris, and a drainage system was added using the rocks that were in their previous landscape design. Not only were the materials able to be recycled, they are now used to help prevent continued erosion of the hillside by taking the water from the sloped driveway and giving it a path toward the woods. Limestone was the chosen replacement because it is cohesive with the neighbor’s landscaping and the pre-existing stairs in the backyard. Blocks of limestone were used to line the new beds and build a new fire pit to accessorize the beautiful view!

Inspiration for a large timeless red two-story brick house exterior remodel in Cedar Rapids

Christy Webber Landscapes provides park maintenance to a small public park on Chicago’s north side, tucked in between the L tracks. We installed large limestone boulders, pathways, perennials, shrubs and trees. And, a wood arbor was built in order to provide shade.

These homeowners came to us wanting to update their property with new plantings at the street, which matched the existing landscaping of the neighborhood, as well as update the various beds around their foundation. The existing beds throughout the property became overgrown and needed a bit of breathing room to allow space for the new plants to fill in. The old vegetation was ripped out and replaced with both native, and adapted plants. The wooded area in the backyard was rid of debris, and a drainage system was added using the rocks that were in their previous landscape design. Not only were the materials able to be recycled, they are now used to help prevent continued erosion of the hillside by taking the water from the sloped driveway and giving it a path toward the woods. Limestone was the chosen replacement because it is cohesive with the neighbor’s landscaping and the pre-existing stairs in the backyard. Blocks of limestone were used to line the new beds and build a new fire pit to accessorize the beautiful view!

Christy Webber Landscapes provides park maintenance to a small public park on Chicago’s north side, tucked in between the L tracks. We installed large limestone boulders, pathways, perennials, shrubs and trees. And, a wood arbor was built in order to provide shade.

Inspiration for a large timeless red two-story brick house exterior remodel in Cedar Rapids

Custom wrought iron gate and French limestone walkway
Tuscan exterior home photo in Los Angeles

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photos by: Tony Vasquez
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