Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

4 Newton Lane - Private House HOOLE - CHESTER Redeveloped Victorian town house. Ben Tynegate - Architectural Photographer based in London
Ornate enclosed kitchen photo in London with medium tone wood cabinets, blue backsplash, glass sheet backsplash and stainless steel appliances

A sophisticated rustic ambiance featuring the Lucia occasional chair and the Haydn table range. Lucia is an impressive chair with a sleek design. The wood plinth at the base continues seamlessly into the show wood legs for uninterrupted style. The elegant curved back and deep seat further enhance the charm of this piece. Layers of padding ensure optimum levels of comfort.

Minimalist kitchen photo in London

Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

Clean lines, bright tiles, and simple beauty. Less is more with this en suite bathroom makeover featuring a large wood vanity and large subway and herringbone tiles. Functionality also comes into play with drawer and base cabinets organizers to stash a number of toiletries away while this space shines!

A sophisticated rustic ambiance featuring the Lucia occasional chair and the Haydn table range. Lucia is an impressive chair with a sleek design. The wood plinth at the base continues seamlessly into the show wood legs for uninterrupted style. The elegant curved back and deep seat further enhance the charm of this piece. Layers of padding ensure optimum levels of comfort.

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Stephanie London Photography
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Master bathroom with freestanding soaking tub and an elegant polished nickel tub filler. Dark brown tile floor with white painted extra large 7 1/4" base trim. Dark stained oak flat panel inset cabinetry with crystal knobs. London Sky quartz counter top by Zodiac counter top with rectangle dual sinks with wide set polished nickel faucets. (Photo by Ryan Hainey)

The perimeter cabinets are finished in Antique White and the island in Cadet Grey. The kitchen features Zodiaq London Sky quartz counter tops, island seating for six, pot filler, Franke Farmhouse fireclay sink, two-tiered wall cabinets with glass at the top tier and corners, toe-kick step stool, (4) toe-kick drawers, (2) hidden spice pull-outs, (4) double base cabinet pull-outs, cutlery divider inserts, knife block insert, double trash pull-out, (2) lazy Susans, (2) under sink cleaning supply pull-outs, custom vertical storage, wood hood, decorative crown, hand carved corbels and large furniture legs. The all Wolf/Sub Zero appliances include two paneled Asko dishwashers, 48” paneled Sub-Zero, Best hood insert, Wolf 48” dual fuel range, Wolf paneled warming drawer and Wolf under counter drawer microwave. Glass cabinets have interior puck lighting, multi-color changing under cabinet lighting and up lighting. The back splash for the main perimeter of the kitchen is 3x12 grey ceramic tile. Jack Cook Photography

Looking through the garden towards the fire bowl and dining areas. Erickson Digital Studio
Patio - mid-sized modern backyard stone partial sun patio idea for summer in Milwaukee with a fire pit and a pergola

Photo credit: Scott McDonald @ Hedrich Blessing 7RR-Ecohome: The design objective was to build a house for a couple recently married who both had kids from previous marriages. How to bridge two families together? The design looks forward in terms of how people live today. The home is an experiment in transparency and solid form; removing borders and edges from outside to inside the house, and to really depict “flowing and endless space”. The house floor plan is derived by pushing and pulling the house’s form to maximize the backyard and minimize the public front yard while welcoming the sun in key rooms by rotating the house 45-degrees to true north. The angular form of the house is a result of the family’s program, the zoning rules, the lot’s attributes, and the sun’s path. We wanted to construct a house that is smart and efficient in terms of construction and energy, both in terms of the building and the user. We could tell a story of how the house is built in terms of the constructability, structure and enclosure, with a nod to Japanese wood construction in the method in which the siding is installed and the exposed interior beams are placed in the double height space. We engineered the house to be smart which not only looks modern but acts modern; every aspect of user control is simplified to a digital touch button, whether lights, shades, blinds, HVAC, communication, audio, video, or security. We developed a planning module based on a 6-foot square room size and a 6-foot wide connector called an interstitial space for hallways, bathrooms, stairs and mechanical, which keeps the rooms pure and uncluttered. The house is 6,200 SF of livable space, plus garage and basement gallery for a total of 9,200 SF. A large formal foyer celebrates the entry and opens up to the living, dining, kitchen and family rooms all focused on the rear garden. The east side of the second floor is the Master wing and a center bridge connects it to the kid’s wing on the west. Second floor terraces and sunscreens provide views and shade in this suburban setting. The playful mathematical grid of the house in the x, y and z axis also extends into the layout of the trees and hard-scapes, all centered on a suburban one-acre lot. Many green attributes were designed into the home; Ipe wood sunscreens and window shades block out unwanted solar gain in summer, but allow winter sun in. Patio door and operable windows provide ample opportunity for natural ventilation throughout the open floor plan. Minimal windows on east and west sides to reduce heat loss in winter and unwanted gains in summer. Open floor plan and large window expanse reduces lighting demands and maximizes available daylight. Skylights provide natural light to the basement rooms. Durable, low-maintenance exterior materials include stone, ipe wood siding and decking, and concrete roof pavers. Design is based on a 2' planning grid to minimize construction waste. Basement foundation walls and slab are highly insulated. FSC-certified walnut wood flooring was used. Light colored concrete roof pavers to reduce cooling loads by as much as 15%. 2x6 framing allows for more insulation and energy savings. Super efficient windows have low-E argon gas filled units, and thermally insulated aluminum frames. Permeable brick and stone pavers reduce the site’s storm-water runoff. Countertops use recycled composite materials. Energy-Star rated furnaces and smart thermostats are located throughout the house to minimize duct runs and avoid energy loss. Energy-Star rated boiler that heats up both radiant floors and domestic hot water. Low-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures are used to conserve water usage. No VOC finish options and direct venting fireplaces maintain a high interior air quality. Smart home system controls lighting, HVAC, and shades to better manage energy use. Plumbing runs through interior walls reducing possibilities of heat loss and freezing problems. A large food pantry was placed next to kitchen to reduce trips to the grocery store. Home office reduces need for automobile transit and associated CO2 footprint. Plan allows for aging in place, with guest suite than can become the master suite, with no need to move as family members mature.

Flavin Architects collaborated with Ben Wood Studio Shanghai on the design of this modern house overlooking a blueberry farm. A contemporary design that looks at home in a traditional New England landscape, this house features many environmentally sustainable features including passive solar heat and native landscaping. The house is clad in stucco and natural wood in clear and stained finishes and also features a double height dining room with a double-sided fireplace. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

This kitchen offers an ample amount of storage including end of island cabinets and appliance garages. The kitchen island has storage cabinets on the end, a Toulmin signature design feature. Photography by Holloway Productions.

Contemporary Surrey home exterior shot by Ben Tynegate: London based Architectural Photographer
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