Photos by Whitney Kamman
Large mountain style gray two-story wood house exterior photo with a shed roof and a mixed material roof

Cumaru wood decking offers you the rare combination of the right price, beauty, and long term performance. ©EverlastingDecking.com
Inspiration for a large coastal backyard deck remodel in Miami

We developed a design that fully met the desires of a spacious, airy, light filled home incorporating Universal Design features that blend seamlessly adding beauty to the Minimalist Scandinavian concept.

This Altadena home is the perfect example of modern farmhouse flair. The powder room flaunts an elegant mirror over a strapping vanity; the butcher block in the kitchen lends warmth and texture; the living room is replete with stunning details like the candle style chandelier, the plaid area rug, and the coral accents; and the master bathroom’s floor is a gorgeous floor tile. Project designed by Courtney Thomas Design in La Cañada. Serving Pasadena, Glendale, Monrovia, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Altadena. For more about Courtney Thomas Design, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/portfolio/new-construction-altadena-rustic-modern/

Recognizing that its current 50-year-old skilled nursing building was no longer able to meet the needs of today’s residents, Nestlevel reinvent the community’s skilled nursing environment and expand options for housing and varying levels of care. Incorporating client’s mission of freedom, faith, fun, friends and fitness, each focused on a different mode of care: one is dedicated to short-term rehabilitation, two provide long-term care and one specializes in memory care.

Bedroom - coastal guest bedroom idea in New York with white walls

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.

Dreamy lush green hex tile shines at the walnut and metal hood — we like that this is an easy(ish) change out over time as the family plans to live in this home for the long term.

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Rustic exterior home idea in Burlington

Choosing the right frame color to enhance a home’s curb appeal is essential to ensuring long-term customer satisfaction and increased resale value.

Joe Everhart
Example of a classic gray tile freestanding bathtub design in Indianapolis with dark wood cabinets, white walls and flat-panel cabinets

Loft Kitchen Remodel - Two-tiered cabinets for long term storage. Photos by Sustainable Sedona
Open concept kitchen - mid-sized contemporary l-shaped light wood floor open concept kitchen idea in Phoenix with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, multicolored backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Pioneer Contractors transformed this bathroom with a complete shower remodel. The new shower is backed with polystyrene foam, the drain is securely fitted, and the tiles were tightly sealed to ensure long-term waterproofing. This is a high-value bathroom remodel!

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.

Lincoln Farmhouse LEED-H Platinum, Net-Positive Energy OVERVIEW. This LEED Platinum certified modern farmhouse ties into the cultural landscape of Lincoln, Massachusetts - a town known for its rich history, farming traditions, conservation efforts, and visionary architecture. The goal was to design and build a new single family home on 1.8 acres that respects the neighborhood’s agrarian roots, produces more energy than it consumes, and provides the family with flexible spaces to live-play-work-entertain. The resulting 2,800 SF home is proof that families do not need to compromise on style, space or comfort in a highly energy-efficient and healthy home. CONNECTION TO NATURE. The attached garage is ubiquitous in new construction in New England’s cold climate. This home’s barn-inspired garage is intentionally detached from the main dwelling. A covered walkway connects the two structures, creating an intentional connection with the outdoors between auto and home. FUNCTIONAL FLEXIBILITY. With a modest footprint, each space must serve a specific use, but also be flexible for atypical scenarios. The Mudroom serves everyday use for the couple and their children, but is also easy to tidy up to receive guests, eliminating the need for two entries found in most homes. A workspace is conveniently located off the mudroom; it looks out on to the back yard to supervise the children and can be closed off with a sliding door when not in use. The Away Room opens up to the Living Room for everyday use; it can be closed off with its oversized pocket door for secondary use as a guest bedroom with en suite bath. NET POSITIVE ENERGY. The all-electric home consumes 70% less energy than a code-built house, and with measured energy data produces 48% more energy annually than it consumes, making it a 'net positive' home. Thick walls and roofs lack thermal bridging, windows are high performance, triple-glazed, and a continuous air barrier yields minimal leakage (0.27ACH50) making the home among the tightest in the US. Systems include an air source heat pump, an energy recovery ventilator, and a 13.1kW photovoltaic system to offset consumption and support future electric cars. ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. -6.3 kBtu/sf/yr Energy Use Intensity (Actual monitored project data reported for the firm’s 2016 AIA 2030 Commitment. Average single family home is 52.0 kBtu/sf/yr.) o 10,900 kwh total consumption (8.5 kbtu/ft2 EUI) o 16,200 kwh total production o 5,300 kwh net surplus, equivalent to 15,000-25,000 electric car miles per year. 48% net positive. WATER EFFICIENCY. Plumbing fixtures and water closets consume a mere 60% of the federal standard, while high efficiency appliances such as the dishwasher and clothes washer also reduce consumption rates. FOOD PRODUCTION. After clearing all invasive species, apple, pear, peach and cherry trees were planted. Future plans include blueberry, raspberry and strawberry bushes, along with raised beds for vegetable gardening. The house also offers a below ground root cellar, built outside the home's thermal envelope, to gain the passive benefit of long term energy-free food storage. RESILIENCY. The home's ability to weather unforeseen challenges is predictable - it will fare well. The super-insulated envelope means during a winter storm with power outage, heat loss will be slow - taking days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. During normal conditions, reduced energy consumption plus energy production means shelter from the burden of utility costs. Surplus production can power electric cars & appliances. The home exceeds snow & wind structural requirements, plus far surpasses standard construction for long term durability planning. ARCHITECT: ZeroEnergy Design http://zeroenergy.com/lincoln-farmhouse CONTRACTOR: Thoughtforms http://thoughtforms-corp.com/ PHOTOGRAPHER: Chuck Choi http://www.chuckchoi.com/

This Doylestown Basement Remodel turned an underused area into a functional lower level with spaces for lounging, exercising, and entertaining. The design focuses on comfort, performance, wellness features, and subtle luxury finishes, creating a practical extension of the home for everyday and long-term use.