Living room - contemporary living room idea in Singapore

Large cottage black two-story mixed siding gable roof idea in Charlotte with a shingle roof

Beach style bathroom photo in Los Angeles

Example of a mid-sized transitional brown floor and carpeted reach-in closet design with open cabinets and white cabinets

Duck Crossing is a mini compound built over time for our family in Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC. We began with the small one story guest cottage, added the carriage house for our daughters and then, as we determined we needed one gathering space for friends and family, the main house. The challenge was to build a light and bright home that would take full advantage of the lake and preserve views and have enough room for everyone to congregate. We decided to build an upside down/reverse floorplan home, where the main living areas are on the 2nd floor. We built one great room, encompassing kitchen, dining, living, deck and design studio - added tons of windows and an open staircase, vaulted the ceilings, painted everything white and did whatever else we could to make the small space feel open and welcoming - we think we accomplished this, and then some. The kitchen appliances are behind doors, the island is great for serving and gathering, the tv is hidden - all attention is to the view. When everyone needs their separate space, there are 2 bedrooms below and then additional sleeping, bathing and eating spaces in the cottage and carriage house - it is all just perfect!

Photoshoot for Lisa McGoohan. Photos by Ryan Hainey
Living room - small coastal living room idea in Milwaukee with gray walls

Elegant single-wall dark wood floor wet bar photo with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets and white countertops

Donna Dotan Photography Inc.
Trendy master white tile and subway tile bathroom photo in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and gray walls

This room was all orange wood when we started. Our client wanted elegant rustic since this was a log home. We added some sheetrock painted wood wainscot, painted wood beams and beadboard on the ceiling. Lucas Imaging

Bruce Cole Photography
Example of a small farmhouse white gable roof design with a shingle roof

Nantucket Architectural Photography
Entryway - large coastal entryway idea in Boston

Dining room - transitional light wood floor dining room idea in Minneapolis with beige walls

This bright coastal kitchen features soapstone counters, white Shaker cabinets, a beveled subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and beautiful barstools by W. A. Mitchell of Maine.

The back of this house features a raised hot tub, an infinity pool, and several porches. Tre Dunham with Fine Focus Photography
Inspiration for a rustic beige one-story stone exterior home remodel in Austin

Large contemporary gray two-story stucco flat roof idea in Dallas

Selective Designs | Black Pearl Pebble Tec
Elegant infinity pool photo in Phoenix

Photography: Roger Davies Interiors: Audrey Alberts Design Architect: Abramson Teiger Architects
Inspiration for a huge contemporary living room remodel in Los Angeles

The Mazama house is located in the Methow Valley of Washington State, a secluded mountain valley on the eastern edge of the North Cascades, about 200 miles northeast of Seattle. The house has been carefully placed in a copse of trees at the easterly end of a large meadow. Two major building volumes indicate the house organization. A grounded 2-story bedroom wing anchors a raised living pavilion that is lifted off the ground by a series of exposed steel columns. Seen from the access road, the large meadow in front of the house continues right under the main living space, making the living pavilion into a kind of bridge structure spanning over the meadow grass, with the house touching the ground lightly on six steel columns. The raised floor level provides enhanced views as well as keeping the main living level well above the 3-4 feet of winter snow accumulation that is typical for the upper Methow Valley. To further emphasize the idea of lightness, the exposed wood structure of the living pavilion roof changes pitch along its length, so the roof warps upward at each end. The interior exposed wood beams appear like an unfolding fan as the roof pitch changes. The main interior bearing columns are steel with a tapered “V”-shape, recalling the lightness of a dancer. The house reflects the continuing FINNE investigation into the idea of crafted modernism, with cast bronze inserts at the front door, variegated laser-cut steel railing panels, a curvilinear cast-glass kitchen counter, waterjet-cut aluminum light fixtures, and many custom furniture pieces. The house interior has been designed to be completely integral with the exterior. The living pavilion contains more than twelve pieces of custom furniture and lighting, creating a totality of the designed environment that recalls the idea of Gesamtkunstverk, as seen in the work of Josef Hoffman and the Viennese Secessionist movement in the early 20th century. The house has been designed from the start as a sustainable structure, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, radiant concrete slab heating, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance LowE insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. A radiant hydronic heat system with exposed concrete floors allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The concrete slabs conserve heat and provide great warmth and comfort for the feet. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into living spaces and passively warm the exposed concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the house. The high level of craft evident in the house reflects another key principle of sustainable design: build it well and make it last for many years! Photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Example of a mid-sized farmhouse white two-story wood house exterior design in Seattle