The transitional style of the interior of this remodeled shingle style home in Connecticut hits all of the right buttons for todays busy family. The sleek white and gray kitchen is the centerpiece of The open concept great room which is the perfect size for large family gatherings, but just cozy enough for a family of four to enjoy every day. The kids have their own space in addition to their small but adequate bedrooms whch have been upgraded with built ins for additional storage. The master suite is luxurious with its marble bath and vaulted ceiling with a sparkling modern light fixture and its in its own wing for additional privacy. There are 2 and a half baths in addition to the master bath, and an exercise room and family room in the finished walk out lower level.

192 feet of lake front on Lake Tuck w/private dock. Renovated in 2005 w/addition of 3 car garage, shop, in home theater w/theater seats & surround, spacious bonus room, exercise room & 2 guestrooms w/Jack & Jill bath, new windows. Spacious decks for entertaining including one at lake level near private dock. Large level yard & driveway. Lots of current updates: new carpet, paint & more. Main floor den. Main floor master with lake views & private view hot tub. Northshore Schools.

We built this handsome stone and brick exterior two-story, three-car garage home on the lake. We installed hardwoods through out the living areas. This home features a personal office with a splendid outdoor view as well as a separate dining room with exposed beam ceiling. The open concept family room offers a vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace that opens right to the kitchen. The kitchen is designed with white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. The the large master bedroom has a hardwoods flooring and a coffered wood inlaid ceiling along with a sitting area and large master closet with outdoor lighting. The master bath features a stepless shower and separate free standing tub as well as a his and hers vanity. To reach The wonderful outdoor living space, which has stone flooring, wood inlaid ceiling and stone fireplace, the adjacent family room has large sliding retractable doors. For indoor living, the home has a separate living area with built in cabinetry and an exercise room.

A traditional home need not be a boring one. A stone exterior and steep rooflines add to the impressive nature of the “Andover” design. Once inside, it quickly becomes obvious that nothing has been overlooked in this floor plan. The hearth room opens to the kitchen and turreted dining area. The grand master suite and a screened porch are also found on the main level. Upstairs are three additional bedrooms and two baths. The lower level offers outrageous entertainment, including a movie theatre, billiards, exercise equipment, and a sports court. A guest bedroom and bath can also be found on this level. Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography Builder: Tim Schollaart Builders, LLC

New Living room Coffered ceiling with decorative molding Connecting dining room to new living room allowing them entertain large group of families.

Old World elegance meets modern ease in the beautiful custom-built home. Distinctive exterior details include European stone, classic columns and traditional turrets. Inside, convenience reigns, from the large circular foyer and welcoming great room to the dramatic lake room that makes the most of the stunning waterfront site. Other first-floor highlights include circular family and dining rooms, a large open kitchen, and a spacious and private master suite. The second floor features three additional bedrooms as well as an upper level guest suite with separate living, dining and kitchen area. The lower level is all about fun, with a games and billiards room, family theater, exercise and crafts area.

The moment you step into this 7,500-sq.-ft. contemporary Tudor home, you will be drawn into the spacious great room with 10’ ceilings, extensive windows and doors, and a fabulous scenic view from the terrace or screen porch. The gourmet kitchen features a Caesarstone-wrapped island, built-in seating area & viewing windows to the basketball court below. The upper level includes 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, a bonus room and master suite oasis. The lower level is all about fun with a state-of-the-art RAYVA theater room, basketball court, exercise room & bar/entertaining space. This home also features a Ketra Lighting system.

Old World elegance meets modern ease in the beautiful custom-built home. Distinctive exterior details include European stone, classic columns and traditional turrets. Inside, convenience reigns, from the large circular foyer and welcoming great room to the dramatic lake room that makes the most of the stunning waterfront site. Other first-floor highlights include circular family and dining rooms, a large open kitchen, and a spacious and private master suite. The second floor features three additional bedrooms as well as an upper level guest suite with separate living, dining and kitchen area. The lower level is all about fun, with a games and billiards room, family theater, exercise and crafts area.

This older couple residing in a golf course community wanted to expand their living space and finish up their unfinished basement for entertainment purposes and more. Their wish list included: exercise room, full scale movie theater, fireplace area, guest bedroom, full size master bath suite style, full bar area, entertainment and pool table area, and tray ceiling. After major concrete breaking and running ground plumbing, we used a dead corner of basement near staircase to tuck in bar area. A dual entrance bathroom from guest bedroom and main entertainment area was placed on far wall to create a large uninterrupted main floor area. A custom barn door for closet gives extra floor space to guest bedroom. New movie theater room with multi-level seating, sound panel walls, two rows of recliner seating, 120-inch screen, state of art A/V system, custom pattern carpeting, surround sound & in-speakers, custom molding and trim with fluted columns, custom mahogany theater doors. The bar area includes copper panel ceiling and rope lighting inside tray area, wrapped around cherry cabinets and dark granite top, plenty of stools and decorated with glass backsplash and listed glass cabinets. The main seating area includes a linear fireplace, covered with floor to ceiling ledger stone and an embedded television above it. The new exercise room with two French doors, full mirror walls, a couple storage closets, and rubber floors provide a fully equipped home gym. The unused space under staircase now includes a hidden bookcase for storage and A/V equipment. New bathroom includes fully equipped body sprays, large corner shower, double vanities, and lots of other amenities. Carefully selected trim work, crown molding, tray ceiling, wainscoting, wide plank engineered flooring, matching stairs, and railing, makes this basement remodel the jewel of this community.

This home is located on a one acre parcel of land near the banks of the Milwaukee River in the older established subdivision of Sleepy Hollow Estates in Mequon, Wisconsin. The inspiration for this Glen Cove Residence was to bring the desired by many, contemporary and modern lifestyle of a down town loft and establish it in a neighborhood in the suburbs amongst traditional style homes. Sleepy Hollow Estates like many older established neighborhoods throughout the North shore and Westside communities of Milwaukee had great local architects such as John Randall McDonald and Russell Barr Williamson, who built contemporary master pieces amongst very traditional style homes. This created diversity in the style of homes in these neighborhoods which for the people living in them and the people just passing by, an experience of harmony and cultural lifestyle. Unfortunately today, many new neighborhood developments lack harmony and cultural lifestyle and don’t allow for homes such as this Glen Cove Residence to be built. And for that matter many of the homes built by John Randall McDonald and Russell Barr Williamson back in the 1950’s. When driving through these new developments, one would experience beautiful traditional style homes, but all the homes tend to look the same. There is no diversity in the styles of homes thus these neighborhoods lack the harmony and a cultural life style for the people who live there or what people are looking for when buying a home that reflects their lifestyle. This Glen Cove Residence is an example that a contemporary home which offers a modern lifestyle that many desires can be established amongst traditional homes while blending in with the neighborhood. Don’t be fooled by the flat roof of this home, building technology has come a long way since Frank Lloyd Wright! The roof system on this home is more energy efficient than most roof systems builders are putting on traditional homes today and it doesn’t leak! This Glen Cove Residence was built using all traditional building materials that you would see in homes being built in new developments today. There is a misconception out there that modern homes are expensive to build. That is not true! This Glen Cove Residence was built for roughly $130 per square foot which is the same price one would pay for a similar builder’s model traditional style home with the same upgrades. This Glen Cove Residence consists of three bedrooms and three and one half baths. All bedrooms are located on second floor with laundry, guest bath and a master suite. Located between the first and second floors off of the landing is an office/den space. The first floor is open concept with the kitchen, dining and living areas located at the rear of the home with expansive windows allowing a great connection to back yard area and outdoors. On the back of the home is a covered deck area allowing for outdoor entertaining without the worry of the elements. The first floor also offers a powder room, mudroom and walk-in pantry off the kitchen area. From the mudroom there is access to an attached four car tandem garage. From the first floor to the finished basement is an open stair allowing the basement area to feel as part of the house and not just a basement? The basement consists of a main living area, game area with wet bar, exercise room, kids play room with 14’ ceilings, full bathroom and mechanical room with storage closets throughout.

192 feet of lake front on Lake Tuck w/private dock. Renovated in 2005 w/addition of 3 car garage, shop, in home theater w/theater seats & surround, spacious bonus room, exercise room & 2 guestrooms w/Jack & Jill bath, new windows. Spacious decks for entertaining including one at lake level near private dock. Large level yard & driveway. Lots of current updates: new carpet, paint & more. Main floor den. Main floor master with lake views & private view hot tub. Northshore Schools.

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The Sater Design Collection's luxury, traditional Florida style home "Milano" (Plan #6921). http://saterdesign.com/product/milano/

The Sater Design Collection's luxury, traditional Florida style home "Milano" (Plan #6921). http://saterdesign.com/product/milano/

New Living room Coffered ceiling with decorative molding Connecting dining room to new living room allowing them entertain large group of families.
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192 feet of lake front on Lake Tuck w/private dock. Renovated in 2005 w/addition of 3 car garage, shop, in home theater w/theater seats & surround, spacious bonus room, exercise room & 2 guestrooms w/Jack & Jill bath, new windows. Spacious decks for entertaining including one at lake level near private dock. Large level yard & driveway. Lots of current updates: new carpet, paint & more. Main floor den. Main floor master with lake views & private view hot tub. Northshore Schools.

This home was a modest log home on two levels with exterior stone on the lower level and a simple deck above an attached garage. Fully renovated now with the addition of an attached vertical box housing the garage above the master bedroom allowed for the exterior patio to be enclosed on three sides with breezeway doors to the garage open to the deck. Main level includes an open layout of Kitchen, Office, Dining and Living Room with dutch door to the patio, Guest Bedroom and Powder Room. The Lower level includes a great room surrounding two-sided fireplace and 4 additional bedrooms, plus the Master Suite, Laundry, Exercise Room and Wine Cellar. Super excited to get photos of this project posted soon! Contact me if you have questions or need a log home renovation!

his contemporary home features clean lines and extensive details, a unique entrance of floating steps over moving water, attractive focal points, great flows of volumes and spaces, and incorporates large areas of indoor/outdoor living on both levels. Taking aging in place into consideration, there are master suites on both levels, elevator, and garage entrance. The home’s great room and kitchen open to the lanai, summer kitchen, and garden via folding and pocketing glass doors and uses a retractable screen concealed in the lanai. When the screen is lowered, it holds up to 90% of the home’s conditioned air and keeps out insects. The 2nd floor master and exercise rooms open to balconies. The challenge was to connect the main home to the existing guest house which was accomplished with a center garden and floating step walkway which mimics the main home’s entrance. The garden features a fountain, fire pit, pool, outdoor arbor dining area, and LED lighting under the floating steps.