Mark Pinkerton
Example of a large minimalist master multicolored tile and glass tile ceramic tile and gray floor freestanding bathtub design in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite countertops, a two-piece toilet, white walls and a hinged shower door

Warm Ochre colors extend to sitting room where a pair of the owners tufted chairs found a new home. Extensive art work collection informed the color choices.

This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

We turned an awkward pair of closets into this en suite master bathroom. They wanted a classic simple bathroom with some traditional details. My favorite element is the vanity which was a dresser in it's former life.

Mountain style master carpeted and gray floor bedroom photo in New York with white walls and a standard fireplace

Artwork by Blackwell Botanicals decorates the walls of the master bedroom, designed by Glave & Holmes. The modernized Regency double dresser is from Kindel Furniture and are flanked by a pair of elegant arm chairs from Moore Councill. The window treatment is from F. Schumacher and is inspired by 18C wallpaper. Photography by Kip Dawkins

Nick Smith
Home design - traditional home design idea in London

Japanese soaking tub from Victoria & Albert is featured with Brizo faucet. The large shower features dual shower heads with recessed niches and large seat.

Modern compact master bath remodel in crisp grays and bright whites. Vertical tile band in Glazzio "Dusky Scenery" is twelve inches wide. The knee wall is completed with a half, EZ care rain panel glass. Brushed nickel Top Knobs in tk854 and tk852 are on the vanity. White Shaker Cabinetry with Quartz counter tops paired with Delta"Vero" towel and grab bars.

Photographer: Jay Goodrich This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.

Architecture & Interior Design: David Heide Design Studio Photography: Karen Melvin
Example of an arts and crafts enclosed light wood floor family room library design in Minneapolis with yellow walls, no fireplace and a tv stand

Benjamin Benschneider
Mountain style bedroom photo in Seattle with beige walls

Master bath in French Country style.
Example of a french country bathroom design in Denver

This modern, colorful master bedroom creates comfort yet a pop of spunk to an otherwise ordinary room. The bright magenta, paired with black was the unique color scheme chosen for this space. A white leather bed with a custom fabric bed bench sits in the middle of this gorgeous space. A custom lacquered art piece was created with the colors of this room and a rock cross was formed atop of the piece.

Another beautiful bathroom renovation by MMI Design. This repeat client had a few simple requests - make it beautiful, white, and tranquil. By pairing several white marbles with a linen porcelain floor tile, we transformed her space into a classic and timeless master bath. It was our pleasure to transform her master bath into what she says is her favorite room in the home.

Example of a cottage bathroom design in Miami

Bedroom - contemporary bedroom idea in Los Angeles with blue walls

Master bedroom has bright bay window with lake view, pair of acrylic lamps and upholstered headboard.
Bedroom - mid-sized contemporary master medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom idea in Newark with green walls

Unique yet timeless copper soaking tub pairs perfectly with the Beaumaniere Limestone cladding the walk-in shower walls and limestone tiled floor of this master bathhroom.