A colorful, lush but still drought tolerant garden with with agave americana variegated, red hot poker (knifophia), ice plant, cordyline "Festival," assorted succulents and sedums, festula glauca (Elijah Blue), carex tumulicola, Izumi Tanaka Photography

Janet Kauffman Interiors & Design - An 8' x 11' apartment patio gets an intimate dining area. A stained glass screen creates privacy and layers of color. A metal table lamp provides light in the evening. An ever changing collection of plants creates soft layers. All of this sits upon an outdoor rug which conceals the concrete slab.

Don't let the name fool you. We took this once drab front yard into the envy of the row home block. We only had a week to complete this front yard project prior to starting a rather large project but finished it all with a bit of Chicago style. This row homes block, consisted of the exact same lot sizes and layout for all the homes. So we were determined to create something a little different so to stand out form the rest of the pack. This project contains a custom designed floating ipe bench wrapped around one of our stand alone self watering planters. inlay Italian porcelain tile surrounded by Mexican pebbles shows the distinct pattern with defining colors and made this Chi-town hustle project a fun one. We also enjoyed collaboration with the homeowners as this space will be enjoyed for many years to come.

Kirk Bianchi created this resort like setting for a couple from Mexico City. They were looking for a contemporary twist on traditional themes, and Luis Barragán was the inspiration. The outer walls were painted a darker color to recede, while floating panels of color and varying heights provided sculptural interest and opportunities for lighting and shadow.

Kirk Bianchi created this resort like setting for a couple from Mexico City. They were looking for a contemporary twist on traditional themes, and Luis Barragán was the inspiration. The outer walls were painted a darker color to recede, while floating panels of color and varying heights provided sculptural interest and opportunities for lighting and shadow.

Kirk Bianchi created this resort like setting for a couple from Mexico City. They were looking for a contemporary twist on traditional themes, and Luis Barragán was the inspiration. The outer walls were painted a darker color to recede, while floating panels of color and varying heights provided sculptural interest and opportunities for lighting and shadow.

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The 18" high raised spa has a Mexican Tile facade, Terra-cotta coping and our signature 'Tile Ledge' detail. I find raising the spa 18" allows for a more graceful entrance into the spa! Just sit and swing your legs over! Hand-painted tile also lines the waterline and raised water feature wall. A 'Sheer Decent' waterfall sheets into the spa, giving the illusion that the fountain is part of the spas circulation. The spa is also lit with colored L.E.D. lights. (The spa and fountain are completely separate systems, both filtered and lit.) You can see the mounted Jandy 'Spalink' on the face of the spa tile. The Jandy Control panel, controls everything in the yard (pool, spa, fountain, lighting & landscape lighting...). The fire bowls all have automatic ignightors and are lit with a flip of a switch. The Entertaining Gazebo with outdoor kitchen, fireplace and wood burning pizza oven are in the background. Photographer: Riley Jamison Realtor: Tim Freund, website: tim@1000oaksrealestate.com

Here you will find pictures of a beautiful home in Hillsborough, CA built with a Spanish style. Pictured are primarily an interior staircase, kitchen and master bathroom. The red tiles used on the floor are all quarry tile. The multi-colored tiles in the niche are Mexican tile. The beige tiles used in the bathroom are hand-made ceramic tiles.

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Blending contemporary forms and lush plantings, this Garden maximizes the sensory experience of the materials and planting from inside and outside the home. The garden occupies an interior courtyard framed by four interior walls. The home, designed by Architect Cliff May was built in 1948 and the following year was featured in House Beautiful Magazine. The clients list of needs and desires was brief. They wanted a space that would complement the mid century modern home and provide visual interest from inside the home. Some form of water was also requested. They had a budget of $30,000. In order to stay within their budget the clients performed the demolition of the old garden. The designer’s intent was to create a garden that would possess a clear sculptural quality and would be as visually striking from inside the home as it would be from inside the courtyard. The strategy behind the design was to use hardscape materials characterized by simple geometric forms and a planting palette that would emphasize form over color, and then to arrange the materials to achieve an interpretation of modern aesthetic. The views from inside the homes three main living rooms present the garden as a graphic composition of space, hardscape materials and planting. Inside the courtyard the edges are defined by stone and planting. The floor is composed of rectangular slabs of Teakwood flagstone with a counterpoint of Mexican beach pebbles set within the joints and around the edges. Concrete along the edges of the Teakwood pads reduces migration of the modified stone and sand base. The contrast of the Mexican beach pebbles accentuates the pattern of the flagstone. The outside perimeter of the pebbles is contained with low profile edging. An existing catch drain was utilized for storm water runoff. A concrete block pier set on a concrete footing is covered with black stucco and provides a perch for a custom made copper bowl that circulates water into the L shaped water feature. The water features subterranean basin is constructed of pressure treated wood with a custom box liner insert. Since the Teakwood flagstone was unavailable as coping for the water feature, the designer chose Shawnee Buff stone to complement the Teakwood flagstone. The subtle sound of water spilling from the copper bowl and the reflective qualities of the water help to create an atmosphere of relaxation. The planting is composed of shades of green with white flowers in order to accentuate the graphic design. ‘Justin Brouwer’ Boxwood, ‘Sum and Substance’ Hosta, white Anemones, black bamboo and ornamental grasses contrast dramatically with the clean lines of the hardscape elements. The black bamboo is set in 30” diameter concrete containers to control the vigorous plant from spreading. The construction of the interior courtyard space challenged the building team. They set up baffles between the front door and the door to the courtyard as well as temporary protection over the floor to allow the process to move forward without too much disturbance to the client’s lives. All of the materials were shuffled through the temporary portal. The clients love the space and recently said that “the design is so well thought out and simple that they would never get tired of it.” The designs sculptural quality compliments the modern feel of the home and creates a sublime yet dramatic view from within the house or within the courtyard. The clients plan to purchase two black Bertoia Diamond chairs with red cushions which should perfectly integrate with the space.

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Don't let the name fool you. We took this once drab front yard into the envy of the row home block. We only had a week to do this front prior to starting a rather large project but finished it all with a bit of Chicago style. This row home block consisted of the exact same lot sizes and layout for all the home. So we were determined to create something a little different so to stand out form the rest of the pack. This project contains a custom designed floating ipe bench wrapped around one of our stand alone self watering planters. inlay porcelain tile surrounded by Mexican pebbles shows the distinct pattern with defining colors and made this Chi-town hustle project a fun one. We also enjoyed collaboration with the homeowners as this space will be enjoyed for many years to come.

Louis G. Weiner Photography - Our clients loved the vacation feel of the Mexican saltillo tile that were already in the home they purchased. Although they were ready for a major update, they wanted the design to include the existing flooring. This required Team Lockwood to come up with a design plan that stayed within the existing footprint of the home without damaging any of the flooring. We believe we rose to the challenge! The result is a total update of this home that uses the rich colors of a Villa in Greece as inspiration! The new kitchen is fresh, light, and bright. The two full bath remodels are warm and inviting and finish off this vacation home remodel for our wonderful Canadian clients.

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