Mid-sized tuscan yellow one-story stucco exterior home photo in Tampa

Michael J. Lee Photography Master Suite, Kitchen, Dining Room, and Family Room renovation project. Paint: Ben. Moore "Kasbah" and "Autumn Purple" Interior view of the oval closet and dressing table.

Governor's House Bunk Room by Lisa Tharp. 2019 Bulfinch Award - Interior Design. Photo by Michael J. Lee
Inspiration for a coastal multicolored floor family room remodel with white walls

Photography: Michael Hunter
Inspiration for a large transitional open concept medium tone wood floor living room remodel in Austin with a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Michael Hunter Photography
Inspiration for a small coastal 3/4 white tile and ceramic tile cement tile floor and multicolored floor alcove shower remodel with shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, black walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and a hinged shower door

Our fresh take on Mediterranean design for Vicki Gunvalson of the Real Houseives of Orange County included a brand new kitchen remodel with Moroccan influences in a creamy white, worn grey and gilded gold color palette. The matte Spanish white walls are adorned with natural unglazed clay tile from Morocco, the lantern light fixtures with carved wood tassel embellishments are custom, the appliance package includes Thermador, Miele and subzero, upholstered bar stools push up to the custom carved wood island with calacatta marble, succulents were arranged in antique wood dough bowls and all cream white dishes and worn wood accessories were used to soften the ambiance.

Inspiration for a large contemporary formal and open concept ceramic tile and beige floor living room remodel in Los Angeles with beige walls

The spacious lower landing is an ample invitation to climb the hand-crafted staircase Scott Bergmann Photography
Inspiration for a country wooden u-shaped staircase remodel in Boston with painted risers

Michael Walmsley
Mid-sized ornate medium tone wood floor enclosed dining room photo in Seattle with gray walls

  Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW   This charming little attic bath was an infrequently used guest bath located on the 3rd floor right above the master bath that we were also remodeling. The beautiful original leaded glass windows open to a view of the park and small lake across the street. A vintage claw foot tub sat directly below the window. This is where the charm ended though as everything was sorely in need of updating. From the pieced-together wall cladding to the exposed electrical wiring and old galvanized plumbing, it was in definite need of a gut job. Plus the hardwood flooring leaked into the bathroom below which was priority one to fix. Once we gutted the space, we got to rebuilding the room. We wanted to keep the cottage-y charm, so we started with simple white herringbone marble tile on the floor and clad all the walls with soft white shiplap paneling. A new clawfoot tub/shower under the original window was added. Next, to allow for a larger vanity with more storage, we moved the toilet over and eliminated a mish mash of storage pieces. We discovered that with separate hot/cold supplies that were the only thing available for a claw foot tub with a shower kit, building codes require a pressure balance valve to prevent scalding, so we had to install a remote valve. We learn something new on every job! There is a view to the park across the street through the home’s original custom shuttered windows. Can’t you just smell the fresh air? We found a vintage dresser and had it lacquered in high gloss black and converted it into a vanity. The clawfoot tub was also painted black. Brass lighting, plumbing and hardware details add warmth to the room, which feels right at home in the attic of this traditional home. We love how the combination of traditional and charming come together in this sweet attic guest bath. Truly a room with a view! Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKD, CBD Photography by: Michael Kaskel For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com

WKD’s experience in historic preservation and antique curation restored this gentleman’s farm into a casual, comfortable, livable home for the next chapter in this couple’s lives. The project included a new family entrance and mud room, new powder room, and opening up some of the rooms for better circulation. While WKD curated the client’s existing collection of art and antiques, refurbishing where necessary, new furnishings were also added to give the home a new lease on life. Working with older homes, and historic homes, is one of Wilson Kelsey Design’s specialties. This project was featured on the cover of Design New England's September/October 2013 issue. Read the full article at: http://wilsonkelseydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Heritage-Restored1.pdf It was also featured in the Sept. issue of Old House Journal, 2016 - article is at http://wilsonkelseydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-09-OHJ.pdf Photo by Michael Lee

Janine Dowling Design, Inc. www.janinedowling.com Michael J. Lee Photography Bathroom Design by Jodi L. Swartz
Bathroom - mid-sized traditional master white tile and stone tile marble floor bathroom idea in Boston with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, marble countertops, a one-piece toilet, gray walls and white countertops

Michael J. Lee Photography
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Boston

Michael Patrick Porter, AIA
This is an example of a mediterranean front yard stone landscaping in Santa Barbara.

Northbrook Architect, Northfield Architect, North Shore Architect, John Toniolo Architect, Jeff Harting, Custom Home Photo By Michael Robinson
Mid-sized farmhouse detached garden shed photo in Chicago

Michael J. Lee Photography
Inspiration for a transitional enclosed medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room library remodel in Boston with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and white walls

A colorful linen print dominates this ocean front Master Bedroom and is complimented by 19th century painted Italian antiques. A custom reversable white and blue matelesse coverlet adds a touch of glamour. Photo by Francis Janisch

Michael Lipman
Trendy master dark wood floor bedroom photo in Chicago with white walls and no fireplace

2013 CHRYSALIS AWARD SOUTH REGION WINNER, RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR This 1970’s split-level single-family home in an upscale Arlington neighborhood had been neglected for years. With his surrounding neighbors all doing major exterior and interior remodeling, however, the owner decided it was time to renovate his property as well. After several consultation meetings with the design team at Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes, he settled on an exterior layout to create an Art & Craft design for the home. It all got started by excavating the front and left side of the house and attaching a wrap-around stone porch. Key design attributes include a black metal roof, large tapered columns, blue and grey random style flag stone, beaded stain ceiling paneling and an octagonal seating area on the left side of this porch. The front porch has a wide stairway and another set of stairs leads to the back yard. All exterior walls of homes were modified with new headers to allow much larger custom-made windows, new front doors garage doors, and French side and back doors. A custom-designed mahogany front door with leaded glass provides more light and offers a wider entrance into the home’s living area. Design challenges included removing the entire face of the home and then adding new insulation, Tyvek and Hardiplank siding. The use of high-efficiency low-e windows makes the home air tight. The Arts & Crafts design touches include the front gable over the front porch, the prairie-style grill pattern on the windows and doors, the use of tapered columns sitting over stone columns and the leaded glass front door. Decorative exterior lighting provides the finishing touches to this look.