Photographer: Joe Hunt
Bedroom - contemporary bedroom idea in Chicago

Sited on a hill sloping towards eastern views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains beyond, this home for a vibrant family of four carefully weaves together their rituals of daily life with an awareness of the site's existing natural elements. Garden courts washed in natural light and lush with native vegetation are delicately carved out between earthen concrete masses, giving a meditative pause between the active living spaces. These negative spaces create a foreground of intimacy with light, earth, air, and native plantings, in contrast to the expansive framed vistas of water, mountains, and sky that are ever present in the distance beyond. The upper volume nestles the bedroom spaces into tree canopies above, modulating daylight, privacy and views with delicate wooden screens. The home acts as a lens that gives material presence to the ephemeral qualities of life and place.

Preparing for his ARCSA Accredited Professional exam, Mark Alan Robinson joined his crew assembling four rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems. Here, he's saving time and money on Blue Lizard sunscreen by growing out the now grey beard. Metal gets hot quickly in Texas sun. But, the water inside the tanks' NSF-certified drinking water safe bladder stays quite cool.

First new and innovative spider design wine racking created for a client that wanted a work of art in the entertainment room to display and store their wine. This racking is extremely light with ladder type metal plates and all bottles placed on acrylic laser cut shelves and adapters for a floating effect. The center module provide a unique experience in being able to open, taste and decanter wines with a light tasting counter and small lighted cigar humidor. The 2 tone gold and white finishes provides an elegant match and ambiance complemented by LED strips.

The homeowners of this home in Rolling Hills recently added central air conditioning. Despite an existing system of ground mounted solar panels installed in 2010 their new electric bill was quite a surprise. To get them back to a net zero bill we installed a new roof mounted panel array using: 21 LG 300-watt Neon 2 high output modules 21 Enphase 280-watt high efficiency grid ready microinverters. Production and Consumption monitoring will be performed by Howe Builders and Enphase Enlighten. All Design and Installation Performed by Howe Custom Home Builders.

First new and innovative spider design wine racking created for a client that wanted a work of art in the entertainment room to display and store their wine. This racking is extremely light with ladder type metal plates and all bottles placed on acrylic laser cut shelves and adapters for a floating effect. The center module provide a unique experience in being able to open, taste and decanter wines with a light tasting counter and small lighted cigar humidor. The 2 tone gold and white finishes provides an elegant match and ambiance complemented by LED strips.

First new and innovative spider design wine racking created for a client that wanted a work of art in the entertainment room to display and store their wine. This racking is extremely light with ladder type metal plates and all bottles placed on acrylic laser cut shelves and adapters for a floating effect. The center module provide a unique experience in being able to open, taste and decanter wines with a light tasting counter and small lighted cigar humidor. The 2 tone gold and white finishes provides an elegant match and ambiance complemented by LED strips.

First new and innovative spider design wine racking created for a client that wanted a work of art in the entertainment room to display and store their wine. This racking is extremely light with ladder type metal plates and all bottles placed on acrylic laser cut shelves and adapters for a floating effect. The center module provide a unique experience in being able to open, taste and decanter wines with a light tasting counter and small lighted cigar humidor. The 2 tone gold and white finishes provides an elegant match and ambiance complemented by LED strips.

Sited on a hill sloping towards eastern views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains beyond, this home for a vibrant family of four carefully weaves together their rituals of daily life with an awareness of the site's existing natural elements. Garden courts washed in natural light and lush with native vegetation are delicately carved out between earthen concrete masses, giving a meditative pause between the active living spaces. These negative spaces create a foreground of intimacy with light, earth, air, and native plantings, in contrast to the expansive framed vistas of water, mountains, and sky that are ever present in the distance beyond. The upper volume nestles the bedroom spaces into tree canopies above, modulating daylight, privacy and views with delicate wooden screens. The home acts as a lens that gives material presence to the ephemeral qualities of life and place.

This entertainment living room brings in plenty of natural light. Most of the furniture in the room faces each other to draw more attention to the open window looking into the pool. By adding the combination of burnt orange and sliver accents throughout the space, we are naturally making the space more welcoming for users. Photographed by Third Act Media

The renovations to this 50-storey half-level home in Mont-Royal include several interventions affecting the appearance of the building. While being part of a conceptual approach respectful of the material qualities, the original proportions of the building and its openings, our intervention rationalizes the distribution of the materials on the facades. The installation of a continuous stone wall above the windows of the ground floor all around the building separates the facades of the DRC with stone or brick from the new coating of anthracite gray fiber cement panels used on all upstairs. The modulation of the panels and the position of the joints aligning with the mullions of the new windows give a coherent and dynamic rhythm to these wall surfaces. The large eaves are highlighted by the replacement of the aluminum soffits with wooden boards dyed in the color of the new mahogany double entry door. A new steel entrance canopy with integrated lighting and a wooden ceiling such as the new soffits complete the sensitive and respectful modernization of the original characteristics of the house.

The kitchen incorporates modern efficiency at all levels. T5 HO lamps concealed on top of upper cabinets illuminate the kitchen. Subminiature remote source LED modules lamps produce light in a very controlled and disciplined manner in order to accommodate under-cabinet tasks. Pin Hole apertures limit the brightness at the ceiling while the fixtures provide supplementary task light. There are LED Puck Light Disks under the floating counter top to high light the wood under the top, and to silhouette the chairs against a lit background.

Italian Modular Office Bookcase Composition VV LE5154 Made in Italy New modular office storage bookcase line, made in Italy by a team of professionals, is presented here to functionally organize any working office area or home library with great style and professionalism. This office furniture collection is made according to the European quality standards and is available in either walnut or wenge finish. The storage units are modular, featuring lots of customization opportunities to fit any space and provide with necessary storage. The bookcase line consists of a module available in two width: W23.6" and W31.5" and two heights: H41" and H78.8". The modules can be stacked together, creating a spacious bookcase or even a library unit for your modern or contemporary styled office or living room. Please contact our office concerning details on customization of this office bookcase composition. MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION: The structures and the panels are faced with melamine resins class E1 (EEC CLASS, with a low formaldehyde emission) Structure of the units can be ordered in either walnut or wenge finish The starting price is for the Office Bookcase Composition in Wenge finish as shown in the main picture. Consists of: Bookcase Unit W23.6" x H41", Bookcase Unit W31.5" x H41", Bookcase Unit W23.6" x H78.8", Bookcase Unit W31.5" x H78.8". Dimensions: Office Bookcase Composition: W102" x D11.8" x H78.8" and H41"

photo by Paul Crosby
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary formal and open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room remodel in Omaha with white walls, a standard fireplace and no tv

Pantom Modular Fabric #sectionalsofa by Famaliving. Beauty from simple ideas.We extend the concept of single modules with a wide range of measures and combinations that offer new solutions to suit any home environment.The combinations are endless, you just need to find yours. Arianne Love is a new concept of modular that brings back the essence from the '60s. You can create the composition that best suits your living room.The result may be unique and awesome. Our Models have a lot of different units. You can create unlimited sizes. Also, our fabrics are in 5 different grades (series), from 2 to 6. Lead time 8-12 weeks. Made in Spain For more information call us at 718-743-3262 or visit our showroom 2648 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Inspiration for a contemporary exterior home remodel in Seattle

One of the main features of the handrail lights installed in public areas is for safety and vandal resistance. Illuminated handrail systems also provide decorative lighting when incorporated into street-furniture, and urban art installations by enhancing aesthetics and increasing visibility. Powerful, yet small and unobtrusive each CREE LED module provide an oval shaped beam with a sharp cut-off designed to obtain non-overbearing illumination with a high degree of uniformity, minimal glare, nil light spill or wasted light. The rail lights can be installed in new handrail or retrofitted into existing handrail. For More Details Kindly visit: http://lumibright.co.uk/product/lumipro/Handrail/Hand%20Rail/HRL_LP.27001/5150

Our crew used our Lull telehandler to help bring the Viessman solar thermal collectors, and Rec Alphas 400W solar PV modules, up to the top of this new North Boulder home. We designed and installed the solar thermal radiant heating/domestic hot water system, the solar PV + battery storage system for this client so he could heat and energize his home and power new electric vehicles with clean/renewable resources.