photography by Joe Dodd
Mid-sized trendy backyard concrete paver patio photo in San Francisco with a fire pit

The homeowners wanted to open up their living and kitchen area to create a more open plan. We relocated doors and tore open a wall to make that happen. New cabinetry and floors where installed and the ceiling and fireplace where painted. This home now functions the way it should for this young family!

Frank Ooms
Example of a minimalist medium tone wood floor dining room design in Austin with white walls

Gertler & Wente Architects was hired to design this 12,000 s.f. residence for a family of five. It is situated, facing west, on Oyster Bay with views of Long Island Sound, Oyster Bay Harbor and Oyster Bay beach. The house was designed to be sympathetic to its context and the history of north shore residences. A range of outdoor terraces, porches, and structures extends the living area of the house into the landscape. The building is mostly steel frame construction. Photography by Edberg Marketing and Tony Calarco

Our goal on this project was to make the main floor of this lovely early 20th century home in a popular Vancouver neighborhood work for a growing family of four. We opened up the space, both literally and aesthetically, with windows and skylights, an efficient layout, some carefully selected furniture pieces and a soft colour palette that lends a light and playful feel to the space. Our clients can hardly believe that their once small, dark, uncomfortable main floor has become a bright, functional and beautiful space where they can now comfortably host friends and hang out as a family. Interior Design by Lori Steeves of Simply Home Decorating Inc. Photos by Tracey Ayton Photography.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional dark wood floor enclosed dining room remodel in New York with gray walls

Interior Design by Michele Hybner and Shawn Falcone. Photos by Amoura Productions
Example of a large transitional master carpeted and gray floor bedroom design in Omaha with brown walls and no fireplace

Inspiration for a large timeless master medium tone wood floor bedroom remodel in Houston with beige walls

Matt Silk Photography
Living room - coastal formal living room idea in Charleston with a media wall

Ansel Olson
Living room - mid-sized rustic enclosed dark wood floor living room idea in Richmond with a concealed tv, white walls and no fireplace

Gertler & Wente Architects was hired to design this 12,000 s.f. residence for a family of five. It is situated, facing west, on Oyster Bay with views of Long Island Sound, Oyster Bay Harbor and Oyster Bay beach. The house was designed to be sympathetic to its context and the history of north shore residences. A range of outdoor terraces, porches, and structures extends the living area of the house into the landscape. The building is mostly steel frame construction. Photography by Edberg Marketing and Tony Calarco

Living room - large traditional formal and open concept living room idea in Nashville with brown walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and no tv

Example of a minimalist living room design in Venice

Living room - large mediterranean enclosed dark wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Orange County with a standard fireplace, white walls, a tile fireplace and no tv

photo courtesy Paulette Bilgart, Bilgart Design
Trendy blue tile alcove shower photo in San Francisco

We re routed the heating vent to face inside this new area and the plan included a room partition to provide an entry, doubling as a coat closet. The natural light abounds, to read and play by, and the warmth of the cherry wood banquettes integrate into the room. North Seattle House - Compact Space Built-Ins. Belltown Design. Photography by Paula McHugh

This new modern house is located in a meadow in Lenox MA. The house is designed as a series of linked pavilions to connect the house to the nature and to provide the maximum daylight in each room. The center focus of the home is the largest pavilion containing the living/dining/kitchen, with the guest pavilion to the south and the master bedroom and screen porch pavilions to the west. While the roof line appears flat from the exterior, the roofs of each pavilion have a pronounced slope inward and to the north, a sort of funnel shape. This design allows rain water to channel via a scupper to cisterns located on the north side of the house. Steel beams, Douglas fir rafters and purlins are exposed in the living/dining/kitchen pavilion. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Kitchen - large cottage l-shaped kitchen idea in Burlington with a farmhouse sink, gray cabinets, marble countertops, an island and shaker cabinets

Galie Photography
Sunroom - large transitional backyard tile travertine floor and beige floor sunroom idea in Raleigh with a roof extension, no fireplace and a skylight