Cathedral ceilings with stained wood beams. Large windows and doors for lanai entry. Wood plank ceiling and arched doorways. Lake front home designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design and built by Destin Custom Home Builders. Interior Design by Helene Forester and Bunny Hall of Lovelace Interiors. Photos by Tim Kramer Real Estate Photography of Destin, Florida.

Example of a transitional family room design in Los Angeles

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Large cottage l-shaped light wood floor kitchen photo in Houston with an island, open cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, a farmhouse sink, white backsplash and wood backsplash

Huge trendy open concept concrete floor living room photo in Portland with a two-sided fireplace

This 2 story home with a first floor Master Bedroom features a tumbled stone exterior with iron ore windows and modern tudor style accents. The Great Room features a wall of built-ins with antique glass cabinet doors that flank the fireplace and a coffered beamed ceiling. The adjacent Kitchen features a large walnut topped island which sets the tone for the gourmet kitchen. Opening off of the Kitchen, the large Screened Porch entertains year round with a radiant heated floor, stone fireplace and stained cedar ceiling. Photo credit: Picture Perfect Homes

Great room of our First Home Floor Plan. Great room is open to the kitchen, dining and porch area. Shiplap stained then painted white leaving nickel gap dark stained to coordinate with age gray ceiling.

Airy transition from a white marble kitchen to a living area featuring architectural wood beams and a classic brick hearth.
Example of a transitional u-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen design in Dallas with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, beige backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and multicolored countertops

This luxurious farmhouse kitchen exudes warmth and sophistication with its open-concept layout and rich detailing. A grand center island, adorned with dark paneled cabinetry and topped with gleaming marble, anchors the space, offering generous seating with rustic industrial-style bar stools. The white perimeter cabinetry, crowned with glass-front uppers and accented with brass hardware, blends classic craftsmanship with modern functionality. Overhead, trio pendant lights with metallic mesh shades cast a soft glow, highlighting the coffered ceiling’s fine detailing. Light oak floors run seamlessly throughout, adding an inviting texture. Built-in double ovens, a statement range hood, and subtle under-cabinet lighting complete this refined yet welcoming heart of the home, perfectly suited for both family gatherings and elegant entertaining.

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Example of a large classic formal and enclosed living room design in Minneapolis with gray walls, a two-sided fireplace and a stone fireplace

The master suite in this 1970’s Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home was transformed from open and awkward to clean and crisp. The original suite was one large room with a sunken tub, pedestal sink, and toilet just a few steps up from the bedroom, which had a full wall of patio doors. The roof was rebuilt so the bedroom floor could be raised so that it is now on the same level as the bathroom (and the rest of the house). Rebuilding the roof gave an opportunity for the bedroom ceilings to be vaulted, and wood trim, soffits, and uplighting enhance the Frank Lloyd Wright connection. The interior space was reconfigured to provide a private master bath with a soaking tub and a skylight, and a private porch was built outside the bedroom. Contractor: Meadowlark Design + Build Interior Designer: Meadowlark Design + Build Photographer: Emily Rose Imagery

Vaulted ceilings with pine wood tongue & groove are lit with a dewy glow from the chandelier inside this expansive screened in porch, while regal posts support the decorative exposed truss. Built By: Scott Norman Designed By: Bob Chatham Visit our Houzz profile or message here to talk with us about setting an appointment, or to find info and more ideas on creating your own custom home.

The 1,750-square foot Manhattan Beach bungalow is home to two humans and three dogs. Originally built in 1929, the bungalow had undergone various renovations that convoluted its original Moorish style. We gutted the home and completely updated both the interior and exterior. We opened the floor plan, rebuilt the ceiling with reclaimed hand-hewn oak beams and created hand-troweled plaster walls that mimicked the construction and look of the original walls. We also rebuilt the living room fireplace by hand, brick-by-brick, and replaced the generic roof tiles with antique handmade clay tiles. We returned much of this 3-bed, 2-bath home to a more authentic aesthetic, while adding modern touches of luxury, like radiant-heated floors, bi-fold doors that open from the kitchen/dining area to a large deck, and a custom steam shower, with Moroccan-inspired tile and an antique mirror. The end result is evocative luxury in a compact space.

With adjacent neighbors within a fairly dense section of Paradise Valley, Arizona, C.P. Drewett sought to provide a tranquil retreat for a new-to-the-Valley surgeon and his family who were seeking the modernism they loved though had never lived in. With a goal of consuming all possible site lines and views while maintaining autonomy, a portion of the house — including the entry, office, and master bedroom wing — is subterranean. This subterranean nature of the home provides interior grandeur for guests but offers a welcoming and humble approach, fully satisfying the clients requests. While the lot has an east-west orientation, the home was designed to capture mainly north and south light which is more desirable and soothing. The architecture’s interior loftiness is created with overlapping, undulating planes of plaster, glass, and steel. The woven nature of horizontal planes throughout the living spaces provides an uplifting sense, inviting a symphony of light to enter the space. The more voluminous public spaces are comprised of stone-clad massing elements which convert into a desert pavilion embracing the outdoor spaces. Every room opens to exterior spaces providing a dramatic embrace of home to natural environment. Grand Award winner for Best Interior Design of a Custom Home The material palette began with a rich, tonal, large-format Quartzite stone cladding. The stone’s tones gaveforth the rest of the material palette including a champagne-colored metal fascia, a tonal stucco system, and ceilings clad with hemlock, a tight-grained but softer wood that was tonally perfect with the rest of the materials. The interior case goods and wood-wrapped openings further contribute to the tonal harmony of architecture and materials. Grand Award Winner for Best Indoor Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home This award-winning project was recognized at the 2020 Gold Nugget Awards with two Grand Awards, one for Best Indoor/Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home, and another for Best Interior Design of a One of a Kind or Custom Home. At the 2020 Design Excellence Awards and Gala presented by ASID AZ North, Ownby Design received five awards for Tonal Harmony. The project was recognized for 1st place – Bathroom; 3rd place – Furniture; 1st place – Kitchen; 1st place – Outdoor Living; and 2nd place – Residence over 6,000 square ft. Congratulations to Claire Ownby, Kalysha Manzo, and the entire Ownby Design team. Tonal Harmony was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2020 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design and received a 14-page editorial feature entitled “A Place in the Sun” within the magazine.

Photographer : Richard Mandelkorn
Example of a mid-sized classic light wood floor double front door design in Providence with white walls

Kitchen - craftsman l-shaped medium tone wood floor, brown floor and exposed beam kitchen idea in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, green backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and gray countertops

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Beach style l-shaped medium tone wood floor, brown floor, shiplap ceiling and vaulted ceiling eat-in kitchen photo in Boston with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, an island, black countertops, an undermount sink, gray backsplash, granite countertops, marble backsplash and paneled appliances

Shingle-style guest cottage addition with garage below and interior connector from the main dining room of an early 1900 existing house. Sited so that garage entrance and drive works within the existing landscape elevation and orientation, the guest cottage connects directly to the first floor of the main house. This results in an interesting structural dynamic where the walls of the second floor addition are square to the main house, and the lower garage walls corkscrew at a forty-five degree angle to the walls above. Inspired by their fond memories of travels to the island of Malta, the client requested warm neutral finishes and chose honed cream marble flooring with tight fitting grout lines and an intricate pattern of a Walker Zanger marble tile for the fireplace surround. "Dove White" walls with "Antique White" trim were selected in traditional simplicity to replicate the standard of the existing house and create a seamless transition to the addition. Locally handcrafted copper sconces gently illuminate the space and maintain the period-style of the home.

Designers: Revital Kaufman-Meron & Susan Bowen Photographer : LicidPic Photography Stager: Karen Brorsen Staging, LLC
Large trendy dark wood floor and brown floor living room photo in San Francisco with a standard fireplace and white walls

Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped light wood floor, gray floor and vaulted ceiling open concept kitchen remodel in San Francisco with a farmhouse sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, ceramic backsplash, paneled appliances, an island and white countertops