Shingle Style Overlooking the Beach The site is a prominent one, on a corner lot overlooking the popular Pear Tree Point beach, so privacy was key to designing a comfortable residence for this young family: a home that provided private yard-spaces while retaining lovely water views. A Shingle-Style house with front, side and upper porches and interior spaces that invite leisure was a natural choice for this beachside site. By designing a series of outbuildings – a pool house with guest quarters, a garage and shed – that parallel the road, the pool and backyard entertaining spaces are nicely secluded. Separating the spaces transforms this 5,900 square-foot residence into an intimate and informal home. The buildings are of varying visual textures; the main house is clad in cedar shingle while the vertical board-and-batten of the 900 square-foot garage evokes a barn. The 730 square-foot pool/guest house, constructed of thin ashlar stone layup, matches the stone used throughout the project. ChiChi Ubina Photo

Nick Straabe (Landscape Photographer)
Design ideas for a mediterranean water fountain landscape in Orange County.

Dining Room
Inspiration for a timeless dark wood floor dining room remodel in Raleigh with gray walls

Living Room Design with Custom Upholstered Furniture and Natural Materials by Susan Spath of Kern & Co. Overlooking the fairway in Rancho Santa Fe, this interior design features calming neutral tones and fine accessories. Susan Spath, award-winning interior designer. Kern & Co fine furniture.

The kitchen provides an on-axis counterpoint to the fireplace in the great room. // Image : Benjamin Benschneider Photography
Open concept kitchen - large transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor, brown floor, exposed beam and wood ceiling open concept kitchen idea in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, beige countertops, solid surface countertops and granite backsplash

Despite an extremely steep, almost undevelopable, wooded site, the Overlook Guest House strategically creates a new fully accessible indoor/outdoor dwelling unit that allows an aging family member to remain close by and at home. Photo by Matthew Millman

A flood of natural light focuses attention on the contrasting stone elements of the dramatic fireplace at the end of the Great Room. // Image : Benjamin Benschneider Photography

Circular paver fire patio makes the most of this gorgeous Minnesota River vista.
Patio - mid-sized transitional backyard concrete paver full sun patio idea for summer in Minneapolis with a fire pit and no cover

Photographed by Dan Cutrona
Example of a large trendy master beige tile and mosaic tile mosaic tile floor and beige floor freestanding bathtub design in Boston with a wall-mount sink, a two-piece toilet, beige walls, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, solid surface countertops and white countertops

1950s medium tone wood floor living room photo in Philadelphia with gray walls and a tv stand

Inspiration for a large transitional wooden dark wood floor staircase remodel in New York with painted risers, white walls and a white front door

Marion Brenner
Trendy concrete patio photo in San Francisco with a gazebo

Example of a trendy master carpeted bedroom design in Minneapolis with gray walls

reclaimed hardwood floors, 2 story wood trussed ceiling, catwalk overlooking the living room, fireplace, dual island kitchen, 2 offices, Pool, Spa, Sliding Glass Doors, Screening Room, Solar, Barn Doors, Clawfoot pedestal tub, Microwave drawer in island, Island in Master Bathroom, 48" Range, Standing seam metal roof

reclaimed hardwood floors, 2 story wood trussed ceiling, catwalk overlooking the living room, fireplace, dual island kitchen, 2 offices, Pool, Spa, Sliding Glass Doors, Screening Room, Solar, Barn Doors, Clawfoot pedestal tub, Microwave drawer in island, Island in Master Bathroom, 48" Range, Standing seam metal roof

This dramatic contemporary residence features extraordinary design with magnificent views of Angel Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the ever changing San Francisco Bay. The amazing great room has soaring 36 foot ceilings, a Carnelian granite cascading waterfall flanked by stairways on each side, and an unique patterned sky roof of redwood and cedar. The 57 foyer windows and glass double doors are specifically designed to frame the world class views. Designed by world-renowned architect Angela Danadjieva as her personal residence, this unique architectural masterpiece features intricate woodwork and innovative environmental construction standards offering an ecological sanctuary with the natural granite flooring and planters and a 10 ft. indoor waterfall. The fluctuating light filtering through the sculptured redwood ceilings creates a reflective and varying ambiance. Other features include a reinforced concrete structure, multi-layered slate roof, a natural garden with granite and stone patio leading to a lawn overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Completing the home is a spacious master suite with a granite bath, an office / second bedroom featuring a granite bath, a third guest bedroom suite and a den / 4th bedroom with bath. Other features include an electronic controlled gate with a stone driveway to the two car garage and a dumb waiter from the garage to the granite kitchen.

Living Room
Living room - traditional living room idea in Raleigh with a stone fireplace

This dramatic contemporary residence features extraordinary design with magnificent views of Angel Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the ever changing San Francisco Bay. The amazing great room has soaring 36 foot ceilings, a Carnelian granite cascading waterfall flanked by stairways on each side, and an unique patterned sky roof of redwood and cedar. The 57 foyer windows and glass double doors are specifically designed to frame the world class views. Designed by world-renowned architect Angela Danadjieva as her personal residence, this unique architectural masterpiece features intricate woodwork and innovative environmental construction standards offering an ecological sanctuary with the natural granite flooring and planters and a 10 ft. indoor waterfall. The fluctuating light filtering through the sculptured redwood ceilings creates a reflective and varying ambiance. Other features include a reinforced concrete structure, multi-layered slate roof, a natural garden with granite and stone patio leading to a lawn overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Completing the home is a spacious master suite with a granite bath, an office / second bedroom featuring a granite bath, a third guest bedroom suite and a den / 4th bedroom with bath. Other features include an electronic controlled gate with a stone driveway to the two car garage and a dumb waiter from the garage to the granite kitchen.

This country house was previously owned by Halle Berry and sits on a private lake north of Montreal. The kitchen was dated and a part of a large two storey extension which included a master bedroom and ensuite, two guest bedrooms, office, and gym. The goal for the kitchen was to create a dramatic and urban space in a rural setting. Photo : Drew Hadley