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Inspiration for a timeless dark wood floor dining room remodel in Raleigh with beige walls

Inspiration for a rustic kitchen remodel in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets and paneled appliances

We’ve come across this particularly where twin’s share a room, and the immediate question is: should we double up on everything or give them their own unique items? Well, the answer (for once) is you can do both! Take a minute to think what characteristics each child displays and slot in favorite colors, tendencies toward frills or no-frills, introvert, extrovert, tomboy, girlie and combine with any functional needs you’ll need to accommodate. Dream up the style you’d like to portray the space in, and then divide and conquer with variations in PALETTE.

For her own home in New Canaan, CT, Shelley Morris gutted a mid-century, ranch style house, transforming it inside and out. Reinvisioning the exterior architectural elevation and interior floor plan, the designer orchestrated rich, textured materials including Venetian plaster walls, reclaimed wood beams, floor to ceiling mutton windows, wide plank white oak floors, painted custom millwork, and horizontal wainscot. Raising ceiling heights in most of the rooms (either cathedral or tray style), she also introduced round windows, French doors, a black granite surround fireplace, and all-new bathrooms, kitchen, plumbing and lighting. The furnishings are a layered collage of subtle textures and color.

Transitional stone gable roof idea in Seattle

Farmhouse master light wood floor and beige floor bedroom photo in San Francisco with white walls and no fireplace

The wall color is Sherwin Williams 6471 Hazel.
Elegant light wood floor bedroom photo in San Francisco with green walls

Piston Design
Bathroom - mediterranean bathroom idea in Austin with a vessel sink, dark wood cabinets, white walls and flat-panel cabinets

Lisa Konz Photography
Mid-sized country single-wall brown floor and medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Atlanta with gray cabinets, blue backsplash, terra-cotta backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets and quartz countertops

Our Clients, the proud owners of a landmark 1860’s era Italianate home, desired to greatly improve their daily ingress and egress experience. With a growing young family, the lack of a proper entry area and attached garage was something they wanted to address. They also needed a guest suite to accommodate frequent out-of-town guests and visitors. But in the homeowner’s own words, “He didn’t want to be known as the guy who ‘screwed up’ this beautiful old home”. Our design challenge was to provide the needed space of a significant addition, but do so in a manner that would respect the historic home. Our design solution lay in providing a “hyphen”: a multi-functional daily entry breezeway connector linking the main house with a new garage and in-law suite above.

Walls: Chamber Gate No. 85. Marble Matt Paint Pure White No.1 Wood And Metal Paint Eggshell www.mylands.co.uk/chambers-gate
Cottage kitchen photo in London

Photograph by Pete Sieger
Small farmhouse guest bedroom photo in Minneapolis with beige walls and no fireplace

Photography: Craig Denis
Large transitional dark wood floor kitchen photo in New York with mirror backsplash and an island

Kids' bedroom - bedroom coastal gender-neutral dark wood floor and brown floor kids' bedroom idea in Miami with blue walls

Mid-Century Modern Exterior Door
Large contemporary multicolored two-story mixed siding flat roof idea in Vancouver

Photo: Alexandra Crafton © 2016 Houzz Bookshelf: learning ladder shelf, JC Penney; wall paint: Stonington Gray, Benjamin Moore; wooden floor: Exotic Walnut Laminate, Eternity Flooring; couches: Karlstad, Ikea; chairs: Pier One and World Market; rug: Jute Rug, Pottery Barn; window curtains: linen, Ikea; round shelf: Urban Outfitters

Morgan Howarth
Bedroom - large coastal master light wood floor bedroom idea in DC Metro with blue walls and no fireplace

Complete transformation of this formerly-dark home office! Cabinets painted in Sherwin Williams SW 7005 "Pure White", and wallpaper feature wall installation by Paper Moon Painting. Photo by Matthew Niemann.

Michele Lee Wilson
Walk-in shower - mid-sized craftsman 3/4 beige tile and subway tile ceramic tile and black floor walk-in shower idea in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink and soapstone countertops