Ryann Ford
Inspiration for a farmhouse detached landscaping in Austin.

Photo: Kimberley Bryan © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a shabby-chic style bathroom remodel in Seattle with a console sink and blue walls

Photography: Melissa Preston
Patio - traditional patio idea in Dallas with a fire pit and a pergola

Reverse Shed Eichler This project is part tear-down, part remodel. The original L-shaped plan allowed the living/ dining/ kitchen wing to be completely re-built while retaining the shell of the bedroom wing virtually intact. The rebuilt entertainment wing was enlarged 50% and covered with a low-slope reverse-shed roof sloping from eleven to thirteen feet. The shed roof floats on a continuous glass clerestory with eight foot transom. Cantilevered steel frames support wood roof beams with eaves of up to ten feet. An interior glass clerestory separates the kitchen and livingroom for sound control. A wall-to-wall skylight illuminates the north wall of the kitchen/family room. New additions at the back of the house add several “sliding” wall planes, where interior walls continue past full-height windows to the exterior, complimenting the typical Eichler indoor-outdoor ceiling and floor planes. The existing bedroom wing has been re-configured on the interior, changing three small bedrooms into two larger ones, and adding a guest suite in part of the original garage. A previous den addition provided the perfect spot for a large master ensuite bath and walk-in closet. Natural materials predominate, with fir ceilings, limestone veneer fireplace walls, anigre veneer cabinets, fir sliding windows and interior doors, bamboo floors, and concrete patios and walks. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor: www.bernardtrainor.com (see “Concrete Jungle” in April 2014 edition of Dwell magazine). Microsoft Media Center installation of the Year, 2008: www.cybermanor.com/ultimate_install.html (automated shades, radiant heating system, and lights, as well as security & sound).

small bathroom, orchids, glass shelves, tiger wood, concrete, concrete walls, RAM windows, Duravit toilets, Mockett, Okite, frosted glass, bathroom, wood wall, transom

Photo courtesy of Kathleen Nalley
Traditional stone exterior home idea in Atlanta

Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Design ideas for a huge farmhouse full sun backyard formal garden in Burlington.

Joyelle West
Island style built-in desk medium tone wood floor and brown floor home office photo in Boston with blue walls

Raised dining deck with driveway beyond. Photo by Clark Dugger
Mid-sized trendy backyard deck photo in Los Angeles with decking and no cover

Design ideas for a mediterranean garden path in Miami.

jeff herr photography
Bathroom - transitional bathroom idea in Atlanta

A no-grass solution, where big trees make it hard to grow grass. This garden has close to no flowers, but tons of color, provided by uniquely colored foliage. The border is custom concrete curbing.

Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean partial sun stone formal garden in San Francisco.

A purple hyacinth bean vine (Lablab purpureus) drapes one of the gateways. Planted as an annual in Pennsylvania it will grow up to 20’ in a season, producing purple/pink flowers and fabulous purple pods all summer long. The leaves, flowers and pods look beautiful both clambering on the fence and in mixed bouquets.

The garden 3 weeks after planting, on a foggy day. Photo by Steve Masley
Inspiration for a timeless deck container garden remodel in San Francisco with decking

Kate Hansen
Inspiration for an industrial balcony remodel in Melbourne with no cover

Photo: Sean Litchfield
Example of a mid-sized trendy wooden curved staircase design in New York with metal risers

Photo of a traditional courtyard formal garden in New Orleans.

Genevieve de Manio Photography
Example of a huge classic rooftop rooftop outdoor kitchen deck design in Boston with no cover