Mollie Vogt-Welch
Small elegant master white tile and subway tile porcelain tile bathroom photo in New York with an undermount sink, black cabinets, marble countertops and white walls

Dressing room - transitional dressing room idea in Detroit

Morgante Wilson Architects installed a smoke glass chandelier with organza shade over a custom Foyer table. Werner Straube Photography
Foyer - transitional foyer idea in Chicago

Trendy beige tile beige floor bathroom photo in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets and dark wood cabinets

Lincoln Barbour Photography
Kitchen - traditional kitchen idea in Portland with a farmhouse sink and an island

Foyer - traditional foyer idea in Detroit

Patsy McEnroe Photography Widler Architectural Inc.
Enclosed kitchen - mid-sized transitional u-shaped dark wood floor enclosed kitchen idea in Chicago with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and no island

Example of a country wine cellar design in Boston

Old fixer-uppers often require two competing levels of priorities from their new homeowners. First and foremost is the need to immediately attend to those repairs that ensure the continued functioning and general well being of the house’s structure. By nature, these usually demand “house on fire!” status, especially when compared to other types of remodeling work that simply enhances aesthetics and general comfort. In the case of a Delaware couple, a structural issue with the front of their 125 year old Victorian (it was sinking!), along with some other more pressing challenges, put a 13 year long hold on getting the bathroom for which they had long dreamed. The shower enclosure features a base of hexagon patterned tile, bordered by marble subway tiles. The shower enclosure features a base of hexagon patterned tile, bordered by marble subway tiles. By the time Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers was hired to handle the construction, the couple certainly had put plenty of thought into converting a spare second-floor bedroom into the master bath. Courtney Burnett, Fox’s Interior Design Manager on the project, credits the owners for “having great creative minds, with lots of ideas to contribute.” By the time it came to put a formal design plan into place, the client “drove the look while we devised how the space would function.” It’s worth noting that there are drawbacks in being given too much time for advance planning. Owners’ tastes in design may change, while a steady stream of new fixtures and building products always demand consideration up to the last minute. “We had been collecting ideas for a while…pictures of what we liked, but as it turned out, when it came time to select fixtures, tile, etc., we used little from those pictures,” the owners admit. A framed herringbone pattern of subway tiles provides a perfect focal point for the shower. A framed herringbone pattern of subway tiles provides a perfect focal point for the shower. The finished bath exudes an art deco spirit that isn’t true to the home’s Victorian origins, which Burnett attributes to being more of a reflection of the homeowners’ preferences than the actual era of the structure. Despite that incongruity, everyone feels that they have remained true to the house by selecting vintage style elements, including subway tiles for the walls, hexagonal tile for the floors, and a pedestal sink that served as the focal point for the entire room. But as with all dreams, once one is achieved, a new one soon beckons. With the bathroom’s strikingly beautiful turquoise paint barely dry, the completion of that long-awaited project has served to kick-start plans for finishing off the remainder of the Victorian’s second floor.

Raquel Langworthy
Example of a trendy formal multicolored floor and marble floor living room design in New York with white walls

Photography by Jorge Alvarez.
Enclosed kitchen - mid-sized contemporary l-shaped travertine floor and beige floor enclosed kitchen idea in Tampa with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances, solid surface countertops, glass sheet backsplash and two islands

Kitchen - mid-sized modern l-shaped dark wood floor kitchen idea in Toronto with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, porcelain backsplash, paneled appliances, an island and white cabinets

Brownie Harris
Living room - tropical formal and open concept limestone floor living room idea in Other with a stone fireplace and a standard fireplace

Photo: Lucy Call © 2015 Houzz
Inspiration for a contemporary galley kitchen remodel in Salt Lake City with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white appliances and an island

Mid Century inspired Alexander Estates II Palm Springs, CA
Living room - mid-century modern open concept living room idea in Other

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Inspiration for a small country powder room remodel in Austin with a vessel sink, beige walls, wood countertops, furniture-like cabinets and brown countertops

Alvarez Photography
Inspiration for a timeless four-car garage remodel in Tampa

Conroy Tanzer
Inspiration for a small transitional white floor powder room remodel in San Francisco with green walls and a wall-mount sink

Photos by Jeff Fountain
Inspiration for a rustic concrete floor hallway remodel in Seattle with brown walls