Bathroom - traditional white tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile bathroom idea in Houston with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops and green walls

Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Toronto.

Eric Lucero
Large trendy open concept light wood floor living room photo in New York with white walls

Frederick Warren
Inspiration for a large eclectic backyard patio remodel in Houston

Example of a large transitional backyard concrete paver patio design in Toronto with no cover

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Basement - huge contemporary walk-out carpeted basement idea in Denver with gray walls

This is an example of a large traditional partial sun front yard concrete paver garden path in Sacramento.

Design ideas for a traditional landscaping in Toronto.

Floor mounted master closet in Ruby Plank Maple with felt bottom locking jewelry drawer. Transitional drawer fronts with melamine drawer boxes. Features custom drawers, tie bar, scarf bar, belt bar and accessories. Round matte nickel closet rods and valet rod. Adjustable shelves and shoe shelves as well.

Inspiration for a transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom remodel in Indianapolis with white walls

Inspiration for a mediterranean living room remodel in DC Metro

Repeating the use of Indiana Stone throughout supports the minimalism and elegance
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional front yard stone landscaping in Toronto.

Design ideas for a small modern full sun front yard concrete paver garden path in Toronto for summer.

Frederick Warren
Large rustic beige one-story stucco gable roof idea in Houston

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This is an example of a mid-sized transitional shade backyard stone and wood fence flower bed in Toronto for spring.

The flooring that was originally envisioned for this house wasn't Wood Floor of the Year-caliber. When Steve Brattin, president at SVB Wood Floors in Grandview, Mo., got involved in the project, the designers were discussing a simple machine-sanded heart pine or reclaimed wood floor. But once Brattin visited the site—an old world traditional estate set on acreage with its own private lake—he knew it deserved more than a typical floor. "I chatted with the designers and said I would love to meet with the homeowners and have them in our showroom," he recalls. "I said I would really like to do something artistic with it." Brattin's mind was already envisioning the possibilities—something he says usually happens for him within a half hour of walking through a space. "I don't know how certain things come to me," he says, adding that often he draws things out and the designs don't end up being in the clients' budget. That wasn't the case here, however, and the final plans for the flooring called for five designs in various areas, including this Bordeaux parquet in the foyer. With the designs finalized, Brattin turned to Distinctive Floors' (Nashville, Tenn.) Dan Antes to create the walnut flooring, which called for hand-beveling with a circle-sawn and wire-brushed surface; in some areas the flooring was 10-inch plank. The width presented a challenge for Antes, as he had planned to contract out the circle-sawing, but the company he had in mind could handle widths only up to 81⁄2 inches. He decided he would have to do it himself. "We spent maybe $1,500 modifying $20,000 worth of equipment to end up with this awesome distressed product," he says. Due to a tight time frame to complete the job, once the flooring was milled, it was shipped to WD Flooring (Laona, Wis.) to be finished with hardwax oil—a choice Antes says he loves for its maintainability. The actual installation of all 3,000 square feet of flooring was uneventful, Brattin says, crediting his crew, experienced with high-end projects, for a great job. "They had a blast," he says. "They had so much fun out there on the project, and they do it quite frequently; it comes naturally for them at this point." Given the complexity of this job, from scribing around stone to large-scale chevron and mixed media, that's high praise. Antes, himself a Wood Floor of the Year winner and supplier to many more winning projects, sums up the scope of this job: "I think he could have entered any room in this house, really, and won."—K.M.W.

Geometric garden shaping and planting.
This is an example of a traditional front yard landscaping in Toronto.

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