Example of a large tuscan wooden l-shaped metal railing staircase design in Miami with painted risers

The private property means the owner can enjoy showering outdoors. Photo: Kyle Kinney
Deck - rustic deck idea in Seattle

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Open concept kitchen - transitional open concept kitchen idea in San Diego with an island

Mudroom storage cabinets with bench in contemporary styling in Driftwood finish with Arctic White bench seat and trim.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary porcelain tile and black floor mudroom remodel in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets and white walls

Small transitional single-wall porcelain tile and beige floor wet bar photo in Chicago with white cabinets, quartz countertops, gray backsplash, porcelain backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, glass-front cabinets and white countertops

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Inspiration for a contemporary built-in desk home office remodel in Milwaukee with gray walls

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Inspiration for a coastal mudroom remodel in Boston with white walls

Photography by Braden Gunem Project by Studio H:T principal in charge Brad Tomecek (now with Tomecek Studio Architecture). This project questions the need for excessive space and challenges occupants to be efficient. Two shipping containers saddlebag a taller common space that connects local rock outcroppings to the expansive mountain ridge views. The containers house sleeping and work functions while the center space provides entry, dining, living and a loft above. The loft deck invites easy camping as the platform bed rolls between interior and exterior. The project is planned to be off-the-grid using solar orientation, passive cooling, green roofs, pellet stove heating and photovoltaics to create electricity.

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Example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall medium tone wood floor wet bar design with an undermount sink, gray cabinets, wood countertops, gray backsplash, glass tile backsplash, brown countertops and shaker cabinets

Experience "Natural Harmony," a kitchen that celebrates the beauty of nature in an open and inviting space. This open concept design features a captivating wood island at its heart, radiating warmth and charm. Enhancing the aesthetic are open shelves, providing both practicality and an opportunity to display cherished kitchen essentials and décor. With a seamless blend of functionality and natural allure, this kitchen invites you to embrace a harmonious and welcoming culinary haven.

Designed for a waterfront site overlooking Cape Cod Bay, this modern house takes advantage of stunning views while negotiating steep terrain. Designed for LEED compliance, the house is constructed with sustainable and non-toxic materials, and powered with alternative energy systems, including geothermal heating and cooling, photovoltaic (solar) electricity and a residential scale wind turbine. Builder: Cape Associates Interior Design: Forehand + Lake Photography: Durston Saylor

Photographer: Alexander Canaria and Taylor Proctor
Mountain style light wood floor open concept kitchen photo in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface countertops, stainless steel appliances and an island

Experience "Natural Harmony," a kitchen that celebrates the beauty of nature in an open and inviting space. This open concept design features a captivating wood island at its heart, radiating warmth and charm. Enhancing the aesthetic are open shelves, providing both practicality and an opportunity to display cherished kitchen essentials and décor. With a seamless blend of functionality and natural allure, this kitchen invites you to embrace a harmonious and welcoming culinary haven.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall dark wood floor and brown floor wet bar remodel in San Francisco with dark wood cabinets, mirror backsplash, marble countertops, multicolored backsplash and recessed-panel cabinets

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

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Staircase - mediterranean wooden curved staircase idea in Sacramento with beige walls and painted risers

All Cedar Log Cabin the beautiful pines of AZ Elmira Stove Works appliances Photos by Mark Boisclair
Inspiration for a large rustic slate floor open concept kitchen remodel in Phoenix with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, limestone countertops, beige backsplash, wood backsplash, black appliances and an island

Photo shows the interior of the Japanese Tea House. The four skylights have hand carved overlay screens. The open ceiling shows the beauty of the design. The structure is very sustainable in that the building can be left to age naturally or oiled every few years to retain the wood color. Photo credits: Dan Drobnick

Kitchen/dining room combo - mid-sized transitional light wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo idea in Philadelphia with white walls