Photography - Lori Hamilton Designer - Alina Dolan
Transitional dark wood floor family room photo in Miami with beige walls

Mid-sized transitional master gray tile and marble tile marble floor, gray floor, double-sink and wainscoting freestanding bathtub photo in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a one-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops, a hinged shower door, gray countertops, a niche and a built-in vanity

Mark Hoyle
Mid-sized craftsman green three-story wood gable roof idea

Example of a small trendy backyard deck design in San Francisco with a fire pit

Holger Obenaus
Example of a beach style gray tile freestanding bathtub design in Charleston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets and white cabinets

The movement is orchestrated so that you experience the heavier/darker ground floor upon entering the building and then travel up through the light filled stairway. Photo by Lincoln Barber

Joe Fletcher Atop a ridge in the Santa Lucia mountains of Carmel, California, an oak tree stands elevated above the fog and wrapped at its base in this ranch retreat. The weekend home’s design grew around the 100-year-old Valley Oak to form a horseshoe-shaped house that gathers ridgeline views of Oak, Madrone, and Redwood groves at its exterior and nestles around the tree at its center. The home’s orientation offers both the shade of the oak canopy in the courtyard and the sun flowing into the great room at the house’s rear façades. This modern take on a traditional ranch home offers contemporary materials and landscaping to a classic typology. From the main entry in the courtyard, one enters the home’s great room and immediately experiences the dramatic westward views across the 70 foot pool at the house’s rear. In this expansive public area, programmatic needs flow and connect - from the kitchen, whose windows face the courtyard, to the dining room, whose doors slide seamlessly into walls to create an outdoor dining pavilion. The primary circulation axes flank the internal courtyard, anchoring the house to its site and heightening the sense of scale by extending views outward at each of the corridor’s ends. Guest suites, complete with private kitchen and living room, and the garage are housed in auxiliary wings connected to the main house by covered walkways. Building materials including pre-weathered corrugated steel cladding, buff limestone walls, and large aluminum apertures, and the interior palette of cedar-clad ceilings, oil-rubbed steel, and exposed concrete floors soften the modern aesthetics into a refined but rugged ranch home.

Photography by Ben Mayorga
Bedroom - french country guest bedroom idea in San Francisco with beige walls

A stunning landscape filled with traditional elements throughout. Knot gardens, formal boxwood gardens with a water feature at the center, dining under a plush pergola, and seating from front to back to enjoy every space. Multiple levels are created in the landscape with raised beds and views from the upper terrace. Extensive perennial beds fill the distance with color and texture. Photo Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan

Elegant Custom Shingle Style Home in Bergen County NJ. displays strong sense of symmetry at entrance, while east and west wings diverge into their own unique architectural geometries. the stair tower, or rotunda can be seen on the left. special care and attention was placed on all exterior moulding and trim details in the design, and was executed perfectly by the contractor in the field

Valerie Wilcox
Dressing room - mid-sized transitional gender-neutral brown floor and dark wood floor dressing room idea in Toronto with shaker cabinets and white cabinets

This modern lake house is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The residence overlooks a mountain lake with expansive mountain views beyond. The design ties the home to its surroundings and enhances the ability to experience both home and nature together. The entry level serves as the primary living space and is situated into three groupings; the Great Room, the Guest Suite and the Master Suite. A glass connector links the Master Suite, providing privacy and the opportunity for terrace and garden areas. Won a 2013 AIANC Design Award. Featured in the Austrian magazine, More Than Design. Featured in Carolina Home and Garden, Summer 2015.

Example of a transitional home office design in Minneapolis

Erika Bierman Photography
Inspiration for a transitional formal and enclosed living room remodel in Los Angeles

Deck at dusk. Photo by Clark Dugger
Deck - mid-sized contemporary backyard deck idea in Los Angeles with no cover

Contemporary Bathroom Photo by Casey Dunn
Inspiration for a large contemporary white tile and glass tile marble floor alcove shower remodel in Austin with a vessel sink, red cabinets, marble countertops, a one-piece toilet and multicolored walls

Inspiration for an industrial concrete floor living room remodel in Portland with a standard fireplace

BUNGALOW WITH A MODERN TWIST Nestled off the park on a gorgeous Irvington tree lined street sits this meticulously maintained and redesigned Bungalow. A true master suite offers all the musts: walk-in closet vaulted ceiling and spacious private bath. The modern, open kitchen overlooks the lush back yard. Recent updates completed throughout. Located in one of Portland’s top neighborhoods. Contact us for more information about this property at info@danagriggs.com or visit our website at www.DanaGriggs.com

Another view into her water closet calls attention to the variety of materials used. Designer: Debra Owens Photographer: Michael Hunter
Example of a trendy gray tile and mosaic tile toilet room design in Dallas with a two-piece toilet and brown walls