The Cape Cod™ is one of the cleanest burning and most efficient large cast iron wood stoves in the world! Revolutionary Hybrid-Fyre™ technology allows this stove to produce just 0.45 grams of emissions per hour and perform at over 80% efficiency, saving you fuel, money and trips to your wood pile. The Cape Cod features elevated craftsmanship, a massive 3 cubic foot firebox and a convection heat exchanger, all wrapped up and presented to you in an elegant package of cast iron beauty and durability. The Cape Cod features the optional GreenStart™ igniter. This push-button ignition system is great for the modern wood burner; just load your wood and push a button! We’ve completely eliminated slow, cracked open door startupsand laboring over fickle newspaper.

Simple, Clean modern backyard with a 36x18 pool, cooking station, beautiful Indus Gray Limestone patio. Pergola can close and open with a push of a button. Warm your self beside a gas fireplace on those cooler nights.

Photo credit: Scott McDonald @ Hedrich Blessing 7RR-Ecohome: The design objective was to build a house for a couple recently married who both had kids from previous marriages. How to bridge two families together? The design looks forward in terms of how people live today. The home is an experiment in transparency and solid form; removing borders and edges from outside to inside the house, and to really depict “flowing and endless space”. The house floor plan is derived by pushing and pulling the house’s form to maximize the backyard and minimize the public front yard while welcoming the sun in key rooms by rotating the house 45-degrees to true north. The angular form of the house is a result of the family’s program, the zoning rules, the lot’s attributes, and the sun’s path. We wanted to construct a house that is smart and efficient in terms of construction and energy, both in terms of the building and the user. We could tell a story of how the house is built in terms of the constructability, structure and enclosure, with a nod to Japanese wood construction in the method in which the siding is installed and the exposed interior beams are placed in the double height space. We engineered the house to be smart which not only looks modern but acts modern; every aspect of user control is simplified to a digital touch button, whether lights, shades, blinds, HVAC, communication, audio, video, or security. We developed a planning module based on a 6-foot square room size and a 6-foot wide connector called an interstitial space for hallways, bathrooms, stairs and mechanical, which keeps the rooms pure and uncluttered. The house is 6,200 SF of livable space, plus garage and basement gallery for a total of 9,200 SF. A large formal foyer celebrates the entry and opens up to the living, dining, kitchen and family rooms all focused on the rear garden. The east side of the second floor is the Master wing and a center bridge connects it to the kid’s wing on the west. Second floor terraces and sunscreens provide views and shade in this suburban setting. The playful mathematical grid of the house in the x, y and z axis also extends into the layout of the trees and hard-scapes, all centered on a suburban one-acre lot. Many green attributes were designed into the home; Ipe wood sunscreens and window shades block out unwanted solar gain in summer, but allow winter sun in. Patio door and operable windows provide ample opportunity for natural ventilation throughout the open floor plan. Minimal windows on east and west sides to reduce heat loss in winter and unwanted gains in summer. Open floor plan and large window expanse reduces lighting demands and maximizes available daylight. Skylights provide natural light to the basement rooms. Durable, low-maintenance exterior materials include stone, ipe wood siding and decking, and concrete roof pavers. Design is based on a 2' planning grid to minimize construction waste. Basement foundation walls and slab are highly insulated. FSC-certified walnut wood flooring was used. Light colored concrete roof pavers to reduce cooling loads by as much as 15%. 2x6 framing allows for more insulation and energy savings. Super efficient windows have low-E argon gas filled units, and thermally insulated aluminum frames. Permeable brick and stone pavers reduce the site’s storm-water runoff. Countertops use recycled composite materials. Energy-Star rated furnaces and smart thermostats are located throughout the house to minimize duct runs and avoid energy loss. Energy-Star rated boiler that heats up both radiant floors and domestic hot water. Low-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures are used to conserve water usage. No VOC finish options and direct venting fireplaces maintain a high interior air quality. Smart home system controls lighting, HVAC, and shades to better manage energy use. Plumbing runs through interior walls reducing possibilities of heat loss and freezing problems. A large food pantry was placed next to kitchen to reduce trips to the grocery store. Home office reduces need for automobile transit and associated CO2 footprint. Plan allows for aging in place, with guest suite than can become the master suite, with no need to move as family members mature.

Kohler Bellwether 60" x 32" alcove bath with integral apron and left-hand drain K-875-0. Kohler Margaux Rite-Temp pressure-balancing bath and shower faucet trim with push-button diverter and lever handle K-T16233-4-BN

LIGHTING FOR ATMOSPHERE The perfect light for working and at the same time a warm and pleasant atmosphere with LED lamps. For example as a square spot flush-fitted in a wall unit base. Modern technology also moves unit doors, opening up a world of generous storage space: the fold-up doors of the wall units close electrically at the push of a button.

Beautiful Victorian home restoration and addition created by Normandy Design Manager Troy Pavelka. Troy restored the turret on this home to a copper turret and added a garage to the Victorian beauty.

Scott Basile
Small elegant u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in San Diego with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, white backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

This porch can be enjoyed year-round, there are "Phantom Screens" which come down from the ceiling and allow the open porch to become a screened porch with the push of a button.

This porch can be enjoyed year-round, there are "Phantom Screens" which come down from the ceiling and allow the open porch to become a screened porch with the push of a button.

Designed by Tim Higbee of Closet Works: The Murphy style wall bed folds out into a queen size bed with a comfortable 8 inch thick quality mattress. A pull-out table on the right side bed is perfect when guests stay overnight, but folds away into the wall unit when the room is used as an office. Built-in interior lighting above the wall bed is perfect for reading in bed and the switch is conveniently located on the left side of the head of the bed. When the wall bed is open, the lighted, recessed well that holds the bed when it is closed creates a visual separation from the wall storage unit, framing the top of the mattress like a custom headboard. The Aria wood tone blends in with the color scheme in the rest of the home. photo - Cathy Rabeler

Joe Nowak Photography
Minimalist kitchen photo in Chicago

Temperature sensors have been installed behind the ceiling lights and push buttons, and continuously monitor the room temperature. If the room starts to become too warm, the ceiling fan will turn on automatically to distribute air around the room. In the bathrooms, the ventilation fan is configured to only come on if someone is in the bathroom for more than one minute (to prevent noise disturbance at night). Once the fan has been triggered, it runs for a several minutes after the room is empty, to clear any steam from the shower, etc. The fan will also turn on if the humidity level reaches 70% and will run until the humidity is reduced.

Working with the builder on this project, Concord Shading was able to hide all the tracks and screens within the pillars and headers of this large patio on the side of a guest house in the beautiful Ontario Muskoka's. There were 9 screens installed all on a single push of a button control or control each individually.

Troy Thies Photography
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Minneapolis

LIGHTING FOR ATMOSPHERE The perfect light for working and at the same time a warm and pleasant atmosphere with LED lamps. For example as a square spot flush-fitted in a wall unit base. Modern technology also moves unit doors, opening up a world of generous storage space: the fold-up doors of the wall units close electrically at the push of a button.

Bob Greenspan
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor bedroom remodel in Kansas City with gray walls

The refrigerator could not go into the corner because of the location of the light switch, so our designer tucked a cabinet into the corner to push the refrigerator away from the wall.

Our custom made LED mirrors provide a natural light for putting on your makeup. No harsh glares or off colours. Lighting is all programmable. Notice the light switch - On switch with programmable buttons controls all the lighting scenes in this room as well as the shades and the music. In-ceiling speakers create a nice atmosphere. In-floor heating controlled by your iPad or phone makes life easy.

The window was so low to the counter top, that there was no room for outlets that are necessary. Brushed nickel soap dispenser, traditional faucet, disposal air switch and sprayer. Counter tops and Backsplash provided by Blarney Stoneworks. Photo by Victoria Temple