Close-up of a silver rose, highlighting the soft sheen and layered petals. The detail captures the unique color and form, adding elegance and texture to the garden design.

Photos by Elmira Radowich
Inspiration for a contemporary home design remodel in DC Metro

design: Studio TOOP, 2010 location: Rotterdam, Kralingen status: built in 2010, door Teo van Horssen Hoveniers foto’s: 2011, Jolanthe Lalkens (with a few extras made by the clients) When we first arrived on the scene this garden with a Northern orientation was gray and dank and full of algae. The goal was essentially to create the antithesis of that: a warm, fresh, lively and dynamic garden suited for a party, play and just hanging out and having fun. The challenge was to incorporate lots of functions into the small space. The patio was set in the back to get the most garden. The ledges on the raised beds offer extra seating during parties. By situating the play house on top of the shed (only accessible by the climbing wall), moving the access to the back alley into the shed and adding a diagonal to widen the space near the shed for play but keep the patio area intimate, the space was optimized as much as possible. The warm Terre Egypte color from Farrow & Ball that is painted on the bed and walls adds lots of warmth and freshness.

Jake Stangel,
Inspiration for a modern staircase remodel in San Francisco

Sliding doors separate the waiting room from other spaces at this home office. --Arla Shephard Bull
Example of a large minimalist home studio design in Seattle with white walls

Solow Design Group
This is an example of a craftsman landscaping in Charlotte.

Inspiration for a mid-sized backyard concrete and custom-shaped hot tub remodel in Philadelphia

Garage - large attached three-car garage idea in Detroit

Inspiration for a modern staircase remodel in Kansas City

Lighting became another way to integrate simplicity and harmony to the home’s overall design; but like every other element of our project, modernity and time honored practices of craftsmanship needed to fuse. In the master suite, fabricating the light troughs proved to be an interesting challenge. Given the extreme length of the faces and bottoms of the light trough (after 15), using solid cherry for their construction was impractical. A thin birch plywood substrate was built and 1/8" thick cherry veneers were applied. The resulting material was used for the faces and bottoms of the trough. The resultant birch/cherry composite material was reinforced with an elaborate lamination process that included a thin fiberglass veil for strength and flexibility. Other lighting was chosen to wash light over surfaces or to hang—lantern style to provide soft light and aesthetic embellishment. Here again, the design is highly influenced by the Japanese aesthetic.

Waterfalls we added to an existing boulder wall in South Lyon, Michigan.
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What Shanni Saw
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Custom Ship Ladder shaft with canting wall with hidden light. Translucent wall behind ship ladder to silhouette stair.
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Design ideas for a farmhouse courtyard landscaping in New York.

Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant
Modern exterior home idea in DC Metro

Living room - mid-sized transitional formal and enclosed dark wood floor living room idea in Charlotte with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and no tv

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Inspiration for a transitional wooden u-shaped glass railing staircase remodel in Dallas with painted risers