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This beautiful and spacious Margate home, on an oversized lot complete with pool, is large enough for the entire extended family to come and stay. The large inviting covered front porch leads into a spectacular Great Room with a gourmet kitchen. There is a separate entry for the pool area with its own bath. The study/guest room with bath and the laundry room round out the first floor. The second floor wrap around deck offers views of the pool below as well the ocean beyond. In addition to the master bedroom, the second floor also has another three bedrooms and two more bathrooms. Every bedroom has views to the water and access to an outdoor space. One more bedroom and full bathroom can be found on the third floor, along with one of the best spaces in the house – the loft. Terri J. Cummings, AIA

The Appleton blends beauty with energy efficiency, and open spaces with innovative design. The house features amazing views from every bedroom, modern Miele appliances, Fantini fixtures and state of the art automation. A radiant heating and cooling system replaces traditional heating, providing efficient energy usage and superior thermal comfort. The outside of the home features a floating fiber cement rainscreen facade which serves the dual purpose of creating natural shadow lines while allowing the building envelope to stay dry and cool.

The redesign was a continuous play in balancing the classic with modern. “I wanted many of the details to be constructed as they would have done if it had been made in 1916,” says the client. “I feel like I have taken advantage of a lot of the new while still having that old feel.”

Our Interior Designers tell clients, “Be true to yourself, and you will love the results.” This kitchen remodel reflects that motto. The owners of this Salem area ranch home had a long-standing appreciation of the classic white, black, and red color combination. So when C&R Senior Interior Designer Linda Stewart selected the new color palette, she stayed close to that theme. A challenge in nearly every older kitchen is the new refrigerator sizes. Remember the day when you could replace your refrigerator and the new one would fit perfectly in the existing space? Not anymore. Now, the super-sized refrigerators wreck havoc on most kitchen spaces. If, by luck, it happens to fit beneath the upper cabinet, it more than likely protrudes out into the room. This kitchen had that issue. The refrigerator stuck out a good six inches from the cabinet edge, seriously affecting the visual flow. And with that much added depth, reaching the cabinet above was almost impossible. C&R solved this problem with a custom cabinet and side pantry that extends the full depth of the refrigerator. This accomplished two good things: added architectural interest and a refrigerator proportional to the kitchen as a whole. Terry Poe Photography

This home owner chose to build straight from Timber Block's Dakota model (with a few modifications). This home owner built this home on their dream property, as a second home. The Dakota has all the appeal of a log home, without the maintenance and hassle of a traditional log home. Equipped with R-30 wall insulation, which is standard in every home built by Timber Block, this family stays cozy in the winter, and cool in the summer, without paying the price.

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Petite enough to fit on small balconies, but big on comfort, the Crest chair creates the perfect outdoor lounging spot. A hidden swivel base lets you enjoy a 360-degree view, while the durable Sunbrella® fabric will stay looking great season after season.

Our Modern Aspen ave. project was a home that grew out of our clients desire to have a modern home in the heart of the art filled, mountain-biking-community of Fruita, Colorado. Our original concept was to renovate an older existing home to be able to better function as a 2-3 bedroom home for her friends and family to come stay, ride bikes, play and enjoy downtown Fruita. Due to a combination of the poor quality of the existing structure, an almost non existent foundation and discovered geotechnical site conditions, the project became a new construction dream getaway. Design Concept: In developing this project our client desired, a modern, open floor plan home filled with natural light and a durable maintenance free exterior. From this program we massed the home into 3 distinctly separate zones contained within 3 simple modern forms; a transitional entry space, the public living spaces and the private bedroom spaces. These zones of the home were each to become visible from the exterior through the use of 3 separate durable exterior material claddings of wood, stucco and steel respectively. Spaces: The entry of the home, clad in wood, was created as a transitional space between the exterior and the living spaces by creating a feeling of compression before entering into the voluminous, light filled, living area. The large volume, tall windows and natural light of the living area allows for light and views to the exterior in all directions. The custom kitchen cabinets and cabinetry storage are “tucked in” under the stairs and loft allowing for a sense of refuge while in the “command center” of the home. In this design every inch of usable space was thoughtfully incorporated into its function. The private bedroom zone of the home has bedrooms stacked on 2 levels with the master suite on the main level and guest bedrooms and guest bath above. These Bedrooms adjoin a loft area that flows onto a covered and well shaded 2nd level deck. The loft and 2nd level deck allows for a separate living space to relax and gather with family and friends. Garage and Exterior landscaping: This project also considered our clients' need for storage and love for travel by creating storage space for an Airstream camper in the oversized 2 car garage at the back of the property. The design of the garage was flat roofed in order to preserve views and light on the north side of the home, while also allowing room for a photovoltaic (PV) solar system to offset electrical needs. The “lawn” and landscaping of the home were designed as a part of a no maintenance exterior requirement. Although wanting to be maintenance as maintenance free as possible on the exterior, her love for dogs required the home to have some form of grass, so we opted for a K-9 Grass turf system that is designed for pets and allows the turf to be rinsed into the soil through the use of a typical sprinkler system. Energy Efficiency: As in all of our homes, we design and built this project with increased energy efficiency standards in mind. Our standards begin below grade by designing our foundations with insulated concrete forms (ICF) for all of our exterior foundation walls, providing the below grade walls with an R value of 23. As a standard, we also install a passive radon system and a heat recovery ventilator to efficiently mitigate the indoor air quality within all of the homes we build. Above grade, the exterior walls on this home are built with 2x6 construction and sheathed with the Zip R-3 system allowing for an air and weather tight, R-27 exterior wall assembly. The flat roofs of the home are insulated with a hybrid closed cell foam and batt insulation system creating an affordable R-45 insulation. These roofs are covered with a reflective white, TPO membrane roof to reflect the excess heat during the hot summer months. The pitched roofs of the home are vented insulated with a breathable R-50 blown fiberglass insulation.

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This home owner chose to build straight from Timber Block's Dakota model (with a few modifications). This home owner built this home on their dream property, as a second home. The Dakota has all the appeal of a log home, without the maintenance and hassle of a traditional log home. Equipped with R-30 wall insulation, which is standard in every home built by Timber Block, this family stays cozy in the winter, and cool in the summer, without paying the price.

The exterior of the historical Evanston coach house that our team touched up with minor repairs and improvements, while staying within the historic guidelines of the community. Coach house located in Evanston, Illinois. Designed by Chi Renovation & Design who serve the entire Chicagoland area, with an emphasis on the North Side and North Shore. You'll find their work from the Loop through Lincoln Park, Skokie, Humboldt Park, Wilmette, and all of the way up to Lake Forest.

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The Appleton blends beauty with energy efficiency, and open spaces with innovative design. The house features amazing views from every bedroom, modern Miele appliances, Fantini fixtures and state of the art automation. A radiant heating and cooling system replaces traditional heating, providing efficient energy usage and superior thermal comfort. The outside of the home features a floating fiber cement rainscreen facade which serves the dual purpose of creating natural shadow lines while allowing the building envelope to stay dry and cool.

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The exterior of the historical Evanston coach house that our team touched up with minor repairs and improvements, while staying within the historic guidelines of the community. Coach house located in Evanston, Illinois. Designed by Chi Renovation & Design who serve the entire Chicagoland area, with an emphasis on the North Side and North Shore. You'll find their work from the Loop through Lincoln Park, Skokie, Humboldt Park, Wilmette, and all of the way up to Lake Forest.