Colorful Beach Cottage Bathroom Photo Credit: Molly Mahar http://caprinacreative.com/

spaulding landscape architects, llc
This is an example of a coastal full sun backyard formal garden in New York for summer.

Julieane Webb
Playroom - mid-sized modern gender-neutral dark wood floor playroom idea in New York with white walls

Open concept kitchen - mid-sized traditional l-shaped dark wood floor open concept kitchen idea in Boston with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops, white backsplash, stone tile backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

Jeff Thayer Photography
Transitional dark wood floor dining room photo in Orange County with beige walls

The location and placement of the Japanese Tea House is very specific and was based on mathematical, metaphysical and spiritual principles. This Tea House is an artistic version of an authentic style Tea House. It is meant to be a one of a kind art piece and yet has the functional capability of holding a traditional Tea ceremony. Photo credits: Dan Drobnick

Landscaping and exterior.
Photo of a farmhouse partial sun gravel garden path in Santa Barbara.

Bob Narrod
Living room - contemporary formal dark wood floor living room idea in DC Metro with black walls

Exposed wood beam ceiling. White sofa. Open floor plan– living room, kitchen table, and luxury kitchen. Archways. Photography by Spacecrafting.
Large elegant open concept living room photo in Minneapolis with gray walls

Nick Bayless Photography
Single front door - transitional dark wood floor single front door idea in Salt Lake City with gray walls

Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of a new home with the bucolic beauty of an old farmhouse. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. The house mass is broken and lowered so that the home can remain secondary to the monolithic barn structure. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design. The age and patina of the barn is reflected in the house’s textural use of board and batten and field stone layered similar to stone foundations. The original development plan was to demolish the existing barn and construct three suburban homes. Part of an endangered breed, as one of the few remaining barns in the area, it was originally viewed as a challenge in a luxury home construction with several difficulties posed to the impending project: it would be expensive to renovate, vulnerable to demolition, and threatened by urban sprawl. However, instead of trying to alter or destroy the barn, the structure was fully embraced into the traditional architecture project as a centerpiece and was used as the inspiration for the home. The new house was sited parallel to the barn so that views to the barn gable were accessible.

Inspiration for a rustic two-story wood gable roof remodel in Minneapolis

Rebecca Lindenmeyr
Inspiration for a timeless side yard stone patio remodel in Burlington with a fire pit and no cover

Photo: Hoi Ning Wong © 2014 Houzz
Example of a transitional formal and open concept medium tone wood floor living room design in San Francisco with white walls, a standard fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2014 Houzz
Family room - eclectic dark wood floor family room idea in New York with white walls and no tv

Photography by Amy Bartlam
Living room - mid-sized eclectic open concept light wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Los Angeles with white walls

Photo: Corynne Pless Photography © 2014 Houzz
Family room - eclectic family room idea in New York

Susan Fisher Plotner/Susan Fisher Photography
Inspiration for a mid-century modern freestanding desk study room remodel in New York with white walls

Photographer: Kathryn McDonald
Transitional dark wood floor family room photo in San Francisco with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv