Photo Benjamin Benschneider
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern light wood floor bedroom remodel in Seattle with a corner fireplace and a metal fireplace

Photography: Ben Gebo
Powder room - small transitional white tile and stone tile mosaic tile floor and white floor powder room idea in Boston with blue walls, a trough sink, solid surface countertops, shaker cabinets, white cabinets and a wall-mount toilet

Inspiration for a contemporary white floor alcove shower remodel in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, a hinged shower door and white countertops

In the Busse Master bathroom, we tore down a wall to increase space. Originally doors separated the vanity from the commode and shower. We installed a closet with frosted glass doors and accent lighting inside. A sliding white barn door with wrought iron trim was installed at the entrance. The vanity is 72" with a double bowl, is custom-made and espresso-stained with 4-stacked drawers and granite counter top. The vanity has a backsplash with 2 rectangular under mount bowls. Two Delta 8" spread Ashlyn faucet in a brushed nickel finish are mounted on the countertop. Two wood-framed mirrors and full-length linen tower match the vanity with 2 sets of 3 vanity lights. The shower is 12' x12' with faux marble, in an offset pattern, floor to ceiling tile with 4" feature strip with extra-wide recessed niche. Delta shower faucet with the Intuition handheld/shower head combine in a brushed nickel finish. Heavy frameless hinged shower door with panels. The floor is 2" x 2" tile to match the bathroom floor which is a 13" x13" straight pattern, porcelain tile with matching tile baseboard. The white commode is a Mansfield pressure-assist. http://www.melissamannphotography.com/

Home design - transitional home design idea in New York

Master bathroom design & build in Houston Texas. This master bathroom was custom designed specifically for our client. She wanted a luxurious bathroom with lots of detail, down to the last finish. Our original design had satin brass sink and shower fixtures. The client loved the satin brass plumbing fixtures, but was a bit apprehensive going with the satin brass plumbing fixtures. Feeling it would lock her down for a long commitment. So we worked a design out that allowed us to mix metal finishes. This way our client could have the satin brass look without the commitment of the plumbing fixtures. We started mixing metals by presenting a chandelier made by Curry & Company, the "Zenda Orb Chandelier" that has a mix of silver and gold. From there we added the satin brass, large round bar pulls, by "Lewis Dolin" and the satin brass door knobs from Emtek. We also suspended a gold mirror in the window of the makeup station. We used a waterjet marble from Tilebar, called "Abernethy Marble." The cobalt blue interior doors leading into the Master Bath set the gold fixtures just right.

Living room - mid-century modern medium tone wood floor living room idea in Seattle with white walls

Amazing front porch of a modern farmhouse built by Steve Powell Homes (www.stevepowellhomes.com). Photo Credit: David Cannon Photography (www.davidcannonphotography.com)

Trendy master beige tile freestanding bathtub photo in Austin with flat-panel cabinets and light wood cabinets

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary master blue tile blue floor and double-sink shower bench remodel in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and a floating vanity

Bathroom - transitional blue floor and double-sink bathroom idea in Philadelphia with white walls, an undermount sink and white countertops

Ideal for a modern space, the 36" Danenberg Vanity the cabinet features inset drawer pulls, parquet embellishments, and a hand-detailed finish. The drawers contain dovetail construction to guarantee that all storage spaces hold up to the demands of everyday use. To ensure a stable foundation for a variety of floor types, the Danenberg is supported by tapered legs that contain levelers.

Mid-sized urban master freestanding bathtub photo in Columbus with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets and white walls

Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.

Nice clean lines for this guest bathroom. White subway tile walls in the glassed in shower, white granite for the vanity countertop and light gray bathroom walls. The open shelves help with extra storage and keep the room neat for guests.

Joe Nuess Photography
Large tuscan wooden l-shaped staircase photo in Seattle with tile risers

Example of a large classic master white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and white floor alcove shower design in Nashville with beaded inset cabinets, dark wood cabinets, blue walls, a vessel sink, quartz countertops and a hinged shower door

In the primary bath, all of the original features had been removed, except for the low sloped MCM ceiling that was prominently interrupted by a rectangular AC soffit that was added on later. We relocated the AC ducting to vent through the floor instead, and once again revealed the bath’s iconic low sloped triangular ceiling. Then, we began re-creating the new MCM space from the floor up. We widened the original primary bath by 2’ to accommodate an enclosed toilet room, at the request of the homeowners. This was quite a feat, as it required structural engineering to relocate one vertical steel column that interfered with the new toilet room layout. The new 14’ tall steel column, which supported part of the steel roof trusses, had to be extended through the home’s bathroom floor and into a cave underground secured by a concrete pier. Oh, did I mention that this home has a cave under part of it? Haha—when I say that this home was a challenge to remodel, I do mean it was a CHALLENGE.

David Swift