jeri koegel
Living room - coastal dark wood floor living room idea in Orange County with beige walls and a stone fireplace

Photography by Jonathan Padilla
Pool - mid-sized contemporary backyard rectangular lap pool idea in Los Angeles

Photo by Carlos Bravo. Exterior stairs leading to main entry
Design ideas for a large modern white and full sun three-story and backyard concrete landscaping in Miami.

Glass doors in the living room stack back and allow the home to fully integrate with the outdoors. A Bonisolli Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional open concept travertine floor living room remodel in Miami with white walls and a wall-mounted tv

Composite Deck Steps with Undercap Lights and Wet-Laid Random Rectangular Full-Color Bluestone Patio.
Inspiration for a l-shaped staircase remodel in Wilmington

This project in Dardenne Prairie, MO incorporates features designed to provide comfort in an outdoor setting. The deck is made with maintenance free Timbertech Pacific Walnut material with Westbury aluminum railing. The louvered roof can be opened to allow almost full sunlight, or closed to shade you from the heat, while also providing almost complete rain protection. The rectangular fire feature provides warmth and beauty, and the inset hot tub appears as a design element, rather than an afterthought.

Example of a transitional tile patio design in San Francisco with a fire pit and a pergola

Kozy Heat's Chaska 34 Rock version lets you get rid of that existing wood burn fireplace, with a realistic, contemporary gas fireplace with a rock set.

Allan Block Product supplied by Midland Concrete in a Taupe color. Multi level walls were created to have built in planting area and a built in space for a fire pit - fireplace that isn't in the main patio space.

William Carson Joyce
Inspiration for a rustic vegetable garden landscape in Santa Barbara.

Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors

Drawing inspiration from the traditional design of the house, Juergen’s team utilized bold linear elements like a rectangular pool with cascading water features to provide an elegant contrast to the landscape. Subtle details such as rectangular flower beds, an interlocking stonework design on both the patio and pool deck, and the patio furniture abound, providing visual balance and symmetry that accentuates the elegant simplicity of this unique landscape. Finally, the large patio with a built-in barbeque for entertaining unites the various elements of this design, making it a zen space for relaxation and play.

Inspiration for a timeless pool remodel in San Francisco

Completed in 2013, this this property located in University Park, Texas, features a modern pool pavilion with a green roof that opens to a new swimming pool and garden.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary partial sun front yard landscaping in Chicago for fall.

The front areas of this landscape were transformed from a tired, water thirsty lawn into a contemporary setting with dramatic concrete pavers leading to the home's entrance with FX Luminaire low voltage pathway lighting. New driveway constructed with large concrete slabs and small black pebbles set in resin. Plants for sun and part shade complete this project. The back areas of this transformation are in a separate project: Modern Water-Side Landscape Remodel. Photos: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design

Janet Paik © 2016 Houzz Design: Frederick Basgal
Elegant home design photo in San Francisco

Small arts and crafts patio container garden photo in Edmonton