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Kids' study room - study space traditional gender-neutral medium tone wood floor kids' study room idea in Portland with white walls

This large English tudor has a lush landscape with mature trees surrounding it on all sides, making the focus more on the landscape then the house. There is a blend of up-accent lighting, path lighting and down lighting. The grand oak tree on the side entrance is beautifully enhanced with the LED lighting. The light just seems to fall through the tree and provide safe traverse lighting along the paths and steps while gently accenting the tree.

This speedy red sports car will have your child racing to bed. Features LED headlights, realistic racing decals, cool looking tires, a spoiler headboard and a curved body. Blue bed sheets with checkerboard flag detail add to the fun.

Cone Flowers & Nikko Blue Hydrangea Galore! At the top of the driveway is a garden that helps screen the house from the road. This garden is a treat for any passerby who gets to take in all the vibrant colors and scents!

Inspiration for a large timeless brown two-story stucco house exterior remodel in Houston with a hip roof and a metal roof

Example of a large classic brown two-story stucco house exterior design in Houston with a hip roof and a metal roof

Example of a large classic hallway design in Tampa with yellow walls

Photographed by Scott Amundson
Inspiration for a rustic family room remodel in Minneapolis

This speedy red sports car will have your child racing to bed. Features LED headlights, realistic racing decals, cool looking tires, a spoiler headboard and a curved body. Checkerboard flag border adds to the fun.

Mid-sized beach style brown one-story wood house exterior photo in Boston with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless beige one-story wood gable roof remodel in Milwaukee

Example of a large classic yellow two-story vinyl house exterior design in Philadelphia with a hip roof and a shingle roof

This speedy red sports car will have your child racing to bed. Features LED headlights, realistic racing decals, cool looking tires and a curved body. Add the fun yellow bed sheets with checkerboard flag detail to complete the look.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional wooden u-shaped staircase remodel in New York with painted risers

New front entry with new canopy cover. An existing mid-century ranch was given a new lease on life with a whole house remodel and addition. An existing sunken living room had the floor raised and the front entry was relocated to make room for a complete master suite. The roof/ceiling over the entry and stair was raised with multiple clerestory lights introducing light into the center of the home. Finally, a compartmentalized existing layout was converted to an open plan with the kitchen/dining/living areas sharing a common area at the back of the home.

Example of a large classic yellow two-story vinyl house exterior design in Philadelphia with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Inspiration for a large timeless yellow two-story vinyl house exterior remodel in Philadelphia with a hip roof and a shingle roof

This speedy red sports car will have your child racing to bed. Features LED headlights, realistic racing decals, cool looking tires and a curved body. Yellow bed sheets with checkerboard flag detail add to the fun.

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.