The Dining Room has hand-rubbed deep red lacquer walls. The glassy reflective quality of the walls adds to the sparkle of the space. The white oak herringbone floors are stenciled in a geometric pattern. Interior Design by Ashley Whittaker.

Bathroom - small mediterranean 3/4 porcelain tile, black floor, single-sink and wainscoting bathroom idea in Los Angeles with black cabinets, red walls, a wall-mount sink, a hinged shower door and a floating vanity

high gloss Wenge with hand-buffed lacquer, stainless steel and acid etched glass doors white glass countertops, recycled glass top @ Island, stainless toe kicks, white glass flooring

Beach style carpeted bedroom photo in Los Angeles with white walls

Francis Dzikowski/Esto
Trendy u-shaped dark wood floor kitchen photo in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and an island

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2015 Houzz
Inspiration for an eclectic laundry room remodel in New York

The family living in this shingled roofed home on the Peninsula loves color and pattern. At the heart of the two-story house, we created a library with high gloss lapis blue walls. The tête-à-tête provides an inviting place for the couple to read while their children play games at the antique card table. As a counterpoint, the open planned family, dining room, and kitchen have white walls. We selected a deep aubergine for the kitchen cabinetry. In the tranquil master suite, we layered celadon and sky blue while the daughters' room features pink, purple, and citrine.

A new Seattle modern house designed by chadbourne + doss architects houses a couple and their 18 bicycles. 3 floors connect indoors and out and provide panoramic views of Lake Washington. The Great Room has large windows opening to views of the lake and mountains. photo by Benjamin Benschneider

In the boy’s room, cobalt blue with red accents encompasses the room. Deep blue side tables from Chelsea Editions topped with a softer blue table lamps from Bungalow 5 really brings in a variety of blue tones for a boy while keeping an air of sophistication. Lacquered red frames add a jolt of color and make the room more playful by disrupting all of that blue. The custom made headboard and the window roman shade features Christopher Maya's Toribio fabric available at Holland and Sherry. Photographer: Christian Harder

A kitchen made to display recipe books, flowers and brightly colored vegetables. We took the sunny, eclectic nature of our client and ran with it, using Lyptus cabinets, rich red oak floors, Copper Meteorite Satin granite countertops, and splashes of color throughout. Photos by Aaron Ziltener

Attractive living as an architectural experiment: a 136-year-old water tower, a listed building with a spectacular 360-degree panorama view over the City of London. The task, to transform it into a superior residence, initially seemed an absolute impossibility. But when the owners came across architect Mike Collier, they had found a partner who was to make the impossible possible. The tower, which had been empty for decades, underwent radical renovation work and was extended by a four-storey cube containing kitchen, dining and living room - connected by glazed tunnels and a lift shaft. The kitchen, realised by Enclosure Interiors in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, with furniture from LEICHT is the very heart of living in this new building. Shiny white matt-lacquered kitchen fronts (AVANCE-LR), tone-on-tone with the worktops, reflect the light in the room and thus create expanse and openness. The surface of the handle-less kitchen fronts has a horizontal relief embossing; depending on the light incidence, this results in a vitally structured surface. The free-standing preparation isle with its vertical side panels with a seamlessly integrated sink represents the transition between kitchen and living room. The fronts of the floor units facing the dining table were extended to the floor to do away with the plinth typical of most kitchens. Ceiling-high tall units on the wall provide plenty of storage space; the electrical appliances are integrated here invisible to the eye. Floor units on a high plinth which thus appear to be floating form the actual cooking centre within the kitchen, attached to the wall. A range of handle-less wall units concludes the glazed niche at the top. LEICHT international: “Architecture and kitchen” in the centre of London. www.LeichtUSA.com

Joseph G Popper III
Study room - coastal freestanding desk study room idea in Philadelphia with blue walls

Great room - mid-sized contemporary formal medium tone wood floor and brown floor great room idea in Chicago with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Transitional porch photo in Denver with a fire pit and a roof extension

Utility room - transitional utility room idea in Portland with gray cabinets, white walls and a stacked washer/dryer

Stained Glass Bathroom Photo by Casey Dunn
Large trendy pink tile and glass tile marble floor bathroom photo in Austin with a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops and multicolored walls

Contemporary studio in Bellevue, Washington. Interior design by award winning interior design firm, Hyde Evans Design Photo by Benni adams
Living room - small transitional formal medium tone wood floor living room idea in Seattle with white walls

Eric Roth Photography
Elegant medium tone wood floor vestibule photo in Boston with green walls and a medium wood front door

Large 1950s kitchen photo in Minneapolis with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, red backsplash, an island and green countertops