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Beautiful woods (and artful imitations!) enrich and humanize contemporary spaces!
Study room - contemporary study room idea in Dallas
Study room - contemporary study room idea in Dallas

Patio - mid-sized traditional backyard stamped concrete patio idea
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Sky Mural for ceiling cut out.
Inspiration for a timeless dining room remodel in Houston
Inspiration for a timeless dining room remodel in Houston

The Neutral tile collection, in 12''x36'', is designed for consumers looking for style, quality, and innovation. The wide chromatic range opens an unlimited world of possibilities to create contemporary and modern spaces. The reliefs suggest new perspectives, giving movement and volume to the surface. Neutral creates dynamic spaces and high technical aesthetic value.

Quad-P W/ Frosted Glass
Inspiration for a modern wooden sliding kitchen remodel in Atlanta
Inspiration for a modern wooden sliding kitchen remodel in Atlanta

Blau-Thompson Residence
This Civil War era, 1680-square-foot three-story row house is located in the Italian Market section of Philadelphia. The BluPath Design principals and their young child were the clients. The project goal was to upgrade a traditional housing type to meet a contemporary lifestyle, applying both sustainable criteria and clean, modern yet sensual aesthetics. The challenge of the property (only 830 square feet in lot size) was to create a design that was small, but smart.
The structure formerly housed a luncheonette with two apartments above. The interior was gutted and renovated into a single family home. The construction of a small rear addition added a new kitchen on the first floor and new bathrooms on the second and third levels. The east-west orientation of the home was ideal for the roof-mounted solar collectors, which were installed to provide domestic hot water and supplement the new radiant floor heating system. Exterior sensors improve the efficiency of the heating system's response to fluctuations in outside temperature. A new white-coated, rubber membrane roof reduced the structure's heat gain by 20 percent. A water catch system collects rainwater and air conditioner condensation to water the home's small rear garden.
Large windows and skylights bring light deep into the row house and reduce the use of light fixtures. The rear yard garden features ipe decking (a dense, water-repellent hardwood) on permeable compacted gravel to minimize storm water runoff. BluPath Design’s principals used the project to demonstrate how sustainability can be integrated with beauty and function, with sensual materials and colors, well-proportioned and light-filled rooms, economic use of space, and thoughtful details. Cherry flooring and custom stairs complement the Indian slate tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen features custom walnut cabinets with blue granite counters and backsplashes. The first floor dining area is illuminated by a BluPath-designed fiber-optic chandelier. Ipe hardwood is also used for the master bath tub-surround and shower floor. Sliding frosted glass panels separating the master bath from other living areas allows light from the corner windows to naturally illuminate the adjacent room.
Awards
Honorable Mention for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
IIDA Philadelphia City Center Chapter 3rd Annual Interior Design Awards, June 2007
Bronze 2006 Commonwealth Design Award
10,000 Friends of PA, May 2006
Media
HGTV ‘What You Get for the Money’ February 2007
Philadelphia Style Magazine March/April 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer June 11, 2006
Philadelphia CityPaper September 25-October 2, 2003
Photography by Barry Halkin

Mid-sized transitional kids' gray tile and mosaic tile porcelain tile alcove bathtub photo with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink and granite countertops
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