Irvin Serrano
Large contemporary brown one-story wood house exterior idea in Portland Maine with a shed roof

Custom fireplace & built-in surround w/ boxed trim.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary enclosed porcelain tile family room remodel in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace and a tv stand

Large country back porch idea in Nashville with a fireplace, decking and a roof extension

Large transitional backyard stone and rectangular lap pool photo in Tampa

Photo of a mid-sized transitional drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard gravel landscaping in Orange County.

A cabin in Western Wisconsin is transformed from within to become a serene and modern retreat. In a past life, this cabin was a fishing cottage which was part of a resort built in the 1920’s on a small lake not far from the Twin Cities. The cabin has had multiple additions over the years so improving flow to the outdoor space, creating a family friendly kitchen, and relocating a bigger master bedroom on the lake side were priorities. The solution was to bring the kitchen from the back of the cabin up to the front, reduce the size of an overly large bedroom in the back in order to create a more generous front entry way/mudroom adjacent to the kitchen, and add a fireplace in the center of the main floor. Photographer: Wing Ta Interior Design: Jennaea Gearhart Design

Peter Vanderwarker
Freestanding bathtub - mid-sized 1950s master beige tile and stone tile porcelain tile and black floor freestanding bathtub idea in Boston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, quartz countertops and a hinged shower door

JTWdesign

“© 2010, Dale Lang”
Mid-sized arts and crafts 3/4 white tile and ceramic tile light wood floor and beige floor doorless shower photo in Seattle with white cabinets, beige walls, a pedestal sink and a two-piece toilet

Jim Fuhrmann
Mountain style kitchen photo in New York with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets and black backsplash

Designed by Growsgreen Landscape Design: growsgreen.com.
Design ideas for a small contemporary partial sun landscaping in San Francisco.

Large trendy master gray tile corner shower photo in New York with an undermount sink, medium tone wood cabinets, an undermount tub, flat-panel cabinets and white walls

Countertop Brand: Cambria Style: Hazelford
Large trendy l-shaped light wood floor and beige floor open concept kitchen photo with an undermount sink, light wood cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, an island, glass-front cabinets and brown countertops

Stone Walkway with Hydrangea
Photo of a traditional shade front yard stone garden path in New York for summer.

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

Joe Kwon Photography
Large transitional ceramic tile and gray floor seated home bar photo in Chicago with dark wood cabinets, granite countertops and recessed-panel cabinets

Inspiration for a transitional master beige tile and gray tile walk-in shower remodel in Denver with open cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige walls, an integrated sink and a hinged shower door

This powder room comes to life using multiple shades of gray. Photo Credit: Jeff Garland
Inspiration for a small transitional powder room remodel in Detroit with a vessel sink, raised-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, marble countertops and gray walls

Maple Parker door style by Mid Continent Cabinetry painted White with Pewter Glaze
Inspiration for a large transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen remodel in Minneapolis with orange walls