Trendy home design photo in New York

Staircase - contemporary staircase idea in Austin

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Photo of a modern landscaping in San Francisco.

Inspiration for a huge contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard river rock and wood fence walkway in Tampa for summer.

Advice on interior design is available everywhere—from TV shows and websites to books, magazines and apps. We love seeing people become engaged in design and educated on the wide range of possibilities. But we hope you’ll proceed with caution. It’s not that style errors are a matter of life and death. It’s just that it’s easy to choose designs that aren’t necessarily reflective of your own personality and character. And since you’re typically stuck with your interior design decisions for years, styles that don’t quite fit can tend to grate on you. Interiors that give one person comfort may unleash chaos in someone else. This goes beyond favorite colors or hot trends, right to the heart of interior design, where you find questions of composition, balance, repetition, space and more. The goal is to find that unique combination of design elements that gives you comfort, support and balance. In one home, that perfect balance was struck through the use of symmetry. A pair of comfortable swivel chairs sit beneath matching indigo patterned paintings. Matching bookcases below the paintings contain similar, but not identical, arrangements of books, vases and bowls. Woods and bronzes help warm up the simple white bookcase shelving. Two matching poufs in front of the fireplace provide additional seating. The sofa is accented with a pair of pillows with a blue pattern that echoes the artwork. The effect of the symmetry is to achieve order and simplicity, which I promote at every opportunity. After all, your home interiors should be the setting or the backdrop of your life—not center stage. Antique bronze and blue are complementary colors. Together, they offer a rich palette of richness and depth, which brings out the beauty of wood and stone. In the home office, a unique, whitewash-stained wooden desk rests on metal, Sawhorse-inspired legs for a warm, rustic look. The black leather chair features a contemporary silhouette with an antique brass frame. An adjustable desk lamp has bronze accents. The bookcase combines a sleek, black metal frame with concrete shelves, for another unusual pairing. It’s kept uncluttered for an orderly, peaceful look. Items on the shelves include a bronze-accented lamp and a pair of high gloss-finished wooden bookends. The elegant artwork behind the desk is a simple midnight-blue and bronze with mottled white. Deep blues are again picked up in the rug, which adds a stately vibe with a modern pattern and satisfying texture. Within the framework of symmetry, the living room repeats the blue-and-bronze color scheme. A large midcentury brass clock above the fireplace keeps the natural stone visible, rather than hidden behind a painting or television, while its straight lines and color create a beautiful contrast. The sofa is a soft, neutral blue. The pattern on the round brass side table features echoes the darker blue-patterned rug, as well as the rug in the office, tying the rooms together. Indigo blue books adjacent to bronze vases on the shelves repeat the color scheme. The soapstone-topped coffee table echoes the shape of the fireplace. A pair of tall, matching floor lamps with long wooden bases, brass pulls and simple linen shades combine both the colors and symmetry found throughout the home.

For today's Friday Feature we wanted to show off a really cool living room remodel that we did. The homeowners are both professors and avid bookworms. They wanted room to store shelves and shelves of books while creating a livable space. These Custom Wood Products (CWP) natural oak cabinets provide a ton of storage space... even behind the TV!

Mid-sized eclectic master multicolored tile and mosaic tile drop-in bathtub photo in Seattle with brown walls and tile countertops

White and Black Glossy Penny Round porcelain tiles are well-suited for design styles from traditional to contemporary. They coordinate beautifully with a wide range of other tiles, natural stone slabs, and other products in MSI's extensive inventory. Use these tiles as backsplash tiles, floor tiles, or as countertop tiles in kitchens, baths, and other areas of the home.

Example of a transitional home office design in Detroit

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Detail-oriented cable management. This basement telephone jack is mounted to a wall with an open backside (into the workshop area). The extra cable that is normally left in the wall to future-proof connections is neatly coiled and placed in a manner to minimize unsightliness. Project background: A whole-home re-wire. DemNET Technologies was brought in to remove and recycle old, outdated wiring, and re-wire this home with modern, high speed cable. DemNET also installed a structured wiring center and telecom rack, ran new wires to the outdoor service boxes, installed a HDTV antenna in the attic, and installed 7.1 surround sound in the family room, with a Zone 2 setup in the basement. Photo: DemNET Technologies

Example of a mid-sized transitional 3/4 white tile and subway tile dark wood floor and brown floor alcove shower design in San Diego with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops

This psircal staircaes in an luxury custom home instantly creates a sense of space and elegance. http://www.arthurrutenberghomes.com

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Huge elegant dark wood floor foyer photo in Portland with a dark wood front door and beige walls

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Example of a mid-sized trendy metal spiral open staircase design in Boston

Curved Staircase for Brownstone Drama in New York City
Staircase - traditional staircase idea in New York

Our unique deck top rail profile allows you to customize your install by mounting a deckboard flush onto the top of the rail. Select your White Deck Top kit with 1 ½" square or turned balusters and black round aluminum. The kits come in sections that snap together easily. Brackets are included with rail kits. Brackets include bracket screw covers that snap onto bracket sides for a clean finished look with no exposed hardware. Bracket kits include hardware for installation. Residential options - 36" rail height. Level rail panels are available in 4', 5', 6', 8' and 10' sections. Stair panels are available in 6' and 8' sections and all baluster styles. Commercial options - 42" rail height. Level rail panels are available in 4', 5', 6' and 8' sections. Stair panels are available in 6' and 8' sections. Commercial rail available with 1½" square balusters in all color options and includes level or stair bracket kit.

Looking up at the bottom of stairs gives a dramatic image.
Large minimalist wooden spiral open and metal railing staircase photo in San Francisco

Inspiration for a timeless living room remodel in Portland