Front door - transitional red floor front door idea in Phoenix with gray walls and a black front door

The movement in my doors is what makes each truly unique. Mahogany is the most stable wood of all. Most durable. I have also used other hardwoods (cherry, walnut, teak). With my favorite tool, the bandsaw, I am able to literally turn my sculptures inside out exposing the true middle of the tree, usually the most hidden and protected. Finding the soft, sensual nature inside a rough material is an exciting challenge. For me, warm wood sculptures and doors are a welcome relief from the frantic qualities of today’s world.

Mediterranean one-story stone gable roof idea in San Francisco

Upper hall. Photographer: Rob Karosis
Large country dark wood floor and brown floor hallway photo in New York with white walls

Large mountain style two-story brick exterior home photo in Oklahoma City with a hip roof

Elegant red three-story brick exterior home photo in New York

Gibeon Photography

Ryan Garvin
Beach style white floor freestanding bathtub photo in Orange County with white walls and a hinged shower door

Family room - loft-style carpeted family room idea in Orlando with no fireplace

Rikki Snyder
Single front door - small rustic gray floor single front door idea in Burlington with brown walls and a medium wood front door

Beach style entryway photo in Boston

Project Feature in: Luxe Magazine & Luxury Living Brickell From skiing in the Swiss Alps to water sports in Key Biscayne, a relocation for a Chilean couple with three small children was a sea change. “They’re probably the most opposite places in the world,” says the husband about moving from Switzerland to Miami. The couple fell in love with a tropical modern house in Key Biscayne with architecture by Marta Zubillaga and Juan Jose Zubillaga of Zubillaga Design. The white-stucco home with horizontal planks of red cedar had them at hello due to the open interiors kept bright and airy with limestone and marble plus an abundance of windows. “The light,” the husband says, “is something we loved.” While in Miami on an overseas trip, the wife met with designer Maite Granda, whose style she had seen and liked online. For their interview, the homeowner brought along a photo book she created that essentially offered a roadmap to their family with profiles, likes, sports, and hobbies to navigate through the design. They immediately clicked, and Granda’s passion for designing children’s rooms was a value-added perk that the mother of three appreciated. “She painted a picture for me of each of the kids,” recalls Granda. “She said, ‘My boy is very creative—always building; he loves Legos. My oldest girl is very artistic— always dressing up in costumes, and she likes to sing. And the little one—we’re still discovering her personality.’” To read more visit: https://maitegranda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LX_MIA11_HOM_Maite_12.compressed.pdf Rolando Diaz

Great room - mid-sized farmhouse medium tone wood floor and brown floor great room idea in Austin with white walls and no fireplace

small closet was transformed into a bar, project in St. Louis, MO
Home bar - small contemporary single-wall light wood floor home bar idea in St Louis with granite countertops, gray backsplash and matchstick tile backsplash

This family home in a Denver neighborhood started out as a dark, ranch home from the 1950’s. We changed the roof line, added windows, large doors, walnut beams, a built-in garden nook, a custom kitchen and a new entrance (among other things). The home didn’t grow dramatically square footage-wise. It grew in ways that really count: Light, air, connection to the outside and a connection to family living. For more information and Before photos check out my blog post: Before and After: A Ranch Home with Abundant Natural Light and Part One on this here. Photographs by Sara Yoder. Interior Styling by Kristy Oatman. FEATURED IN: Kitchen and Bath Design News One Kind Design

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Large craftsman green two-story vinyl gable roof idea in San Francisco with a shingle roof

Photography by Corey Gaffer
Mid-sized danish back porch photo in Minneapolis with a roof extension

Greg Wilson Photography
Inspiration for a large mediterranean three-story stone exterior home remodel in Tampa

Rempfer Construction, Inc. Siding - Stone Veneer
Example of a mid-sized classic blue two-story vinyl exterior home design with a mixed material roof