Bi-folding glass doors open up to bring the outdoors in.
Trendy formal and open concept light wood floor and beige floor living room photo in Atlanta with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Custom designed "cubbies" insure that the Mud Room stays neat & tidy. Robert Benson Photography
Example of a large cottage medium tone wood floor mudroom design in New York with gray walls and a white front door

Mountain home grand entrance!
Example of a mid-sized mountain style slate floor and multicolored floor foyer design with beige walls and a dark wood front door

Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors

Ryann Ford
Dining room - country dark wood floor dining room idea in Austin

Blending a modern sensibility with traditional architecture, this garden features a front yard meadow with native grasses (Carex praecracilis) and wildflowers. Poured-in-place concrete pavers in a meandering pattern slow the approach from the sidewalk to the entry. The modestly-sized backyard has been maximized for entertaining with outdoor dining and lounging areas and subtle landscape lighting. Native plants, herbs, and edibles share the back garden beds, and a raised pond brings the garden to life. Photo by Martin Cox Photography.

Patricia Chang
Inspiration for a mid-sized country concrete side porch remodel in San Francisco with a roof extension

Legacy Custom Homes, Inc Toblesky-Green Architects Kelly Nutt Designs
Patio - mid-sized traditional backyard stone patio idea in Orange County with no cover

Interior Design by Pamala Deikel Design Photos by Paul Rollis
Example of a large farmhouse backyard concrete patio kitchen design in San Francisco with a pergola

Stephanie Barnes-Castro is a full service architectural firm specializing in sustainable design serving Santa Cruz County. Her goal is to design a home to seamlessly tie into the natural environment and be aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient.

Mid-sized elegant screened-in back porch photo in Dallas with decking and a roof extension

Photos by Spacecrafting
Transitional screened-in side porch photo in Minneapolis with decking and a roof extension

Example of a transitional home office design in Nashville with white walls

Landmark Photography
Example of a transitional backyard patio design in Minneapolis with a roof extension and a fireplace

This rustic Powder Room features a dry stack stone accent wall with cascading light fixtures. The copper vessel sink tops off the quartz countertop.
Powder room - small rustic brown tile and stone tile powder room idea in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, beige walls and a vessel sink

Patio - large rustic backyard stone patio idea in Sacramento with a fire pit and no cover

Example of a mid-sized transitional open concept light wood floor family room design in New York with gray walls, no fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Large contemporary white two-story stone gable roof idea in Dallas with a metal roof