Inspiration for a large transitional partial sun backyard stone water fountain landscape in Sacramento.

Volcanic rock waterfall and pond at this Manalapan, Florida residence. The vegetation grows in the crevices of the volcanic rock. Planting installation by Landco. The Planting Design by Aikio Iwata. Matthew Giampietro of Waterfalls Fountains & Gardens designed and built the waterfalls.

The goal of this landscape design and build project was to create a simple patio using peastone with a granite cobble edging. The patio sits adjacent to the residence and is bordered by lawn, vegetable garden beds, and a cairn rock water feature. Designed and built by Skyline Landscapes, LLC.

The Tanglewood is a Donald A. Gardner plan with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. This 2,500 square foot home is near completion and custom built in Grey Fox Forest in Shelby, NC. Like the Smart Construction, Inc. Facebook page or follow us on Instagram at scihomes.dream.build.live to follow the progress of other Craftsman Style homes. DREAM. BUILD. LIVE. www.smartconstructionhomes.com

Mountain style staircase photo in San Diego

Example of a mid-sized trendy wooden straight open and metal railing staircase design in San Francisco

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Rain gardens are a beautiful way to celebrate our lush climate and bring natural water elements into the landscape. Designed and installed by Pistils Landscape Design + Build.

| DETAILS | in concrete constructed condos it's very rare that we ever want to have to core new drain locations. For the Master Ensuite more and more when we do full renovations down to studs we are removing the terrible 5' tubs and tiny itty bitty 3x3' showers. For some reason the idea of luxury meant squeeze as much as you can so you have a long list of features when you go to market. More and more we are doing oversized his and hers showers. So when you have a drain that you are repurposing from previous plumbing fixtures and the drain isn't centred, it's pretty much magic to have the team surprise you after several site meetings and evaluations - we opted for the plumbers favourite to use Schluter linear tile over drains and have the oversized tile cut to fit and provide the necessary grout lines for a flush shower threshold. This might seem like nothing but is everything when we have the perfect tile layout be inline with the what we think is a centred drain. These are the kind of details that make my OCD sister inside so happy, we call it the centre flush drain happy dance. Kudos to @caisleydevelopments @4thdimensionconstruction with the help of @stonetilevancouver for finding a perfect subtle sand toned oversized porcelain. A large format tile in a shade and same tone value as our hardwood floor and one shade darker than our Baltic Birch flush panels for ease of cleaning and hiding dirt. When you want things clean I opt for showers with minimal detailing to be in shades darker than white. Cleaning becomes less treacherous. Also gone is this idea of ugly accent tile, we opt for uniform tile one material throughout a bathroom floor to ceiling and if possible all walls. Construction geekery 101 continues

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Our client wanted more functionality from their small backyard. By adding a patio, gas fire pit, small pond with waterfall, walkway, all framed by plants ideal for the southwestern Michigan climate, we were able to create a space for gatherings and relaxation.

Small natural stone waterfall
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Carol Lindsay Sedum and Baby's Tears Groundcovers soften stone steps.
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image of dwarf mondo grass line in decomposed granite walkway. photo credit: ashley thorner
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This rock waterfall is in the front yard of this house. The rock word covers the wall of the garage and house, creating a cave affect. Waterfalls Fountains & Gardens designed and installed the hardscape and rock waterfalls.

Clean and simple 1" penny round tile with a contrasting grey grout. Looks Great and easy to clean
Example of a mid-sized classic ceramic tile home design design in Boston

Photo by Jay Sifford.
Photo of an eclectic landscaping in Charlotte.

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