A home built on one of Canada's most beautiful lakes posed a design challenge. The home had originally been built almost directly in opposition to natural light and views to the lake. While most opinions were to tear the existing home down, BLDG Workshop worked closely with the client to recreate the home in a way that opened it up and became more fitting to the site.

Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized transitional galley light wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in San Francisco with a double-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, multicolored backsplash, custom tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, beige walls and an island

Minimalist powder room photo in Miami

Jewett Farms + Co’s Reclaimed Antique White Pine flooring has a rustic and warm feel that creates a sense of personal history. Antique white pine has long been loved for its tall straight growth, providing long boards perfect for barn siding. White pine planks age to a warm golden pumpkin tone. It’s a soft wood and with time will show signs of daily use. Reclaimed white pine timbers have variegated amber tones and feature occasional nail holes, knots and saw marks. Antique white pine is salvaged from granary boards as well as interior and exterior barn siding. Jewett Farms + Co’s Reclaimed Antique White Pine wide plank flooring is available to be shipped throughout the United States from our New England headquarters

Staircase - transitional staircase idea in Orange County

Dining Room Detail
Transitional home design photo in Dallas

Master bath custom design by the client. Etched glass insert for mahogany exterior door to outdoor lava rock shower and orchid garden.
Large island style master beige tile and marble tile ceramic tile and beige floor doorless shower photo in Hawaii with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, an undermount tub, a one-piece toilet, beige walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and brown countertops

Example of a transitional kitchen design in Dallas

Tropical garden design in a front yard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Matthew Giampietro designed the tropical garden.
This is an example of a tropical landscaping in Miami.

I was recently asked to this property in Wimbledon in to see if there was anything we could do to resolve the problem with a recently laid Black Limestone tiled floor. The builders that had laid the Limestone did not cover or clean the tiles prior to sealing with an impregnating seal thereby trapping in all the dirt from the building works. They then grouted the tiles but didn’t clean the grout off the surface before putting on another two coats of sealer all of which resulted in a very poor finish. Naturally the customer was not happy so called them back to rectify the problem and so they came back and tried to strip the sealer off with cloths and a chemical stripper. Then without rinsing the stone to remove the chemicals they added another two coats of sealer; in desperation the lady gave up with them and called me in. To resolve I tried all the sealant strippers available to me but couldn’t budge the mess effectively. The only other option available was to diamond grind the surface so I discussed this with the customer and she agreed to this and left me to carry on. Initially I started with a coarse 400 grit diamond pad but even that wasn’t having much effect so in the end I had to cut back the surface using a 100 grit pad moving up to 200 grit, then 400 before finally stopping at 800. To lubricate the process you need to use a little water and then rinse away the resultant soil after each pad. If this was a polished stone surface I would have continued with finer and finer grits to restore the surface polish however these tiles were rough limestone and I needed to leave it as near to how it should be. Once all the Limestone had been stripped back the stone turned an uninviting grey colour, so to bring it back to black I applied two coats of Tile Doctor Stone Oil which enhanced the colour. I left the floor overnight to allow the Stone Oil to dry out and then returned to seal the Limestone using two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow which is an impregnating sealer that enhances the colour in the stone and will protect it from staining going forward. When the customer saw the final result she was overwhelmed and said she felt like crying with relief, because the floor now looked how she had imagined it to be. It was a great feeling for me to know that I had solved the problems for her.

This dining area is open in between the kitchen and living area. The wooden table compliments the African styled home, with plants as a table pieces. The dinnerware's dark colors are accented with brass metal, with plants as a centrepiece.

Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized rustic galley porcelain tile and gray floor eat-in kitchen idea in Philadelphia with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances

Emily Kolaczek
Large elegant walk-out medium tone wood floor home design photo in Calgary with beige walls, a standard fireplace and a metal fireplace

Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant
Inspiration for a modern home design remodel in DC Metro

Inspiration for a transitional dining room remodel in Portland

Example of a transitional home design design in Boston

BC FLOORS Floorign Company
Hallway - mid-sized modern medium tone wood floor and beige floor hallway idea in Vancouver with white walls