An art gallery was designed with low windows to allow natural light to permeate while protecting the sensitive art from harmful direct sunlight. It is these careful details that, in combination with the striking lineation of the home, create a harmonious alliance of function and design. Photo: David Agnello

A reduced lawn and shade-tolerant planting create a sustainable landscape rooted in both place and purpose.
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Mid-sized trendy attached two-car garage photo in Charleston

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Albert Frey House II : Designed by Albert Frey : Palm Springs Photo by Colin Flavin
Modern exterior home idea in Boston

Clients' first home and there forever home with a family of four and in laws close, this home needed to be able to grow with the family. This most recent growth included a few home additions including the kids bathrooms (on suite) added on to the East end, the two original bathrooms were converted into one larger hall bath, the kitchen wall was blown out, entrying into a complete 22'x22' great room addition with a mudroom and half bath leading to the garage and the final addition a third car garage. This space is transitional and classic to last the test of time.

Bedroom - AFTER
Bedroom - 1950s bamboo floor bedroom idea in San Francisco with beige walls

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Sensitive Fern. Photo by Jay Sifford.

Large transitional brown three-story mixed siding exterior home idea in Boston with a shingle roof

Common checkered skipper butterfly (Pyrgus communis) on California native Bur marigold (Bidens laevis). Photo by Pete Veilleux
Inspiration for a landscaping in San Francisco.

Photo by Jay Sifford.
Photo of a landscaping in Charlotte.

Living room - large scandinavian open concept light wood floor living room idea in Los Angeles with white walls, no tv and no fireplace

The challenge with this project was to add a new era-sensitive upstairs bathroom and transform the downstairs double bath in an early 20th century NC farmhouse. We updated the baths with 21st century style and materials with keeping the farmhouse aesthetic in the details. Downstairs Double-bath Remodel: While the farmhouse inspired the room’s bead board chair rail, farmhouse utility inspired making its trim a continuous useable shelf throughout the room. The idea of utility came into play again in the custom moveable shelving system we created to hide the water heater while still allowing access when necessary. We designed a roomy shower space, tiled floor to ceiling in vintage penny tile with a Grohe rainshower system, a rain glass panel wall and a rain glass shower window to maximize the benefits of the natural light through single bathroom window. True to the house’s heritage we also installed a claw foot soaking tub (made with modern light weight resin) and 20th C. farmhouse inspired faucets and vanity light, and a pedestal sink. Above the soaking tub and it’s tiled roman faucet half wall we designed built in cubbies for towels etc. and a custom shelf reachable while in the bath tub. We took space from a closet on the other side of the original bath wall to fit in the soaking tub area. Utilizing the space to the maximum degree, we also made the space between the shower and bath tub a built-in linen closet. The vintage floor tile (patterned in the 1920’s) is our age-appropriate statement piece. We also sourced vintage half light solid wood doors. In one, to again utilize the natural light coming from the exterior bedroom windows and the bathroom window, we created the half light by cutting out a solid door and installing satin finished glass. In the other we sourced vintage “crackle glass” film and placed it on both sides of the existing glass panels.

Photography Credit: Jenn Verrier Photography
Kitchen/dining room combo - small contemporary light wood floor and beige floor kitchen/dining room combo idea in DC Metro with white walls and no fireplace

Sensitive Ferns in New York field. Photo by Jay Sifford.
Photo of a landscaping in Charlotte.

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