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Photo: Marni Epstein-Mervis © 2018 Houzz
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Upper loft area looks over the family room and has two beds Bunk Style over a sitting area
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The original masonry fireplace, with brick veneer and floating steel framed hearth. The hearth was re-surfaced with a concrete, poured in place counter material. Low voltage, MR-16 recessed lights accent the fireplace and artwork. A small sidelight brings natural light in to wash the brick fireplace as well. Photo by Christopher Wright, CR

Photography: Garett + Carrie Buell of Studiobuell/ studiobuell.com
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Mountain style light wood floor and beige floor living room photo with brown walls and a standard fireplace

Photography: Jason Stemple
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Brantley Photography
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A curved steel trellis leads guests through a stone entry portal to a loft like entry/gallery space created by a freestanding art wall contrasted by the organic stone wall of the living room’s sculptural fireplace.

With a lengthy list of ideas about how to transform their backyard, the clients were excited to see what we could do. Existing features on site needed to be updated and in-cooperated within the design. The view from each angle of the property was already outstanding and we didn't want the design to feel out of place. We had to make the grade changes work to our advantage, each separate space had to have a purpose. The client wanted to use the property for charity events, so a large flat turf area was constructed at the back of the property, perfect for setting up tables, chairs and a stage if needed. It also created the perfect look out point into the back of the property, dropping off into a ravine. A lot of focus throughout the project was the plant selection. With a large amount of garden beds, we wanted to maintain a clean and formal look, while still offering seasonal interest. We did this by edging the beds with boxwoods, adding white hydrangeas throughout the beds for constant colour, and subtle pops of purple and yellow. This along with the already breathtaking natural backdrop of the space, is more than enough to make this project stand out. Photographer: Jason Hartog Photography