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Trendy living room photo in Miami

Salty Lime Veneer gives an artistic yet sophisticated style to this contemporary reach-in closet. With floating shelves, LED (hanging) U-shaped rods, pullout bins and shoe storage, this custom closet provides the perfect blend of form and function. See more photos of this project under "Modern Reach-in Closets"

A guest room anyone would want to stay in with a iron chandelier and wall gallery above the king size bed with hotel bed linens. Graphic Executions Design Studio

Home office - traditional home office idea in New York

This photo features the coolest coffee table we found with the globe of our beautiful planet earth built in. Tufted sofa upholstered in black leather was pretty cool too. Photo by Wing Wong

Turquoise chairs, sectional, flax sectional, natural sectional, gray grasscloth wallpaper, tv above fireplace, stained mantle, woven wood, cordless woven wood, cordless blinds, gray and whit rug, sofa table, console table, x bench, turquoise poufs, concrete coffee table, gray tray, accessories, geometric pillows

Eclectic living room photo in Los Angeles

Inspiration for an eclectic bedroom remodel in Los Angeles

Transitional home design photo in Cincinnati

Family room - eclectic family room idea in Los Angeles

Example of an eclectic living room design in Los Angeles

Eclectic living room photo in Los Angeles

Mid-sized beach style open concept light wood floor living room library photo in Vancouver with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and no tv

The extra wide wicker design of the Strips collection sets it apart from all other outdoor wicker designs. Sofa, armchair, coffee and side table and ottoman are available in the collection. The sofa comes with six, 28'' x 28'' back pillows and three, 16'' x 16'' throw pillows. The chair comes with two, 28'' x 28'' back pillows and one, 16'' x 16'' throw pillow. The throw pillows come in a contrasting taupe fabric. The tables come with a clear glass top. The cushions are made with a quick drying exterior foam and are covered with Sunbrella® fabric in Canvas color. Sunbrella is extremely resistant to moisture and colorfast against sunlight. Custom fabric colors are also available. Cushion and pillow covers can be machine washed and are zippered for easy removal.

The Family room is flooded with natural light and has views of the woods below. A large comfortable sectional sofa and lounge chairs are arranged around the room, with a focal point of a flat-screen tv above the linear eco-smart fireplace. A wool-and-silk rug defines the area.

Beach style bedroom photo in Charleston

Living room - small transitional formal and open concept living room idea in Sacramento with white walls and a wall-mounted tv

This leather grouping has all of the comfort and style anyone could ask for with its high backs and soft seating. It is accented with nail head trim and the tapered legs are finished in Walnut. Available in leather only.

Houston Interior Designer Lisha Maxey took this Museum District condo from the dated, mirrored walls of the 1980s to Mid Century Modern with a gallery look featuring the client's art collection. "The place was covered with glued-down, floor-to-ceiling mirrors," says Lisha Maxey, senior designer for Homescapes of Houston and principal at LGH Design Services in Houston. "When we took them off the walls, the walls came apart. We ended up taking them down to the studs." The makeover took six months to complete, primarily because of strict condo association rules that only gave the Houston interior designers very limited access to the elevator - through which all materials and team members had to go. "Monday through Friday, we could only be noisy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and if we had to do something extra loud, like sawing or drilling, we had to schedule it with the management and they had to communicate that to the condo owners. So it was just a lot of coordination. But a lot of Inner City Loopers live in these kinds of buildings, so we're used to handling that kind of thing." The client, a child psychiatrist in her 60s, recently moved to Houston from northeast Texas to be with friends. After being widowed three years ago, she decided it was time to let go of the traditionally styled estate that wasn't really her style anyway. An avid diver who has traveled around the world to pursue her passion, she has amassed a large collection of art from her travels. Downsizing to 1,600 feet and wanting to go more contemporary, she wanted the display - and the look - more streamlined. "She wanted clean lines and muted colors, with the main focus being her artwork," says Maxey. "So we made the space a palette for that." Enter the white, gallery-grade paint she chose for the walls: "It's halfway between satin and flat," explains Maxey. "It's not glossy and it's not chalky - just very smooth and clean." Adding to the gallery theme is the satin nickel track lighting with lamps aimed to highlight pieces of art. "This lighting has no wires," notes Maxey. "It's powered by a positive and negative conduit." The new flooring throughout is a blended-grey porcelain tile that looks like wood planks. "It's gorgeous, natural-looking and combines all the beauty of wood with the durability of tile," says Maxey. "We used it throughout the condo to unify the space." After Maxey started looking at the client's bright, vibrant, colorful artwork, she felt the palette couldn't stay as muted anymore. Hence the Mid Century Modern orange leather sofas from West Elm and chartruese chairs from Joybird, plus the throw pillows in different textures, patterns and shades of gold, orange and green. The concave lines of the Danish-inspired chairs, she notes, help them look beautiful from all the way around - a key to designing spaces for loft living. "The table in the living room is very interesting," notes Maxey. "It was handmade for the client in 1974 and has a signature on it from the artist. She was adamant about including the piece, which has all these hand-painted black-and-white art tiles on the top. I took one look at it and said 'It's not really going to go.'" However, after cutting 6 inches off the bottom and making it look a little distressed, the table ended up being the perfect complement to the sofas. The dining room table - from Design Within Reach - is a solid piece of mahogany, the chair upholstery a mix of grey velvet and leather and the legs a shiny brass. "The side chairs are leather and the end ones are velvet," says Maxey. "It's a nice textural mix that lends depth and texture." The galley kitchen, meanwhile, has been lightened and brightened, with white quartz countertops and backsplashes mimicking the look of Carrara marble, stainless steel appliances and a velvet green bench seat for a punch of color. The cabinets are painted a cool grey color called "Silverplate." The two bathrooms have been updated with contemporary white vanities and vessel sinks and the master bath now features a walk-in shower tiled in Dolomite white marble (the floor is Bianco Carrara marble mosaic, done in a herringbone pattern. In the master bedroom, Homescapes of Houston knocked down a wall between two smaller closets with swing doors to make one large walk-in closet with pocket doors. The closet in the guest bedroom also came out 13 more inches. The client's artwork throughout personalizes the space and tells the story of a life. There's a huge bowl of shells from the client's diving adventures, framed art from her child psychiatry patients and a 16th century wood carving from a monastery that's been in her family forever. "Her collection is quite impressive," says Maxey. "There's even a framed piece of autographed songs written by John Lennon." (You can see this black-framed piece of art on the wall in the photo above of two green chairs). "We're extremely happy with how the project turned out, and so is the client," says Maxey. "No expense was spared for her. It was a labor of love and we were excited to do it."