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This amazing, rustic kitchen was a fun project to work on. It's a spec home for a custom builder, Hearth & Stone. We installed granite countertops on an oversized island. The ceiling is a worn-looking hardwood that makes quite a statement.

French modern home, featuring French doors and statement chandelier piece
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Modern home featuring built in window seat and bookshelf in upstairs landing/hallway
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This amazing, rustic kitchen was a fun project to work on. It's a spec home for a custom builder, Hearth & Stone. We installed granite countertops on an oversized island. The ceiling is a worn-looking hardwood that makes quite a statement.

Transitional powder room photo in San Francisco

This luxury vinyl plank flooring comes with a cork underlayment so that nothing has to be placed underneath, and it's naturally mold & mildew resistant. Although it doesn't have a beveled edge, the variation in color give the floor plenty of dimension. The graining gives it the look of real hardwood. All flooring, tile/stone, furniture, and appliances purchased from and installed by Van's Home Center. Home built by A&D Specs.

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Zeroscapped front yard at the contemporary Lago Vista spec home with a beautiful flagstone walkway and patio!
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French modern home featuring custom balusters with a wood tread and metal riser
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Updated Spec Home: Basement Bathroom In our Updated Spec Home: Basement Bath, we reveal the newest addition to my mom and sister’s home – a half bath in the Basement. Since they were spending so much time in their Basement Family Room, the need to add a bath on that level quickly became apparent. Fortunately, they had unfinished storage area we could borrow from to make a nice size 8′ x 5′ bath. Working with a Budget and a Sister We were working with a budget, but as usual, my sister and I blew the budget on this awesome patterned tile flooring. (Don’t worry design clients – I can stick to a budget when my sister is not around to be a bad influence!). With that said, I do think this flooring makes a great focal point for the bath and worth the expense! On the Walls We painted the walls Sherwin Williams Sea Salt (SW6204). Then, we brought in lots of interest and color with this gorgeous acrylic wrapped canvas art and oversized decorative medallions. All of the plumbing fixtures, lighting and vanity were purchased at a local big box store. We were able to find streamlined options that work great in the space. We used brushed nickel as a light and airy metal option. As you can see this Updated Spec Home: Basement Bath is a functional and fabulous addition to this gorgeous home. Be sure to check out these other Powder Baths we have designed (here and here). And That’s a Wrap! Unless my mom and sister build an addition, we have come to the end of our blog series Updated Spec Home. I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed being a part of making this Spec House a warm, inviting, and gorgeous home for two of my very favorite people!

The living room is located right off the dining room. This works out great when hosting parties or having company over. Again, the custom wood wall and ceiling have rope lighting behind the walls to create that floating wall illusion. Rope lighting is turned off in this photo.