Living space with a ductless mini-split and the stainless refrigerator at the kitchen end
Example of a transitional living room design in Los Angeles

Bruce Glass Photography
Example of a tuscan kitchen design in Houston with a double-bowl sink, raised-panel cabinets and medium tone wood cabinets

Lake Front Country Estate Entry Porch, designed by Tom Markalunas, built by Resort Custom Homes. Photography by Rachael Boling
Single front door - huge traditional single front door idea with a medium wood front door

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard landscaping in San Francisco for summer.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional gray split-level mixed siding gable roof remodel in DC Metro

The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment. The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home. Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition. The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions. The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns. Overview: Elm Grove Size: 2,800 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Completion Date: September 2014 Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design

Monterey
Large transitional attached two-car garage photo in San Francisco

Eric Rorer
Large 1950s gray two-story mixed siding gable roof photo in San Francisco

Example of a huge transitional beige split-level vinyl gable roof design in Philadelphia

Powder room conversation starter. 2010 A-List Award for Best Home Remodel
Inspiration for a small rustic beige tile and pebble tile powder room remodel in New York with wood countertops, a wall-mount toilet, a trough sink and brown countertops

Photo: Robert Burns ˙© 2015 Houzz
Urban shed photo in Portland

A low mid-century home with dark siding and wood-framed window bays beneath a mature tree. Residential design by Strand Design, Minneapolis.
Mid-century modern flat roof idea in Minneapolis

Tricia Shay
Example of a beach style guest dark wood floor bedroom design in Milwaukee with white walls

View of exterior from street
1960s concrete gable roof idea in Los Angeles

William Maccollum, Art Grey Photography
Example of a trendy exterior home design in Los Angeles

Example of a large arts and crafts gray split-level mixed siding house exterior design in Wichita with a shingle roof

Minimalist exterior home photo in San Francisco

This unified split-level home maintains the original layout of a split-level while retaining the appearance of a 2-story colonial. The trend of straying away from the split-level appearance has become a popular one among clients in Bergen County and all of Northern New Jersey. Typically addition to homes like this one include a full new level which acts as the entire master suite. Gable dormers and architectural elements disguise the home and make them unrecognizable as a split-level to most, while retaining an unique aesthetic.

Transitional white two-story exterior home photo in Los Angeles