Example of a large country blue two-story wood exterior home design in DC Metro with a shingle roof

Fine Focus Photography
Example of a trendy two-story exterior home design in Austin

This Pebble Grey Trex Deck is an ideal retreat on this hillside Anchorage home. Detached from the home, this is the ultimate party deck. Feeney CableRailing is supported by cedar rail posts with a Trex top cap. The entire deck is wrapped in Trex fascia, hiding the treated framing. Built on a steep slope, the foundation is made of steel pilings, recycled from Alaska's north slope oil fields.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

Mid-Century Remodel on Tabor Hill This sensitively sited house was designed by Robert Coolidge, a renowned architect and grandson of President Calvin Coolidge. The house features a symmetrical gable roof and beautiful floor to ceiling glass facing due south, smartly oriented for passive solar heating. Situated on a steep lot, the house is primarily a single story that steps down to a family room. This lower level opens to a New England exterior. Our goals for this project were to maintain the integrity of the original design while creating more modern spaces. Our design team worked to envision what Coolidge himself might have designed if he'd had access to modern materials and fixtures. With the aim of creating a signature space that ties together the living, dining, and kitchen areas, we designed a variation on the 1950's "floating kitchen." In this inviting assembly, the kitchen is located away from exterior walls, which allows views from the floor-to-ceiling glass to remain uninterrupted by cabinetry. We updated rooms throughout the house; installing modern features that pay homage to the fine, sleek lines of the original design. Finally, we opened the family room to a terrace featuring a fire pit. Since a hallmark of our design is the diminishment of the hard line between interior and exterior, we were especially pleased for the opportunity to update this classic work.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

Regency style beds first adopted a faux-bamboo motif in the late 18th century when England opened trade with the Far East. With that inspiration, we designed the exclusive Taylor Bay Bed steeped in British Colonial splendor, touting regal mahogany hardwoods and rich detailing. Border pieces and corner posts feature growth rings like those on bamboo poles. The headboard and footboard flaunt upholstered woven paneling and hand-detailed artichoke finials. A hand-rubbed mahogany finish achieves a fine sheen.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

This is an example of a landscaping in New York.

Inspiration for a large country blue two-story wood exterior home remodel in DC Metro with a shingle roof

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

Curving flagstone staircase through terraces of boulders and chiseled stone interplanted with grasses and evergreens. Kendall McCumber
Design ideas for a mid-sized southwestern drought-tolerant and full sun front yard stone retaining wall landscape in Albuquerque for summer.

The owners of this inner- SE Buckman beauty wanted to reinvigorate the home's historic 1913 charm while tastefully balancing clean, contemporary design with deep energy upgrades. Green Hammer met the challenge with an expanded gourmet kitchen, fine woodwork, reclaiming the attic for a bedroom suite and yoga space with views of the Portland skyline and all the accouterments of a great Green Hammer project like heat recovery ventilation, comprehensive energy and weatherization upgrades, and a rooftop solar array. Photo: Bill Purcell

Mid-Century Remodel on Tabor Hill This sensitively sited house was designed by Robert Coolidge, a renowned architect and grandson of President Calvin Coolidge. The house features a symmetrical gable roof and beautiful floor to ceiling glass facing due south, smartly oriented for passive solar heating. Situated on a steep lot, the house is primarily a single story that steps down to a family room. This lower level opens to a New England exterior. Our goals for this project were to maintain the integrity of the original design while creating more modern spaces. Our design team worked to envision what Coolidge himself might have designed if he'd had access to modern materials and fixtures. With the aim of creating a signature space that ties together the living, dining, and kitchen areas, we designed a variation on the 1950's "floating kitchen." In this inviting assembly, the kitchen is located away from exterior walls, which allows views from the floor-to-ceiling glass to remain uninterrupted by cabinetry. We updated rooms throughout the house; installing modern features that pay homage to the fine, sleek lines of the original design. Finally, we opened the family room to a terrace featuring a fire pit. Since a hallmark of our design is the diminishment of the hard line between interior and exterior, we were especially pleased for the opportunity to update this classic work.

This room showcases the owner's artistry perfectly. I had nothing to do with the decor, only planned it for bunk beds in the future.
Example of a mid-sized classic girl carpeted kids' room design in DC Metro with white walls

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

Location: Austin, Texas, United States 2600 sf house on a steep hillside. The Hill Country views are to the rear where ample decks are located. The front is very private and therefore the glass entry door and kitchen windows face the front. Fine Focus Photography

I like this angle of the rear SE corner of the cabin. Looks so clean and white with the winter backdrop. On a side note the minsplit you can see on the east wall below the windows turned out be amazing. Works fine down to 22 degrees below zero (and even a little more it seems) which we've had a ton of this winter 2022. Glad we upgraded from the standard units which only go to about 5 below.

The concept of the garden was based on, “Brazilian Hummingbirds II”, a painting the MFAH has in its collection by the artist, Martin Johnson Heade. Heade travelled to the rainforest in Brazil between 1863 and 1864 and painted a series of small paintings depicting hummingbirds in the lush foliage of the Brazilian rainforests. His painting, Brazilian Hummingbirds, II, evokes the sultry atmosphere of the Brazilian rainforest with its misty quality and subtle lighting. His interest in ornithology can be seen in his detailed depictions of the hummingbirds. The garden location is adjacent to one of Buffalo Bayou’s steep, wooded ravines. The ravine, with its native plant communities and topography, is a perfect back- drop for a garden with a rainforest theme. Because the date for the garden opening coincides with the spring migration of hummingbirds into our region, the hummingbird theme seemed appropriate for this garden competition. The garden will include a variety of tropical plants native to the rainforests such as bromeliads, orchids, heliconia, and passion fruit flowers. In addition, native plants to our region such as the Sabal Minor and Southern Wood Fern will be included to integrate plants that are found nearby in the ravine. The Heliconia flowers produce considerable amounts of nectar, a high energy food essential for hummingbirds who are known to consume three times their bodyweight in a single day. In addition to nectar producing plants, there will be hummingbird nest materials dispersed throughout the garden. A misty quality to the garden will be provided by a misting system, and tropical colored lights will be lit at night for special events. Visitors to the garden will have a unique sensory experience reminiscent to that of Heade’s travels to Brazil’s rainforests.