**Featured Baltimore Sun's Dream Home** In need of a place to call home in the States, this Australian family with a primary residence in Hong Kong needed a turn-key residence, complete with kitchen utensils and linens. We carefully designed each room with a color scheme that matches its function. The children's room features stimulating primary colors. The kitchen utilized bold blue to inspire creativity. Warm and relaxing tones are used in the living room and bedroom. Assisted by Jenny Wohl of Turner Design Firm

Brighten up your white bedroom space with tropical fruits theme to have a fun and interesting statement in your chamber. Orange color associated with yellow encourages social interaction in a fun, conversational way. Orange is also the color that stimulates the appetite. With this theme color, it will help you brighten up your morning everyday! Complete your bedroom space with a clean and elegant white furniture pieces providing style and function. The beds have storage space for your collectibles and spacious storage dressers and chests to keep your things organize and clean. It will lessen your worries when you're in a space like this!

We worked around the style of the bed to stimulate a subtle mood that stands firmly on the thin line between contemporary and minimal. We created custom walnut nightstands that help certify the bed as the rooms throne. By pushing the kitchen walls further to the center of the apartment, we were able to grant the residents with their own personal hallway. Within this hallway we maximized the amount of space available for storing clothes and shoes. The recessed lighting and walnut flooring in the hallway encompasses the essence of a modern day boutique. The walk in closet is merely an extension of the same materials and quality.

Set at pre-war, mid-rise apartment building amongst the hustle and bustle of New York City's Hell's Kitchen, the client's main objective was to construct a sanctuary and quiet space while incorporating their love of mid-century modern furniture. This perfect challenge for Yates Desygn allowed us to add life and visual stimulation to a limited footprint. In this space, we incorporated our client's existing furniture blending in new pieces to create a peaceful haven in the fast-paced city they love.

Here is a newly completed project I've been working on. My charge was to make functional spaces in a basement that included a bar, TV space, game space, office space and music room. The client was sharing some photos he'd taken in subways in NYC, Chicago and London, among others. These exciting images of his stimulated an idea: What if we used the subway as a motif for the entire basement project? This concept was enthusiastically endorsed. Months later, here are the results of this creative challenge. Norman Sizemore

Upon acquiring the property, the homeowner faced a compact backyard dominated by a neglected lawn that offered little usability. The ambition was not only to enhance the outdoor space's utility but to inject it with vibrant aesthetics and dynamism through the hardscape. To bring this vision to life, we embraced a palette of colorful materials, choosing multicolored concrete, pavers, and tiles that introduce a playful yet sophisticated charm. Further creativity was applied in the design through the use of curvy lines that flow organically throughout the space, leading the eye and inviting movement. Beach rocks were thoughtfully embedded into decorative bands, adding a tactile and visual texture that complements the curvilinear approach. This strategic combination of color, texture, and form transformed the backyard into a visually stimulating and highly functional outdoor living area.

A water lily oil painting surrounded by simplistic tile patterns make this a stimulating, yet sophisticated space. Full clear glass shower walls, complete with body sprays, add a luxury touch without overpowering the space. Design by: Wesley-Wayne Interiors Photo by: Stephen Karlisch

Landkamer Art / Avenida Triptych 043 • This color scheme was inspired by another beautiful bird—a Black-headed Grosbeak. It’s become a familiar theme for me this spring to develop color palettes by closely observing Santa Fe’s stimulating spring flora and fauna. Even though this series began with visions of giant California coastal kelp beds conceptually, I push myself into new color conversations within the series structure daily. A happy challenge to develop and always great fun to welcome unexpected color results into each new work. • View more new art on Instagram: @landkamerart • Custom size prints available. Send an Email inquiry to: Mark@LandkamerArt.com • © 2019 Mark Landkamer. All rights reserved.

Contemporary walnut and paint kitchen with terrazzo style countertops. Pocketing doors hide a wonderful "stimulant center" - caffeine in the morning, alcohol in the evening!

Here is a newly completed project I've been working on. My charge was to make functional spaces in a basement that included a bar, TV space, game space, office space and music room. The client was sharing some photos he'd taken in subways in NYC, Chicago and London, among others. These exciting images of his stimulated an idea: What if we used the subway as a motif for the entire basement project? This concept was enthusiastically endorsed. Months later, here are the results of this creative challenge. Norman Sizemore

The dining room is where the family gathers and where relatives and friends are often entertained. A well balanced design can help stimulate conversation, as well as, appetite. This room should be functional, warm and welcoming.

Contemporary walnut and paint kitchen with terrazzo style countertops. Pocketing doors hide a wonderful "stimulant center" - caffeine in the morning, alcohol in the evening!

Altmarea 360 WITH ALTAMAREA ATTRACTIVE BATHROOMS BECOME CUSTOMIZED, IN HARMONY WITH THE HOUSE AND ITS INHABITANTS. CONTAINERS ARE DESIGNED FOR MODULAR CONFIGURATIONS AND THE FACT THAT THEY CAN BE FACED IS A STIMULATING NOVELTY. Altamarea Bathroom Boutique Finishes: Brushed Oak, Glossy Lacquer, Matte Lacquer, Oxidized Lacquer FENIX, TECHNOLUX, Stainless Steel, Melamine, Metal, Marble, Onyx. Made in Italy Available in Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario

In our busy lives, creating a peaceful and rejuvenating home environment is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Built less than five years ago, this Stinson Beach Modern home is your own private oasis. Surrounded by a butterfly preserve and unparalleled ocean views, the home will lead you to a sense of connection with nature. As you enter an open living room space that encompasses a kitchen, dining area, and living room, the inspiring contemporary interior invokes a sense of relaxation, that stimulates the senses. The open floor plan and modern finishes create a soothing, tranquil, and uplifting atmosphere. The house is approximately 2900 square feet, has three (to possibly five) bedrooms, four bathrooms, an outdoor shower and spa, a full office, and a media room. Its two levels blend into the hillside, creating privacy and quiet spaces within an open floor plan and feature spectacular views from every room. The expansive home, decks and patios presents the most beautiful sunsets as well as the most private and panoramic setting in all of Stinson Beach. One of the home's noteworthy design features is a peaked roof that uses Kalwall's translucent day-lighting system, the most highly insulating, diffuse light-transmitting, structural panel technology. This protected area on the hill provides a dramatic roar from the ocean waves but without any of the threats of oceanfront living. Built on one of the last remaining one-acre coastline lots on the west side of the hill at Stinson Beach, the design of the residence is site friendly, using materials and finishes that meld into the hillside. The landscaping features low-maintenance succulents and butterfly friendly plantings appropriate for the adjacent Monarch Butterfly Preserve. Recalibrate your dreams in this natural environment, and make the choice to live in complete privacy on this one acre retreat. This home includes Miele appliances, Thermadore refrigerator and freezer, an entire home water filtration system, kitchen and bathroom cabinetry by SieMatic, Ceasarstone kitchen counter tops, hardwood and Italian ceramic radiant tile floors using Warmboard technology, Electric blinds, Dornbracht faucets, Kalwall skylights throughout livingroom and garage, Jeldwen windows and sliding doors. Located 5-8 minute walk to the ocean, downtown Stinson and the community center. It is less than a five minute walk away from the trail heads such as Steep Ravine and Willow Camp.

Mid-sized trendy freestanding desk light wood floor and beige floor study room photo in Salt Lake City with gray walls

This family room was designed to bring in the sun in creating an over-all contemporary familyroom with a relaxed touch. The space draws you in to it's conversations and surrounds you with it's warmth providing a promise for a light stimulating family and friends interaction.

Step into an imaginative universe with this children's bedroom within a Chelsea, New York apartment, the fruit of Arsight Studio's creativity. The high ceilings play host to a warm floor lamp, lighting up the room filled with intriguing kids' art and a lively room mural. An elegant kids' bed, functional desk, and whimsical decor combine to create a stimulating environment. Oak flooring and a neutral palette nurture a sense of comfort, yet provide a blank canvas for the child's imagination to run wild.

Beautiful dining room with waterfront views and a red accent wall to stimulate the appetite.
Example of a large island style medium tone wood floor kitchen/dining room combo design in Other with red walls

Bathroom photo in Chicago