Example of a small 1960s open concept dark wood floor and brown floor home office library design in Detroit with white walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

42" W. × 24" H. × 2" D. Private Collection — The Arts District, Downtown Los Angeles Falco Fiorentino represents an exploration of flight, structure, and the intersection between natural form and mechanical invention. The work was inspired in part by a lifelong fascination with the studies and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci, particularly his curiosity surrounding flight and the relationship between observation, engineering, and imagination.

Satin nickel hardware curves above a deep undermount basin in a hushed study of craftsmanship and proportion — proof that luxury lives in the details. Warm taupe engineered stone countertop and diffused natural light elevate this quiet vignette. Prasada Custom Homes, Oakville, Ontario.

The Evans II is an alley load, ranch plan with approximately 1,666 square feet and an unfinished lower level (approximately 1,517 square feet). When entering this home, you will see a foyer, study, bedroom and full bath toward the front of the home. As you continue through the home, you will feel at home with the open-concept plan and the abundance of natural light being let through the large windows. The kitchen, dining area, and great room are open to each other providing comfortable living space. The foyer, kitchen, dining area, and great room will include engineered hardwood floors, while the bedrooms will be carpet and the laundry/baths will be ceramic tile. The owners suite is spacious with an attached owner's bath and large walk in closet. The options for this home include a fireplace, gourmet kitchen, third bedroom with a bath, a powder room at the study and finishing the basement. With a finished basement, you would gain two additional bedrooms, a full bath, a large rec room and storage space.

Cordillera Ranch Residence Builder: Todd Glowka Designer: Jessica Claiborne, Claiborne & Co too Photo Credits: Lauren Keller Materials Used: Macchiato Plank, Vaal 3D Wallboard, Ipe Decking European Oak Engineered Wood Flooring, Engineered Red Oak 3D wall paneling, Ipe Decking on exterior walls. This beautiful home, located in Boerne, Tx, utilizes our Macchiato Plank for the flooring, Vaal 3D Wallboard on the chimneys, and Ipe Decking for the exterior walls. The modern luxurious feel of our products are a match made in heaven for this upscale residence.

It’s got like an oil finish on it but it’s very thin and to be honest I think most of it has rubbed off, it’s just wood. One of my dogs is 70 pounds and I drag furniture all over and it just does not scratch.” ************************************************************************* Buffalo Lumber specializes in Custom Milled, Factory Finished Wood Siding and Paneling. We ONLY do real wood.

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This LEED Platinum certified house reflects the homeowner's desire for an exceptionally healthy and comfortable living environment, within a traditional neighborhood. INFILL SITE. The family, who moved from another area of Wellesley, sought out this property to be within walking distance of the high school and downtown area. An existing structure on the tight lot was removed to make way for the new home. 84% of the construction waste, from both the previous structure and the new home, was diverted from a landfill. ZED designed to preserve the existing mature trees on the perimeter of the property to minimize site impacts, and to maintain the character of the neighborhood as well as privacy on the site. EXTERIOR EXPRESSION. The street facade of the home relates to the local New England vernacular. The rear uses contemporary language, a nod to the family’s Californian roots, to incorporate a roof deck, solar panels, outdoor living space, and the backyard swimming pool. ZED’s careful planning avoided to the need to face the garage doors towards the street, a common syndrome of a narrow lot. THOUGHTFUL SPACE. Homes with dual entries can often result in duplicate and unused spaces. In this home, the everyday and formal entry areas are one and the same; the front and garage doors share the entry program of coat closets, mudroom storage with bench for removing your shoes, and a laundry room with generous closets for the children's sporting equipment. The entry area leads directly to the living space, encompassing the kitchen, dining and sitting area areas in an L-shaped open plan arrangement. The kitchen is placed at the south-west corner of the space to allow for a strong connection to the dining, sitting and outdoor living spaces. A fire pit on the deck satisfies the family’s desire for an open flame while a sealed gas fireplace is used indoors - ZED’s preference after omitting gas burning appliances completely from an airtight home. A small study, with a window seat, is conveniently located just off of the living space. A first floor guest bedroom includes an accessible bathroom for aging visitors and can be used as a master suite to accommodate aging in place. HEALTHY LIVING. The client requested a home that was easy to clean and would provide a respite from seasonal allergies and common contaminants that are found in many indoor spaces. ZED selected easy to clean solid surface flooring throughout, provided ample space for cleaning supplies on each floor, and designed a mechanical system with ventilation that provides a constant supply of fresh outdoor air. ZED selected durable materials, finishes, cabinetry, and casework with low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and no added urea formaldehyde. YEAR-ROUND COMFORT. The home is super insulated and air-tight, paired with high performance triple-paned windows, to ensure it is draft-free throughout the winter (even when in front of the large windows and doors). ZED designed a right-sized heating and cooling system to pair with the thermally improved building enclosure to ensure year-round comfort. The glazing on the home maximizes passive solar gains, and facilitates cross ventilation and daylighting. ENERGY EFFICIENT. As one of the most energy efficient houses built to date in Wellesley, the home highlights a practical solution for Massachusetts. First, the building enclosure reduces the largest energy requirement for typical houses (heating). Super-insulation, exceptional air sealing, a thermally broken wall assembly, triple pane windows, and passive solar gain combine for a sizable heating load reduction. Second, within the house only efficient systems consume energy. These include an air source heat pump for heating & cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation, and high efficiency appliances. Lastly, photovoltaics provide renewable energy help offset energy consumption. The result is an 89% reduction in energy use compared to a similar brand new home built to code requirements. RESILIENT. The home will fare well in extreme weather events. During a winter power outage, heat loss will be very slow due to the super-insulated and airtight envelope– taking multiple days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. An engineered drainage system, paired with careful the detailing of the foundation, will help to keep the finished basement dry. A generator will provide full operation of the all-electric house during a power outage. OVERALL. The home is a reflection of the family goals and an expression of their values, beautifully enabling health, comfort, safety, resilience, and utility, all while respecting the planet. ZED - Architect & Mechanical Designer Bevilacqua Builders Inc - Contractor Creative Land & Water Engineering - Civil Engineering Barbara Peterson Landscape - Landscape Design Nest & Company - Interior Furnishings Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Floor to ceiling windows flood this high ceilinged kitchen with light. A 2nd floor study overlooks the kitchen and dining area.
Huge trendy galley dark wood floor open concept kitchen photo in Toronto with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel countertops, green backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Do you have a small apartment or studio and need space ­saving furniture ideas? Do you have a den or office that needs to double as a guestroom? A Murphy Bed system might be just what you’re looking for! This style looks like a glossy lacquered wall in your room and when closed takes up very little space. When you want to study or work on your computer, just open the cabinet and drop down a desk! There’s plenty of room for office work, study books or even craft projects to fit on this roomy desk. When you’re tired and want to get some sleep, just open it all the way and the desk drops down, instantly giving you a twin bed ready to crawl into! In the morning, it all closes up, giving you an uncluttered, open area for your studio or apartment. If you’re using it in a study, you can keep the desk open and just open the bed for guests when they sleep over. This Murphy Bed system is constructed from the highest quality materials and the mechanism is technologically new gas springs, that open and close with no effort. Having a Murphy Bed System is like having a room in a box.

Stone fire place. Built-in media wall. Open floor plan is full of light Living flows between kitchen, living and dining rooms. Elegant archways divide the spaces. Photography by Spacecrafting.

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The relationship between "trot" and "cabin" is such that more transient uses such as dining, study, or entry occupy the trots - while more permanent uses occupy the cabins.

Second floor hall study with clerestory windows into hall bath. This custom, high-performance home was designed and built to a LEED for Homes Platinum rating, the highest rating given to homes when certified by the US Green Building Council. The house has been laid out to take maximum advantage of both passive and active solar energy, natural ventilation, low impact and recyclable materials, high efficiency lighting and controls, in a structure that is very simple and economical to build. The envelope of the house is designed to require a minimum amount of energy in order to live and use the home based on the lifestyle of the occupants. The home will have an innovative HVAC system that has been recently developed by engineers from the University of Illinois which uses considerably less energy than a conventional heating and cooling system and provides extremely high indoor air quality utilizing a CERV (conditioned energy recovery ventilation system) combined with a cost effective installation. Lawrence Smith Photography

The Evans II is an alley load, ranch plan with approximately 1,666 square feet and an unfinished lower level (approximately 1,517 square feet). When entering this home, you will see a foyer, study, bedroom and full bath toward the front of the home. As you continue through the home, you will feel at home with the open-concept plan and the abundance of natural light being let through the large windows. The kitchen, dining area, and great room are open to each other providing comfortable living space. The foyer, kitchen, dining area, and great room will include engineered hardwood floors, while the bedrooms will be carpet and the laundry/baths will be ceramic tile. The owners suite is spacious with an attached owner's bath and large walk in closet. The options for this home include a fireplace, gourmet kitchen, third bedroom with a bath, a powder room at the study and finishing the basement. With a finished basement, you would gain two additional bedrooms, a full bath, a large rec room and storage space.

Barrel vault entry. Rustic oil bronze hanging chandelier. Engineered Acacia hardwood floor. Entry rug. Entry for two studies.
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