The chef's kitchen is outfitted with concrete countertops and genuine cork floors and is equipped with stainless steel Sub Zero, Wolf & Bosch appliances, a fully vented range top and in-sink garbage disposal. A beautiful sliding partition has been cleverly used to enclose the open kitchen while hosting guests. -- Gotham Photo Company

Closeup of the top cabinets with beautiful glass fronts and undercabinet lighting. We custom made all of the kitchen cabinetry and shelving. The kitchen was a small area so maximizing usable space with function and design was crucial. The transitional design features a pantry wall with the Sub Zero all glass door refrigerator and oven cabinet centered and equal size pantry cabinets to either side with 3 large storage drawers below and rollout shelves and work surfaces behind the door cabinets above in each with a hidden walk-in pantry door next to the Sub Zero. The cabinets on the range wall all have large storage drawers with wood organizers in the top drawer for spices and utensils. The client also wanted floating shelves to either side of the steel hood which were made from re-sawn maple to look like cut pieces from an old beam, each shelf is lit from the underside with LED flush mounted puck lights. Photos: Kimball Ungerman

Closeup of the top cabinets with beautiful glass fronts and undercabinet lighting. We custom made all of the kitchen cabinetry and shelving. The kitchen was a small area so maximizing usable space with function and design was crucial. The transitional design features a pantry wall with the Sub Zero all glass door refrigerator and oven cabinet centered and equal size pantry cabinets to either side with 3 large storage drawers below and rollout shelves and work surfaces behind the door cabinets above in each with a hidden walk-in pantry door next to the Sub Zero. The cabinets on the range wall all have large storage drawers with wood organizers in the top drawer for spices and utensils. The client also wanted floating shelves to either side of the steel hood which were made from re-sawn maple to look like cut pieces from an old beam, each shelf is lit from the underside with LED flush mounted puck lights. Photos: Kimball Ungerman

2014 CotY Award - Whole House Remodel $250,000-$500,000 Sutter Photographers -The new kitchen has such a distinctive look and definitely reflects the homeowners’ personality. The white fretwork is backed in a color we choose from Sherwin Williams called “Festoon Aqua”. The panels are painted the same creamy white on the other side, in case they choose to go all white years from now. - The two-way glass cabinets let light from the dining room pass into the kitchen and gives it a very elegant look. - The homeowner now has a large peninsula between the two rooms that is ideal for entertaining. -Integrated Sub-Zero fridge and freezer are flanked by two pantries (back right). Other appliances are integrated or hidden within the custom cabinetry. - Two different counter-tops were chosen. The Aqua Grantique on the island (resembles soap stone) is actually a granite quarried in our state and has a smooth leather finish. The white Persia Suede was a nice match with the granite on the island. -Several soffits were eliminated to make room for taller cabinets. The cabinets to the top with crown give the illusion of a ceiling height taller than 8'. - The new bake center (far right) included space for all the pans and dishes in one area. The wood counter-top separates it from the rest of the kitchen. It has a hinged platform that pulls out behind one of the doors that has her mix-master ready when she needs it without pulling it up on the counter. -Warming drawer was installed in the island opposite of the Wolff range. - Spice and oil racks are on both sides of the range for ease and convenience. - A palette of 5 colors was used throughout the home to create a peaceful and tranquil feeling.

2014 CotY Award - Whole House Remodel $250,000-$500,000 Sutter Photographers -The new kitchen has such a distinctive look and definitely reflects the homeowners’ personality. The white fretwork is backed in a color we choose from Sherwin Williams called “Festoon Aqua”. The panels are painted the same creamy white on the other side, in case they choose to go all white years from now. - The two-way glass cabinets let light from the dining room pass into the kitchen and gives it a very elegant look. - The homeowner now has a large peninsula between the two rooms that is ideal for entertaining. -Integrated Sub-Zero fridge and freezer are flanked by two pantries (back center). Other appliances are integrated or hidden within the custom cabinetry. - Two different counter-tops were chosen. The Aqua Grantique on the island (resembles soap stone) is actually a granite quarried in our state and has a smooth leather finish. The white Persia Suede was a nice match with the granite on the island. -Several soffits were eliminated to make room for taller cabinets. The cabinets to the top with crown give the illusion of a ceiling height taller than 8'. - The new bake center (right) included space for all the pans and dishes in one area. The wood counter-top separates it from the rest of the kitchen. It has a hinged platform that pulls out behind one of the doors that has her mix-master ready when she needs it without pulling it up on the counter. -Warming drawer was installed in the island opposite of the Wolff range. - Spice and oil racks are on both sides of the range for ease and convenience. - A palette of 5 colors was used throughout the home to create a peaceful and tranquil feeling.

Tuscan design using a burnished & glazed finish on oak cabinets by Wood-Mode. The columns either side of the range pull out with spice and bottle storage behind. The curved profile of the top drawer-heads extends around the kitchen. When the homeowners decided to move from San Francisco to the Central Coast, they were looking for a more relaxed lifestyle, a unique place to call their own, and an environment conducive to raising their young children. They found it all in San Luis Obispo. They had owned a house here in SLO for several years that they had used as a rental. As the homeowners own and run a contracting business and relocation was not impossible, they decided to move their business and make this SLO rental into their dream home. As a rental, the house was in a bare-bones condition. The kitchen had old white cabinets, boring white tile counters, and a horrendous vinyl tile floor. Not only was the kitchen out-of-date and old-fashioned, it was also pretty worn out. The tiles were cracking and the grout was stained, the cabinet doors were sagging, and the appliances were conflicting (ie: you could not open the stove and dishwasher at the same time). To top it all off, the kitchen was just too small for the custom home the homeowners wanted to create. Thus enters San Luis Kitchen. At the beginning of their quest to remodel, the homeowners visited San Luis Kitchen’s showroom and fell in love with our Tuscan Grotto display. They sat down with our designers and together we worked out the scope of the project, the budget for cabinetry and how that fit into their overall budget, and then we worked on the new design for the home starting with the kitchen. As the homeowners felt the kitchen was cramped, it was decided to expand by moving the window wall out onto the existing porch. Besides the extra space gained, moving the wall brought the kitchen window out from under the porch roof – increasing the natural light available in the space. (It really helps when the homeowner both understands building and can do his own contracting and construction.) A new arched window and stone clad wall now highlights the end of the kitchen. As we gained wall space, we were able to move the range and add a plaster hood, creating a focal nice focal point for the kitchen. The other long wall now houses a Sub-Zero refrigerator and lots of counter workspace. Then we completed the kitchen by adding a wrap-around wet bar extending into the old dining space. We included a pull-out pantry unit with open shelves above it, wine cubbies, a cabinet for glassware recessed into the wall, under-counter refrigerator drawers, sink base and trash cabinet, along with a decorative bookcase cabinet and bar seating. Lots of function in this corner of the kitchen; a bar for entertaining and a snack station for the kids. After the kitchen design was finalized and ordered, the homeowners turned their attention to the rest of the house. They asked San Luis Kitchen to help with their master suite, a guest bath, their home control center (essentially a deck tucked under the main staircase) and finally their laundry room. Here are the photos: I wish I could show you the rest of the house. The homeowners took a poor rental house and turned it into a showpiece! They added custom concrete floors, unique fiber optic lighting, large picture windows, and much more. There is now an outdoor kitchen complete with pizza oven, an outdoor shower and exquisite garden. They added a dedicated dog run to the side yard for their pooches and a rooftop deck at the very peak. Such a fun house.

Amazing luxury custom kitchen by Ayr Cabinet Co. features painted two-sided brick fireplace and pine beams. Hardscraped rift and quarter sawn white oak floors. Visual Comfort & Co. Darlana Pendants. Artistic Tile Calacatta Gold polished and honed marble backsplash tile. Wolf microwave drawer. Paneled front Sub-Zero double refrigerator drawers. Sub-Zero integrated, panel-front refrigerator-freezers. General contracting by Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.; Architecture by Helman Sechrist Architecture; Home Design by Maple & White Design; Photography by Marie Kinney Photography. Images are the property of Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc. and may not be used without written permission.

2014 CotY Award - Whole House Remodel $250,000-$500,000 Sutter Photographers -The new kitchen has such a distinctive look and definitely reflects the homeowners’ personality. The white fretwork is backed in a color we choose from Sherwin Williams called “Festoon Aqua”. The panels are painted the same creamy white on the other side, in case they choose to go all white years from now. - The two-way glass cabinets let light from the dining room pass into the kitchen and gives it a very elegant look. - The homeowner now has a large peninsula between the two rooms that is ideal for entertaining. -Integrated Sub-Zero fridge and freezer are flanked by two pantries (back center). Other appliances are integrated or hidden within the custom cabinetry. - Two different counter-tops were chosen. The Aqua Grantique on the island (resembles soap stone) is actually a granite quarried in our state and has a smooth leather finish. The white Persia Suede was a nice match with the granite on the island. -Several soffits were eliminated to make room for taller cabinets. The cabinets to the top with crown give the illusion of a ceiling height taller than 8'. - The new bake center (right) included space for all the pans and dishes in one area. The wood counter-top separates it from the rest of the kitchen. It has a hinged platform that pulls out behind one of the doors that has her mix-master ready when she needs it without pulling it up on the counter. -Warming drawer was installed in the island opposite of the Wolff range. - Spice and oil racks are on both sides of the range for ease and convenience. - A palette of 5 colors was used throughout the home to create a peaceful and tranquil feeling.

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Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped medium tone wood floor open concept kitchen remodel in New York with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets and marble countertops

This is one of several custom made gates for a Tuscan Villa style home in Newport Beach, CA. Dynamic Garage Door worked closely with the proud homeowners to achieve a rustic style gate that transmitted the essence of Tuscany's rugged riviera homes. The gates features world-class European hardware including mortise style locks with roller catches and decorative iron pulls that feel authentic to the touch because they were made much in the same way tradition has dictated for centuries. The goal was to achieve an architectural gate design that would harmonize, not compete, with the home's earthy elements including the rock walls and neutrally toned color scheme. We chose oak as our reclaimed barn wood species for its brown tones that differ from your typical pine species which give you a silver appearance. Oak give off a warmer, brown coloration that is closer to the tonalities found in Tuscan homes. Nothing gives is more impressive than reclaimed bar wood gates because of the unique lumber characteristics that were given by mother nature over decades and centuries, nothing that can be achieved over night. Dynamic Garage Door craftsmen are highly skilled in preserving these lumber surfaces and keeping them intact. We developed designs and techniques that keep each piece authentic and true to its charming age. Just like wine, reclaimed wood will get better and better over the ageless decades and centuries to come. There is literally no maintenance on our reclaimed wood gates because each passing year is a new layer of gorgeous character that will pass the test of time over and over again! As an added bonus and value to our already high-end gate designs, we craft each one of our gates on galvanized steel frames which will ensure our gorgeous gates will not only look fabulous but last a lifetime! Contact us today for prices and perhaps design ideas you might not thought of yet or with your own ideas that others have declined to build for you. Consultation Center: (855) 343-3667

Functional Attractive Mud Room 9 Mountain Road, Wilton NEW PRICE & BEST VALUE IN WILTON! | $1,295,000 | Set high atop a hill, this gorgeous farmhouse colonial offers 4 finished floors of exquisite craftsmanship & custom millwork throughout. Stylishly renovated in 2012, this gracious residence radiates a chic country ambiance throughout a charming sophisticated interior. This sun drenched home offers a private setting, beautifully framed by stone walls & ornamental trees throughout your professionally landscaped property. The exterior also features shingle siding, copper gutters, a brick paver driveway & a beautiful mahogany wrap around porch. This home offers an outstanding open layout, perfect for everyday living as well as entertaining. Enter into your grand 2-story foyer with coffered ceilings & get ready to be impressed! Superior finishes are found throughout, including random width oak floors, air-brushed panels, recessed lighting and built in sound systems. Pass by your formal living & dining room & enter into your spacious family room w/wood beamed ceiling, large stone fireplace & cupola. Off of the family room is your stunning gourmet kitchen, offering Sub-zero & Wolf appliances, large Carrera island & butlers pantry w/2 fridge drawers, warming drawer, sink, dishwasher & subzero wine cooler. Feel right at home in your breakfast nook, which offers great natural light & a perfect spot for informal dining. A bright playroom/library, mud room & oversized 2-car garage completes the first floor. The entertaining extends down to your finished lower level w/home theater, bar, sauna & lounge area with wine room potential. Outdoor entertaining is easy with a built in grill, fridge, in-ground hot tub, sound system, expansive stone patio & level fenced backyard. When its time to relax, your luxurious master suite offers a perfect retreat. The spacious master bedroom features a sitting/dressing area, 3 walk-in closets & double-sided fireplace into your Master Bathroom. The stunning master bath offers vaulted ceilings, surround sound, radiant floors, air bubble tub, huge walk-in shower & 2 vanities. The 2nd level also features 3 additional bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, laundry room & ample closet space throughout. The 3rd level offers a bonus room/en-suite with vaulted ceilings, marble full bath, gas fireplace & lots of natural light and storage. Convenient location; close to it all. School bus stops at the end of the driveway. Only 1 mile to the train station. A truly special home. Not to be missed! Our team delivers a high level of expertise, outstanding service and the Best Results. Call, text, or email Jillian at 203.858.2095 | Jklaff@Jillianklaff.com, or Megan at 918.671.4802 | Megan.donofrio@raveis.com.

Bengur’s style is surprisingly adaptable to a range of environments. In this Upper East Side apartment, Bengur uses traditional architectural detailing to great effect, by mixing continental pieces that speak to the gothic archway and ornate neoclassical fireplace. In a lively kaleidoscope of color and textures, accented by vintage photography from India and jewel toned ethnic textiles, the interiors come to life with a sense of wanderlust — the perfect highlight to her client's eclectic art collection.

Modern home front entry features a voice over Internet Protocol Intercom Device to interface with the home's Crestron control system for voice communication at both the front door and gate. Signature Estate featuring modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail. Photo courtesy Royal Palm Properties

Kitchen design and remodel with black and white cabinetry, gray and white leathered quartzite countertop and slab backsplash, a marble niche, polished nickel fixtures and a butcher block walnut, Sub-Zero Wolf gas range top, stainless steel double oven, and refrigerator. Nearby fireplace has a newly designed mantel, tile surround and hearth, and painted to match black kitchen cabinetry.

Set in the center of the room rather than against a wall, this double sided fireplace surround was fabricated in Antique steel patina for a mountain contemporary great room in Castle Pines, Colorado. Built for RLK Management, the piece lets the fire read from every seat in the room while the steel's depth plays against a full wall of windows facing the trees beyond. Raw Urth Designs handcrafts every fireplace surround, range hood, and specialty metal piece in its Fort Collins studio, one client at a time. Photography by Susie Brenner. Curious what a custom surround like this would look like in your own great room?

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Great room - modern great room idea in Denver with white walls

Custom reclaimed log bed with bent blackened steel side tables. Photography by Manolo Langis Located steps away from the beach, the client engaged us to transform a blank industrial loft space to a warm inviting space that pays respect to its industrial heritage. We use anchored large open space with a sixteen foot conversation island that was constructed out of reclaimed logs and plumbing pipes. The island itself is divided up into areas for eating, drinking, and reading. Bringing this theme into the bedroom, the bed was constructed out of 12x12 reclaimed logs anchored by two bent steel plates for side tables.

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Example of a trendy kitchen design in Los Angeles

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Kitchen - contemporary l-shaped light wood floor kitchen idea in Baltimore with an undermount sink, light wood cabinets, granite countertops, black backsplash, stone slab backsplash, paneled appliances, a peninsula and black countertops