Joseph Schell Photography
Inspiration for an eclectic landscaping in San Francisco.

Mike Dean
Inspiration for a small transitional courtyard concrete drought-tolerant patio remodel with a roof extension

Mike Dean
Alcove shower - small transitional master white tile and metal tile cork floor alcove shower idea with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets and gray walls

Rob Yagid, Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Patio - country patio idea

Alyssa Kirsten
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and no island

Hillcrest Builders is proud to showcase this custom home with numerous green features. As Shebygan County's leading builder in design and innovation green building.. Hillcrest is committed to working with its customers to build the house of your dreams and needs. Our in-house design and selections center allows the customer to select finishes based on an amazing array of choices. Five acres of a picturesque backyard is a perfect fit for this beautiful custom home. It is targeted for LEED Platinum certification, and will be one of five such homes in Wisconsin and the first in Sheboygan County. The home will be super-insulated along with many other energy and water saving features. Being all-electric, the home will get electricity for PV solar trackers and a future wind turbine. A spa contained in the stunning sun-room will be heated by solar heat, and a Geo-thermal system will provide overall heating and cooling. The home, deigned by Hillcrest, styled quaint-bungalow-meets-modern-farm-house and features tall and vaulted ceilings with lots of glass giving a spacious feel in every room. The garage contains a loft, presenting a guest quarters. The whole home is designed for age-in-place living.

Albert Island is an incredible lagoon pool! It is packed with a rock waterfall island, lazy river, and a raised infinity edge spa that sits in the middle of the sun shelf. The tiki hut and swim up bar maximize the entertainment space giving more room for the party. The signature Van Kirk Super Blue give this tropical paradise a refreshing and inviting look.

This project is a Houzz Kitchen of the Week! Click below to read the full story! https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/116547325/list/kitchen-of-the-week-better-brighter-and-no-longer-basic Our clients came to us wanting an elegant and functional kitchen and brighter living room. Their kitchen was dark and inefficient. The cabinets felt cluttered and the storage was there, but not functional for this family. They wanted all new finishes; especially new cabinets, but the floors were going to stay and be refinished. No wall relocation was needed but adding a door into the dining room to block the view from the front into the kitchen was discussed. They wanted to bring in more light somehow and preferably natural light. There was an unused sink in the butler’s pantry that they wanted capped, giving them more space and organized storage was a must! In their living room, they love their fireplace because it reminds her of her home in Colorado, so that definitely had to stay but everything else was left to the designers. After all decisions were made, this gorgeous kitchen and living space came to life! It is bright, open and airy, just like our clients wanted. Soft White Shiloh cabinetry was installed with a contrasting Cocoa island. Honed Levantina Taj Mahal quartzite was a beautiful countertop for this space. Bedrosians Grace 4”x 12” wall tile in Panna was the backsplash throughout the kitchen. The stove wall is flanked with dark wooden shelves on either side of vent-a-hood creating a feature area to the cook area. A beautiful maple barn door with seeded baroque tempered glass inserts was installed to close off the pantry and giving them more room than a traditional door. The original wainscoting remained in the kitchen and living areas but was modified in the kitchen where the cabinets were slightly extended and painted white throughout. LED tape lighting was installed under the cabinets, LED lighting was also added to the top of the upper glass cabinets, in addition to the grow lights installed for their herbs. All of the light fixtures were updated to a timeless classic look and feel. Imbrie articulating wall sconces were installed over the kitchen window/sink and in the butler’s pantry and aged brass Hood classic globe pendants were hung over the island, really drawing your attention to the kitchen. The Alturas fixture from SeaGull Lighing now hangs in the center of the living room, where there was once an outdated ceiling fan. In the living room, the walls were painted white, while leaving the wood and stone fireplace, as requested, leaving an absolutely amazing contrast! Design/Remodel by Hatfield Builders & Remodelers | Photography by Versatile Imaging

Susan Teare
Example of a mountain style tiny house design in Burlington

Albert Island is an incredible lagoon pool! It is packed with a rock waterfall island, lazy river, and a raised infinity edge spa that sits in the middle of the sun shelf. The tiki hut and swim up bar maximize the entertainment space giving more room for the party. The signature Van Kirk Super Blue give this tropical paradise a refreshing and inviting look.

In Season 5 of the Vanilla Ice Project, we transformed a mangled backyard into an infinity edge resort style pool that holds approximately 40,000 gallons of water. It has the classic and essential swim-up bar that is located right by the entertaining area outdoor kitchen. The beach deck leads right out of the backdoor into a sunken spa. This spa is set up to a system that removes water from the pool to reveal this glow-in-the-dark, sunken gem. The infinity edge overlooks the inter-coastal and is the best place to watch the sun set.

In Season 5 of the Vanilla Ice Project, we transformed a mangled backyard into an infinity edge resort style pool that holds approximately 40,000 gallons of water. It has the classic and essential swim-up bar that is located right by the entertaining area outdoor kitchen. The beach deck leads right out of the backdoor into a sunken spa. This spa is set up to a system that removes water from the pool to reveal this glow-in-the-dark, sunken gem. The infinity edge overlooks the inter-coastal and is the best place to watch the sun set.

In Season 5 of the Vanilla Ice Project, we transformed a mangled backyard into an infinity edge resort style pool that holds approximately 40,000 gallons of water. It has the classic and essential swim-up bar that is located right by the entertaining area outdoor kitchen. The beach deck leads right out of the backdoor into a sunken spa. This spa is set up to a system that removes water from the pool to reveal this glow-in-the-dark, sunken gem. The infinity edge overlooks the inter-coastal and is the best place to watch the sun set.

In Season 5 of the Vanilla Ice Project, we transformed a mangled backyard into an infinity edge resort style pool that holds approximately 40,000 gallons of water. It has the classic and essential swim-up bar that is located right by the entertaining area outdoor kitchen. The beach deck leads right out of the backdoor into a sunken spa. This spa is set up to a system that removes water from the pool to reveal this glow-in-the-dark, sunken gem. The infinity edge overlooks the inter-coastal and is the best place to watch the sun set.

sunshelf
Example of a large transitional backyard stamped concrete and kidney-shaped lap hot tub design in Austin

'Jade' green beans growing in a window box. With the right organic soil mix and plenty of water, green beans can thrive in window boxes or other containers. Photo by Steve Masley

The traditional/modern design of the backyard matches the “transitional” architecture of the home. The pillars on each side of the sheer descent offer a classic touch, while special details like the overhanging coping add extra definition to the feature wall, which is clad with matching Wiarton tiger stripe ledgerock.

Go for Ethanol Fireplace for a Clean and Green Environment! Though fireplaces are a necessity to be used during those chilly winter days and nights; unfortunately no one enjoys cleaning them when it comes to removing the ashes. Especially with wooden fireplaces; ashes can be real messy and the coal can also remain hot for hours. Though vacuum cleaners are a solution; but then again most household vacuums cannot withstand the heat that emits from the burning ashes and coal. The Ash vacuum is a great and useful invention in this regard that is designed to handle the heat from stoves and fireplaces while preventing ashes and soot from flying around in the room at the same time. It also considered one of the safest ways of cleaning up fireplaces inside your homes. Normally such vacuums are entirely made up of metal so that they can withstand the high temperature. 100% Natural flame!!! The bioethanol burns in the tray directly and fully just like a phonies raising from ashes.The Flame jumps up and down burning and gererating a wisdom heat.High light the value of your Unique fire Space.So No Man-made No Regular,Just Free Burning like a PhOnIeX Dancing without Constraint!!! A well being of body and mind—Superior & Modern & Best Interior Space Design with an Art Automatic Ethanol fireplace We can conceive all decorations with these new fire-devices. They fit into all the projects of home improvments. The electronic hearth ethanol fireplaceis a modern world tool. It is secured and remotely controlled. It offers the advantage to do not require an exhaust duct and thus to be installed in a few moments. No more duties, no more smells,no more cleaning, no more dangerious,the bioethanol is a modern and ecological natural fuel (it is a part of renewable and eco-friendly energies) which does not produce smokes.Really Nice idea to owning an interlligent bioethanol fireplace! With flames of art ethanol Fireplace,Sitting together,Sharing the Happiness and Success with Your Family and Partners while drinking red wines,Talking,Playing,Laughing…That must be Great!!!

photo by Douglas Gibb