outdoor living space, outdoor cook station, outdoor kitchen, bluestone hardscaping, custom wood structures, pergolas, arbor
Patio - contemporary patio idea in Portland

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional light wood floor and beige floor multiuse home gym remodel in Los Angeles with white walls

Arbutus menziesii / Pacific Madrone Photo: Wendy Cutler, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-2.0 Generic
Photo of a landscaping in Other.

Tony Soluri
Example of an urban kitchen design in Chicago

Inspiration for a contemporary two-story wood exterior home remodel in Boston

David Swift
Example of a trendy exterior home design in Other

This peach tree was nearly dead in an abandoned corner of the landscape. Peaches like more water and 'cool' feet than is available here in the high mountain desert. I revived this tree by adding deep mulch out past its drip line and planting a non-spreading variety of comfrey all around. Comfrey is one of the most amazing beneficial plants in the garden, it deserves an article, even a book of its own. In addition to herbal and medical properties comfrey is a powerful dynamic accumulator and mulch plant, it brings a variety of nutrients from deep in the ground and accumulates them on the surface in its leaves. The leaves break down quickly into rich black soil.

Inspiration for a small traditional shade courtyard concrete paver and wood fence formal garden in Other with a pergola for summer.

Tuscan kitchen photo in Seattle

Kate Bryant
Inspiration for a mediterranean landscaping in Portland.

Photo: Larry Kantor Architect: Jeffrey Zucker
Photo of a front yard stone water fountain landscape in Phoenix.

Broadleaf stonecrop / Sedum Spathulifolium
Photo of a landscaping in Austin.

Architect Sue Wootan Designer Alisa Hoffman Photo by Treve Johnson
Large transitional white tile bathroom photo in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and gray walls

Innisfree Garden, Millbrook, NY. Photo by Jay Sifford.
Inspiration for an eclectic rock landscaping in Charlotte.

Down-to-studs remodel and second floor addition. The original house was a simple plain ranch house with a layout that didn’t function well for the family. We changed the house to a contemporary Mediterranean with an eclectic mix of details. Space was limited by City Planning requirements so an important aspect of the design was to optimize every bit of space, both inside and outside. The living space extends out to functional places in the back and front yards: a private shaded back yard and a sunny seating area in the front yard off the kitchen where neighbors can easily mingle with the family. A Japanese bath off the master bedroom upstairs overlooks a private roof deck which is screened from neighbors’ views by a trellis with plants growing from planter boxes and with lanterns hanging from a trellis above. Photography by Kurt Manley. https://saikleyarchitects.com/portfolio/modern-mediterranean/

The soffit trim and cabinet pulls are made of hot-dipped galvanized steel. Floating cabinets and wood wall are Clear Douglas Fir. Large window provides treetop view and natural lighting, supplemented with reading lights and a pendant fixture when needed. Flooring is rift and quartered white oak planks, with wire brush texture, acid stain pre-finish, and pigmented Rubio Monocoat oil with catalyst.

KuDa Photography
Inspiration for a timeless dark wood floor entryway remodel in Portland with beige walls and a glass front door

Photo: Janice Tucker for Santa Fe Botanical Garden Field of Sporobolus airoides - alkali sacaton at the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, Santa Fe, NM (La Cienega) A Santa Fe Botanical Garden site.

Sean Klingelhoefer
Entryway - mid-century modern entryway idea in Los Angeles