Living room and music room, red walls, red light fixtures, traditional space with eclectic furnishings, dramatic but fun, guitars hanging on the walls to keep space on floor open, antique persian rug,custom #317 cocktail ottman from the Christy Dillard Collection by Lorts, grand piano, light filled room, Chris Little Photography

Example of a tuscan enclosed carpeted and multicolored floor home theater design in Houston with multicolored walls

Asian powder room with Hakatai mosaic glass tile wall as backdrop, Asian vanity with Koi vessel sink, modern faucet in bamboo shape and dramatic golden mirror.

This picture gives an idea of the scope of the entire Kinnelon NJ project. Built into the edge of a mountain, the job presented unique terrain challenges. However, the end result is a breathtaking combination of natural beauty and designer elegance.

Photographer: Jay Goodrich This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.

Front door of Avenue A Modern Farmhouse taken by Amy Bartlam Photography
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Chalet Interiors
Bedroom - traditional carpeted bedroom idea in Denver with gray walls

Photos by Scott LePage Photography
Example of a trendy kitchen design in New York with open cabinets, subway tile backsplash, wood countertops, white backsplash, gray cabinets and stainless steel appliances

Contractor: Prestige Residential Construction; Interior Design: NB Design Group; Photo: Benjamin Benschneider
Inspiration for a contemporary kitchen remodel in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, granite countertops and paneled appliances

Eric Schappert
Large elegant marble floor and white floor foyer photo in Los Angeles with red walls

Fresh Coat Painting Central Minnesota Eric Heipel
Arts and crafts bathroom photo in Minneapolis

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Drew Kelly
Mid-sized eclectic light wood floor kitchen/dining room combo photo in San Francisco with white walls and no fireplace

Design ideas for an asian shade backyard stone landscaping in Seattle.

Inspiration for an eclectic home office remodel in Houston

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Example of a trendy living room design in Miami with gray walls

2011 EcoHome Design Award Winner Key to the successful design were the homeowner priorities of family health, energy performance, and optimizing the walk-to-town construction site. To maintain health and air quality, the home features a fresh air ventilation system with energy recovery, a whole house HEPA filtration system, radiant & radiator heating distribution, and low/no VOC materials. The home’s energy performance focuses on passive heating/cooling techniques, natural daylighting, an improved building envelope, and efficient mechanical systems, collectively achieving overall energy performance of 50% better than code. To address the site opportunities, the home utilizes a footprint that maximizes southern exposure in the rear while still capturing the park view in the front. ZeroEnergy Design | Green Architecture & Mechanical Design www.ZeroEnergy.com Kauffman Tharp Design | Interior Design www.ktharpdesign.com Photos by Eric Roth