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This custom home is derived from Chinese symbolism. The color red symbolizes luck, happiness and joy in the Chinese culture. The number 8 is the most prosperous number in Chinese culture. A custom 8 branch tree is showcased on an island in the pool and a red wall serves as the background for this piece of art. The home was designed in a L-shape to take advantage of the lake view from all areas of the home. The open floor plan features indoor/outdoor living with a generous lanai, three balconies and sliding glass walls that transform the home into a single indoor/outdoor space.
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Phil Kean Design Group
Designer: Phil Kean Design Group
From: Winter Park, Florida

Robert Granoff Photography
Kitchen - contemporary kitchen idea in New York with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and white appliances
Kitchen - contemporary kitchen idea in New York with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and white appliances
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This unique design incorporates different color and sizes of river rocks. The symbol in the center was constructed of two colors of gravel. The round emblem is bordered by cork. This is part of project with large areas of decomposed granite (DG) with flagstone walkways..

Living room - contemporary formal and enclosed medium tone wood floor living room idea in New York with gray walls

Our clients on this project were inspired by their travels to Asia and wanted to mimic this aesthetic at their DC property. We designed a water feature that effectively masks adjacent traffic noise and maintains a small footprint.

Bruce Glass Photography
Inspiration for a mediterranean home theater remodel in Houston with a projector screen
Inspiration for a mediterranean home theater remodel in Houston with a projector screen

This bright red front door contrasts nicely against the white. stone exterior. Two gargoyles sit out front.
Photo credit: Emily Minton Redfield
Example of an eclectic white two-story stone house exterior design in Denver with a shingle roof and a black roof
Example of an eclectic white two-story stone house exterior design in Denver with a shingle roof and a black roof

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

Mid-sized trendy beige one-story stucco house exterior photo in Dallas with a shingle roof and a hip roof

Susan Teare
Example of a small mountain style two-story wood exterior home design in Burlington
Example of a small mountain style two-story wood exterior home design in Burlington

The 800 square-foot guest cottage is located on the footprint of a slightly smaller original cottage that was built three generations ago. With a failing structural system, the existing cottage had a very low sloping roof, did not provide for a lot of natural light and was not energy efficient. Utilizing high performing windows, doors and insulation, a total transformation of the structure occurred. A combination of clapboard and shingle siding, with standout touches of modern elegance, welcomes guests to their cozy retreat.
The cottage consists of the main living area, a small galley style kitchen, master bedroom, bathroom and sleeping loft above. The loft construction was a timber frame system utilizing recycled timbers from the Balsams Resort in northern New Hampshire. The stones for the front steps and hearth of the fireplace came from the existing cottage’s granite chimney. Stylistically, the design is a mix of both a “Cottage” style of architecture with some clean and simple “Tech” style features, such as the air-craft cable and metal railing system. The color red was used as a highlight feature, accentuated on the shed dormer window exterior frames, the vintage looking range, the sliding doors and other interior elements.
Photographer: John Hession

Photo: Stacy Larsen Photography
Inspiration for a coastal dark wood floor dining room remodel in Tampa with white walls
Inspiration for a coastal dark wood floor dining room remodel in Tampa with white walls

Distressed Light Orange Tibetan Style Jewel Symbol Round Drum Table GB770
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THE DOOR NAME ORIGIN - "PALLADIO TRE SOLID"
FINISH: WHITE
This is a bit tricky. Isn’t White the default finish that would look great on any interior door? Well, not quite.
W. is the color most often associated with perfection, honesty, cleanliness, newness, neutrality, and exactitude. The pigment has been known and used by humans since prehistoric times. In ancient Egypt, W. symbolized purity. Roman patricians paraded around in W. togas to distinguish themselves from the common folk. It was the color of choice of French monarchs. Architects of all epochs used W., with considerable enthusiasm, in various projects and for various reasons. In the United States, architects favored it when designing churches, capitols, and municipal buildings – which is, in fact, a tradition they inherited from classical and Renaissance architecture. According to some experts, most of the buildings in the celebrated Forum were either made of, or clad in, W. marble. In Taoism, it represents the yang or masculine energy, one of the two complementary natures of the universe. Many authors, both classical and contemporary, have referred to W. as a sign of purity, either physical (like William Shakespeare, whose treacherous usurper monarch wishes a heavenly rain would cleanse his blood-stained hand, washing it “white as snow”) or spiritual (like Tennessee Williams, who named his lead character Blanche (derived, incidentally, from the Germanic word blanc)) as a symbol of her innocent child-like spirit, perceptible from the moment she makes her first entrance (through the interior door stage-left).
Back in the Seventeenth Century, Sir Isaac Newton discovered that sunlight is composed of light with wavelengths across the visible spectrum which the human eye perceives as W. It is the lightest of the spectrum, and achromatic (hue-less) to boot, because it fully reflects and scatters all visible wavelengths of light, absorbing none. W. objects stand out in the dark. Depending on the surroundings, an interior door with W. finish might come off as emphatic or tactful, dominant or complementary. It blends seamlessly into most types of decor and, once the owner’s needs and disposition are taken into account, can symbolize - oh, so many different things, while bringing back a myriad memories: from those glorious snowy Alpine slopes and peaks to the fluffy tops of the wayward herd of cumulus cloud heap over the horizon on a balmy afternoon in the Caribbean. Tropical sand beaches are W. due to the high quantity of calcium carbonate they get from tiny bits of seashells ground to powder by the waves. In a number of cultures W. can also symbolize festivity, and be used lavishly to brighten up weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries. It is beautiful. Make sure it goes well with your interior door model, though.

A grand wooden gate introduces the series of arrival sequences to be taken in along the private drive to the main ranch grounds.
This is an example of a farmhouse privacy and full sun front yard stone fence driveway in Denver for summer.
This is an example of a farmhouse privacy and full sun front yard stone fence driveway in Denver for summer.
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