The view on axis with the entry door looking towards the Living Room and out to the Lake.
Example of a large farmhouse dark wood floor and brown floor great room design in Chicago with white walls, a stone fireplace and a standard fireplace

Inspiration for a timeless white three-story clapboard house exterior remodel in Boston with a hip roof, a shingle roof and a gray roof

Bunch was asked by design architect Clark Stevens to collaborate on a house in Utah for his brother. The house floats over the wetland on a combination of concrete pier, steel and sips panel floor system letting the wetland flow underneath undisturbed. The building orientation takes advantage of great views east and west toward the mountains. Rhythm of columns and trusses every 8 feet inverts in the double high living room to make a space that is lofty and intimate. Photographed by: Bo Sundius

A Spanish Revival residence tucked behind mature trees and climbing greenery. A wrought-iron garden gate opens onto a brick pathway, leading toward a shaded entrance framed by white stucco walls and terracotta roof tiles. The approach feels private, established, and distinctly Californian.

alyssa kirsten
Example of a mid-sized trendy loft-style medium tone wood floor living room library design in New York with white walls, no fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Modern Luxe Home in North Dallas with Parisian Elements. Luxury Modern Design. Heavily black and white with earthy touches. White walls, black cabinets, open shelving, resort-like master bedroom, modern yet feminine office. Light and bright. Fiddle leaf fig. Olive tree. Performance Fabric.

Photo by Carolyn Bates
Bedroom - mid-sized contemporary master light wood floor and yellow floor bedroom idea in Burlington with white walls

We began by removing the patchwork of “updates” that left a confusing pastiche. At the front of the house, we removed a late addition window and veneer stonework. Starting over now with a clean slate, we chose a color palette of rich charcoal and warm coral-orange. Over the new smooth stucco finish, we built two custom vertical screens with natural cedar to break up the expanse of the front walls and replaced the dated garage door with a stunning cedar door. New concrete planters hold an exotic collection of cactii at the entrance.

Even as night descends, the new deck and green plantings feel bright and lively. Photo by Meghan Montgomery.
Large elegant backyard ground level privacy and metal railing deck photo in Seattle with a roof extension

TJ Thoraldson
Inspiration for a modern two-story mixed siding exterior home remodel in Minneapolis

Nomoi Design LLC
Large transitional dark wood floor great room photo in DC Metro with beige walls, a two-sided fireplace and a brick fireplace

Trendy bathroom photo in Chicago

Lincoln Barbour
Living room - mid-sized 1960s open concept living room idea in Portland with orange walls, a wall-mounted tv, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace

This office is modern and cultural at the same time. The shelving and mantel are used to exhibit items from their travels. The tile around the fireplace brings a sense of deco to the room along with the desk and guest bench.

Example of a large beach style wooden u-shaped cable railing staircase design in Miami with painted risers

The Tice Residences replace a run-down and aging duplex with two separate, modern, Santa Barbara homes. Although the unique creek-side site (which the client’s original home looked toward across a small ravine) proposed significant challenges, the clients were certain they wanted to live on the lush “Riviera” hillside. The challenges presented were ultimately overcome through a thorough and careful study of site conditions. With an extremely efficient use of space and strategic placement of windows and decks, privacy is maintained while affording expansive views from each home to the creek, downtown Santa Barbara and Pacific Ocean beyond. Both homes appear to have far more openness than their compact lots afford. The solution strikes a balance between enclosure and openness. Walls and landscape elements divide and protect two private domains, and are in turn, carefully penetrated to reveal views. Both homes are variations on one consistent theme: elegant composition of contemporary, “warm” materials; strong roof planes punctuated by vertical masses; and floating decks. The project forms an intimate connection with its setting by using site-excavated stone, terracing landscape planters with native plantings, and utilizing the shade provided by its ancient Riviera Oak trees. 2012 AIA Santa Barbara Chapter Merit Award Jim Bartsch Photography

Raised dining deck with driveway beyond. Photo by Clark Dugger
Mid-sized trendy backyard deck photo in Los Angeles with no cover

The dining area opens to the view a small deck and the pond below via a 9' wide pocked door. Both sides of the dining space can be fully opened to the site. Inspired by local fishing shacks and wharf buildings dotting the coast of Maine, this retreat interweaves large glazed openings with simple taut-skinned New England shingled cottages. This skin is incised to open views to the sea beyond and relies on light steel framing and thin braces to preserve the simple forms eroded toward sweeping views. Eric Reinholdt - Project Architect/Lead Designer with Elliott + Elliott Architecture Photo: Tom Crane Photography, Inc.

Huge transitional l-shaped light wood floor open concept kitchen photo in Seattle with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, an island and gray countertops