Paul Johnson
Farmhouse eat-in kitchen photo in New York with open cabinets, white cabinets and stainless steel appliances

Architect: Sarah Susanka, AIA Photography: Jim Westphalen Integration of Prairie-style architecture and Japanese garden. Palette of patterned and textures borrowed from the surroundings. Sequence of places makes a continuous necklace around the home.

Island style brick patio photo in Orange County with a bbq area

Peter McMenamin
Living room - mid-sized traditional formal and open concept medium tone wood floor living room idea in Los Angeles with beige walls, a standard fireplace and a tile fireplace

Rustic two-story wood exterior home idea in San Francisco

Example of a classic laundry room design in Minneapolis

Georgia Coast Design & Construction - Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home at St. Simons Island, GA Built on a one-acre, lakefront lot on the north end of St. Simons Island, the Southern Living Custom Builder Showcase Home is characterized as Old World European featuring exterior finishes of Mosstown brick and Old World stucco, Weathered Wood colored designer shingles, cypress beam accents and a handcrafted Mahogany door. Inside the three-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot showcase home, Old World rustic and modern European style blend with high craftsmanship to create a sense of timeless quality, stability, and tranquility. Behind the scenes, energy efficient technologies combine with low maintenance materials to create a home that is economical to maintain for years to come. The home's open floor plan offers a dining room/kitchen/great room combination with an easy flow for entertaining or family interaction. The interior features arched doorways, textured walls and distressed hickory floors.

Architect: Blaine Bonadies, Bonadies Architect Photography By: Jean Allsopp Photography “Just as described, there is an edgy, irreverent vibe here, but the result has an appropriate stature and seriousness. Love the overscale windows. And the outdoor spaces are so great.” Situated atop an old Civil War battle site, this new residence was conceived for a couple with southern values and a rock-and-roll attitude. The project consists of a house, a pool with a pool house and a renovated music studio. A marriage of modern and traditional design, this project used a combination of California redwood siding, stone and a slate roof with flat-seam lead overhangs. Intimate and well planned, there is no space wasted in this home. The execution of the detail work, such as handmade railings, metal awnings and custom windows jambs, made this project mesmerizing. Cues from the client and how they use their space helped inspire and develop the initial floor plan, making it live at a human scale but with dramatic elements. Their varying taste then inspired the theme of traditional with an edge. The lines and rhythm of the house were simplified, and then complemented with some key details that made the house a juxtaposition of styles. The wood Ultimate Casement windows were all standard sizes. However, there was a desire to make the windows have a “deep pocket” look to create a break in the facade and add a dramatic shadow line. Marvin was able to customize the jambs by extruding them to the exterior. They added a very thin exterior profile, which negated the need for exterior casing. The same detail was in the stone veneers and walls, as well as the horizontal siding walls, with no need for any modification. This resulted in a very sleek look. MARVIN PRODUCTS USED: Marvin Ultimate Casement Window

Single front door - traditional single front door idea in Boston with a dark wood front door and yellow walls

Photo by Ed Golich
Mid-sized traditional blue one-story wood exterior home idea in San Diego with a hip roof

One of the upper wall cabinets is used as a device charging station; outlets built into the cabinet drawer charge multiple devices while reducing use of counter space. The cabinet also hides a landline telephone. Photographer Greg Hadley

Barry Halkin
Example of a country three-story stone exterior home design in Philadelphia

Example of a classic backyard concrete patio kitchen design in Seattle with a gazebo

Transitional living room photo in Houston with gray walls

French country powder room photo in Houston with an undermount sink, furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, green walls and white countertops

Example of a tuscan freestanding desk dark wood floor home office design in Los Angeles with a standard fireplace

Beach style light wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and an island

Traditional white one-story gable roof idea in San Francisco

Kessler Photography
Transitional l-shaped dark wood floor kitchen photo in Omaha with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island