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Here's a complete bathroom remodel done for a family in Long Beach. Though this bathroom may look like a simple small and compact bathroom, this room holds a lot of great features. The main attraction of this bathroom comes from the open shower that is accompanied by a accented black tile wall. This shower is also featured with a full length niche for shower accessories and a bench for extra support. The bathroom is enhanced more by the golden features that come from the knobs and faucet. This bathroom is the perfect master bathroom extension.

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REED BROTHERS design & build, Todd W. Reed, Ron Reed, Hall County, Gainesville, Lake Lanier
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**Spatial Composition & Architectural Volume** The kitchen is organized as a tightly disciplined L-configuration, with a perimeter run terminating against a full-height flanking volume of pale oak that functions less as cabinetry than as a piece of architecture — a plinth-like wall plane that crops the composition and establishes a deliberate foreground register. The photograph is constructed around this layered depth: a near-field vertical panel in figured, high-gloss timber, a middle ground of stone counter and backsplash, and a partial view of the island's marble slab entering from the right, its mitred waterfall edge implying a broader room beyond the frame. Overhead, a recessed coffer with a slender illuminated reveal introduces a subtractive geometry that lightens the ceiling plane and visually widens the volume, while a bronze-toned reveal band above the upper cabinetry acts as a horizontal datum, resolving the tall casework into a controlled cornice line. The millwork is resolutely frameless and handleless — grain-matched, push-latch or channel-pull, with a single elongated vertical bar as the sole legible hardware gesture — producing an unbroken rhythm of vertical joints that reads as continuous paneling rather than a sequence of doors. Sightlines are horizontal and calm, with the sink and cooktop absorbed into the counter plane so that no appliance disrupts the elevation's monolithic character. **Materiality, Color & Texture** The palette is a study in tonal wood contrast: a light, straight-grained rift-cut white oak with cool, slightly greyed undertones on the flanking wall and upper wall plane, set against a deeply fumed or shou-sugi-ban-inflected timber — likely charred cedar or ebonized ash — whose cathedral figuring erupts across the cabinet fronts in swirling, almost calligraphic pattern. The dark casework carries a lacquered or oiled sheen high enough to register soft specular reflection, an unexpected gloss that animates the grain and prevents the mass from reading as flat or inert. Countertops and the full-height backsplash are executed in a pale calcite or quartzite with a scratched, hairline-veined surface and a warm ivory-to-buff cast, honed rather than polished so that light diffuses rather than bounces. Metals are exclusively unlacquered brass in varying states of patina — the gooseneck faucet, cross-handle valves and pot-filler read as aged, almost archaeological, their warm amber oxidation echoed by the burnished spun-brass pendant. Accessory objects sustain the discipline: a dark turned-wood fruit bowl with citrus supplying the only chromatic accent, matte stoneware mugs in a two-tone glaze, and a raw olivewood board with sage — organic, low-saturation, tactile counterpoints to the machined precision of the joinery. **Lighting, Atmosphere & Style Profile** Illumination is almost entirely architectural and indirect. A concealed linear source beneath the upper cabinets grazes the stone backsplash, throwing a soft luminous gradient that dissolves upward and makes the slab appear internally lit — the room's principal light event and its emotional center. This is reinforced by the ceiling's perimeter reveal, which washes the plane without visible fixtures, and by the alabaster-diffused brass pendant, whose disc of translucent stone glows with a low-kelvin warmth entirely consonant with the metalwork below. Daylight appears to enter obliquely from beyond the frame, modelling the oak wall in a gentle falloff; the overall exposure is low-key and chiaroscuro-adjacent, with deep, velvety shadow permitted in the lower casework. The resulting atmosphere is hushed, cellar-cool yet materially warm — contemplative rather than performative. Stylistically, the project synthesizes into a refined **warm minimalism with distinct Japandi inheritance**: the reductive planarity and joint discipline of European modernist cabinetry married to a Japanese sensibility for charred timber, grain expression, and the elevation of patina and imperfection. It is a kitchen conceived as a quiet interior landscape — appliance-suppressed, ornament-free, and dependent for its richness entirely on the intrinsic character of its materials.

Bubble Moonstone accent tile pumps up a wavy white background without being jarring. The river rock shower and sand colored floor tile in the main area evoke the beach.

ELIMINATING ECHOS IN A LUXURY POOL HOUSE Innovative & Unobtrusive Acoustic Treatments Engaged By WSDG-Brasil BELO HORIZONTE, BRASIL: How do you keep your pool house from reverberating like a gymnasium? For the owners of a luxurious villa set amidst of one of Brasil’s most breathtaking landscapes, the views and the pastoral silence were priceless. A wide expanse of windows surrounding the infinite lap pool draw attention to the spectacular mountains and gardens framing this opulent weekend residence. Intrusive echoes of laughter and music were unacceptable. The critical acoustical designs devised by WSDG Brasil for the villa’s home theater and other living spaces were inspired by the firms’ professional recording studio expertise. Inhibiting sound from invading or escaping sensitive listening areas is a WSDG specialty. The enclosed pool and spa area, however presented uniquely troubling waters. Especially challenging was the requirement that the acoustical treatments unobtrusively compliment the sumptuous custom finishes. In addition to the 46’ long, 10’ wide lap pool, the 2100 sq. ft structure includes a gym, Jacuzzi and wet bar, bounded by three walls of double height windows. A movable glass sealing system was installed to maintain interior warmth during the cool, mountain region evenings. Prognosis? Warm, but noisy. Here, professional recording studio design techniques provided solutions. Each window, including an expansive skylight grid comprised of 24 individual 7’x5’motorized Italian glass panels, was fitted with two layers of Clearsorber™ Foil special micro-perforated transparent foil with 1” of air space separating the layers. Mounting the foil layers 2” below the glass skylight insured optimal sound absorption. Developed in Germany, these innovative translucent plastic sheets absorb medium and high frequency reverberation to resolve sonic reflection issues. “We have hung panels of this material in front of glass windows in recording studios,” explains WSDG Brasil, GM Renato Cipriano. “They have proved very effective in helping us ‘tune’ rooms without obstructing views. Now they are proving equally helpful in this residential application.” The foil’s full transparency insures unimpeded views and eliminates traditional pool house reverberation. Happily, the product also serves as a UV ray filtering system. Cipriano reports that special attention was also devoted to the pool house floor which is situated over a large machine room. “A number of generators, pumps and air conditioning units live beneath the pool,” he says. “Thanks to our acoustic treatments, they hum away doing their jobs without making their presence known to the guests.” Morro do Chapeau was designed by celebrated Brasilian architect Eduarda Correa. The extensive A/V installation was designed and installed by Versao Brasileira, a leading Belo Horizonte-based high-end home theater specialist. “We have participated on a number of challenging projects with Versao Brasileira,” Cipriano concludes. “They are extremely knowledgeable and we welcome the opportunity to collaborated with them.” ### Photos: Five views of the Morro do Chapeau pool house in Belo Horizonte, Brasil. All glass windows including the expansive skylight are insulated by a special micro perforated transparent foil to eliminate audio reverberation and also serve as a UV ray filtering system. Please credit photos by Jomar Braganca

This was a historic home renovation and it was important to preserve as much of the original structure as possible. The ceiling ties were removed and then built back in after the structure was re-engineered to make the space livable. The beams were then painted and fitted with lights to brighten the space.

Our clients house was built in 2012, so it was not that outdated, it was just dark. The clients wanted to lighten the kitchen and create something that was their own, using more unique products. The master bath needed to be updated and they wanted the upstairs game room to be more functional for their family. The original kitchen was very dark and all brown. The cabinets were stained dark brown, the countertops were a dark brown and black granite, with a beige backsplash. We kept the dark cabinets but lightened everything else. A new translucent frosted glass pantry door was installed to soften the feel of the kitchen. The main architecture in the kitchen stayed the same but the clients wanted to change the coffee bar into a wine bar, so we removed the upper cabinet door above a small cabinet and installed two X-style wine storage shelves instead. An undermount farm sink was installed with a 23” tall main faucet for more functionality. We replaced the chandelier over the island with a beautiful Arhaus Poppy large antique brass chandelier. Two new pendants were installed over the sink from West Elm with a much more modern feel than before, not to mention much brighter. The once dark backsplash was now a bright ocean honed marble mosaic 2”x4” a top the QM Calacatta Miel quartz countertops. We installed undercabinet lighting and added over-cabinet LED tape strip lighting to add even more light into the kitchen. We basically gutted the Master bathroom and started from scratch. We demoed the shower walls, ceiling over tub/shower, demoed the countertops, plumbing fixtures, shutters over the tub and the wall tile and flooring. We reframed the vaulted ceiling over the shower and added an access panel in the water closet for a digital shower valve. A raised platform was added under the tub/shower for a shower slope to existing drain. The shower floor was Carrara Herringbone tile, accented with Bianco Venatino Honed marble and Metro White glossy ceramic 4”x16” tile on the walls. We then added a bench and a Kohler 8” rain showerhead to finish off the shower. The walk-in shower was sectioned off with a frameless clear anti-spot treated glass. The tub was not important to the clients, although they wanted to keep one for resale value. A Japanese soaker tub was installed, which the kids love! To finish off the master bath, the walls were painted with SW Agreeable Gray and the existing cabinets were painted SW Mega Greige for an updated look. Four Pottery Barn Mercer wall sconces were added between the new beautiful Distressed Silver leaf mirrors instead of the three existing over-mirror vanity bars that were originally there. QM Calacatta Miel countertops were installed which definitely brightened up the room! Originally, the upstairs game room had nothing but a built-in bar in one corner. The clients wanted this to be more of a media room but still wanted to have a kitchenette upstairs. We had to remove the original plumbing and electrical and move it to where the new cabinets were. We installed 16’ of cabinets between the windows on one wall. Plank and Mill reclaimed barn wood plank veneers were used on the accent wall in between the cabinets as a backing for the wall mounted TV above the QM Calacatta Miel countertops. A kitchenette was installed to one end, housing a sink and a beverage fridge, so the clients can still have the best of both worlds. LED tape lighting was added above the cabinets for additional lighting. The clients love their updated rooms and feel that house really works for their family now. Design/Remodel by Hatfield Builders & Remodelers | Photography by Versatile Imaging

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