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Home theater - large transitional enclosed carpeted home theater idea in New York with blue walls and a projector screen

The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

Designing and programming an entire home automation system is an art. Understanding and taking into account a multi-generation family's needs, and making all electronics work together in a easy and usable way takes years of experience. Let Domotics help you bring life to your environment.

Home Automation provides personalized control of lights, shades, AV, temperature, security, and all of the technology throughout your home from your favorite device. We program button keypads, touch screens, iPads and smart phones to control functions from home or away.

A 1927 colonial home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, received a breathtaking renovation that required extensive work, transforming it from a tucked away, utilitarian space, to an all-purpose gathering room, a role that most kitchens embrace in a home today. The scope of work changed over the course of the project, starting more minimalistically and then quickly becoming the main focus of the house's remodeling, resulting in a staircase being relocated and walls being torn down to create an inviting focal point to the home where family and friends could connect. The focus of the functionality was to allow for multiple prep areas with the inclusion of two islands and sinks, two eating areas (one for impromptu snacking and small meals of younger family members and friends on island no. two and a built-in bench seat for everyday meals in the immediate family). The kitchen was equipped with all Subzero and Wolf appliances, including a 48" range top with a 12" griddle, two double ovens, a 42" built-in side by side refrigerator and freezer, a microwave drawer on island no. one and a beverage center and icemaker in island no. two. The aesthetic feeling embraces the architectural feel of the home while adding a modern sensibility with the revamped layout and graphic elements that tie the color palette of whites, chocolate and charcoal. The cabinets were custom made and outfitted with beaded inset doors with a Shaker panel frame and finished in Benjamin Moore's OC-17 White Dove, a soft white that allowed for the kitchen to feel warm while still maintaining its brightness. Accents of walnut were added to create a sense of warmth, including a custom premium grade walnut countertop on island no. one from Brooks Custom and a TV cabinet with a doggie feeding station beneath. Bringing the cabinet line to the 8'6" ceiling height helps the room feel taller and bold light fixtures at the islands and eating area add detail to an otherwise simpler ceiling detail. The 1 1/4" countertops feature Calacatta Gold Marble with an ogee edge detail. Special touches on the interiors include secret storage panels, an appliance garage, breadbox, pull-out drawers behind the cabinet doors and all soft-close hinges and drawer glides. A kneading area was made as a part of island no. one for the homeowners' love of baking, complete with a stone top allowing for dough to stay cool. Baskets beneath store kitchen essentials that need air circulation. The room adjacent to the kitchen was converted to a hearth room (from a formal dining room) to extend the kitchen's living space and allow for a natural spillover for family and guests to spill into. Jason Miller, Pixelate

The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

Home Automation provides personalized control of lights, shades, AV, temperature, security, and all of the technology throughout your home from your favorite device. We program button keypads, touch screens, iPads and smart phones to control functions from home or away.

This renovation project updates an existing New York 1920s apartment with a modern sensibility. Replacing the cellular pre-war layout of the central spaces with a built-in walnut credenza and white lacquer side board effectively opens the plan to create a unified and spacious living area. The back side of the full-height dining room side-board screens views from the entrance foyer. The modern design of the new built-ins at center of the space is balanced by perimeter radiator covers and a full-height bookshelf which work with the period trim detail. Photography: Mikiko Kikuyama

This renovation project updates an existing New York 1920s apartment with a modern sensibility. Replacing the cellular pre-war layout of the central spaces with a built-in walnut credenza and white lacquer side board effectively opens the plan to create a unified and spacious living area. The back side of the full-height dining room side-board screens views from the entrance foyer. The modern design of the new built-ins at center of the space is balanced by perimeter radiator covers and a full-height bookshelf which work with the period trim detail. Photography: Mikiko Kikuyama

Example of a transitional bathroom design in Philadelphia

Pineapple House incorporated energy efficient down lights and 1" slotted linear air diffusers in the new coffered and beamed ceilings. This cooling system is non-obtrusive and blends well in the ceiling blocks. Daniel Newcomb Photography

The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

Metropolis Textured Melamine door style in Argent Oak Vertical finish. Designed by Danielle Melchione, CKD of Reico Kitchen & Bath. Photographed by BTW Images LLC.

Sandalwood Granite Hearth Sandalwood Granite hearth is the material of choice for this client’s fireplace. Granite hearth details include a full radius and full bullnose edge with a slight overhang. This DIY fireplace renovation was beautifully designed and implemented by the clients. French Creek Designs was chosen for the selection of granite for their hearth from the many remnants available at available slab yard. Adding the wood mantle to offset the wood fireplace is a bonus in addition to the decor. Sandalwood Granite Hearth complete in Client Project Fireplace Renovation ~ Thank you for sharing! As a result, Client Testimony “French Creek did a fantastic job in the size and shape of the stone. It’s beautiful! Thank you!” Hearth Materials of Choice In addition, to granite selections available is quartz and wood hearths. French Creek Designs home improvement designers work with various local artisans for wood hearths and mantels in addition to Grothouse which offers wood in 60+ wood species, and 30 edge profiles. Granite Slab Yard Available When it comes to stone, there is no substitute for viewing full slabs granite. You will be able to view our inventory of granite at our local slab yard. Alternatively, French Creek Designs can arrange client viewing of stone slabs. Get unbeatable prices with our No Waste Program Stone Countertops. The No Waste Program features a selection of granite we keep in stock. Having a large countertop selection inventory on hand. This allows us to only charge for the square footage you need, with no additional transportation costs. In addition, to the full slabs remember to peruse through the remnants for those smaller projects such as tabletops, small vanity countertops, mantels and hearths. Many great finds such as the sandalwood granite hearth as seen in this fireplace renovation.

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Kitchen - kitchen idea in Houston

The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

Home Automation provides personalized control of lights, shades, AV, temperature, security, and all of the technology throughout your home from your favorite device. We program button keypads, touch screens, iPads and smart phones to control functions from home or away.