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SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

Contemporary and bright kitchen with a dark grey backsplash and white quartz counter-tops. Photography: Michael Alan Kaskel
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SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

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SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

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The famous Tudor brick palaces of London — St. James, Hampton Court — inspire this showpiece of gable, dormer and half-dormer windows, and stained glass lighting. Modern touches include the open-style family area, generous galley kitchen that opens to the terrace to extend the entertainment outdoors. Upstairs gallery connects bedrooms to the game & media suite. Located at 5419 Bonita Avenue in the Dallas M Streets, this custom home is walkable distance from boutique restaurants and entertainment! At 4,142 square feet, this custom home is offered at $869,990 and is available for immediate move-in! Call 214-750-8482 to schedule your private home tour today! For more information, visit http://www.livingbellavita.com/5419-bonita-avenue

Photographer: Meagan Larsen
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Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architect: Murphy & Co . Design | Interiors: Twist Interior Design | Landscaping: TOPO | Photographer: Corey Gaffer
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The kitchen has a typical Hawaiian type 9 foot ceiling and the stacked wall cabinet look is really a 52" high cabinet with 2 top doors. A common construction issue was the original ceiling was significantly sloped generating large clearance variations affecting the crown installation. Solution was to build back the ceiling to be level to the top of the wall cabinets. Great work by the customer selected contractor (Landmark Pacific Builders). Photo By; Randy Trager

SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

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Engineered Flooring- Sometimes called composite wood, engineered wood differs from hardwood in that it is a veneer of hardwood on top of several wood layers underneath. It is proceed or machined to have a specific look and feel, and typically comes pre-laminated. PROS: Can be ideal for below grade installation (basement) as it is much more resistant to the affects of moisture then hardwood. Extremely fast installation. Can be installed over any sub flooring type (padding, concrete) with relative ease. CONS: Quality and durability can very greatly according to brand, and there are limited refinishing options available as engineered wood can typically only be sanded and refinished once. Edges of the panels lack a finish and can fray and allow water in. Does not last as long as real hardwood. Cost **** Installation Difficulty ** Durability *** Cleaning Difficulty **

DESIGN BUILD REMODEL | Home Office Transformation | FOUR POINT DESIGN BUILD INC. This space was once a child's bedroom and now doubles as a professional home photography post production office and a dressing room for graceful ballerinas! This completely transformed 3,500+ sf family dream home sits atop the gorgeous hills of Calabasas, CA and celebrates the strategic and eclectic merging of contemporary and mid-century modern styles with the earthy touches of a world traveler! AS SEEN IN Better Homes and Gardens | BEFORE & AFTER | 10 page feature and COVER | Spring 2016 To see more of this fantastic transformation, watch for the launch of our NEW website and blog THE FOUR POINT REPORT, where we celebrate this and other incredible design build journey! Launching September 2016. Photography by Riley Jamison #ballet #photography #remodel #LAinteriordesigner #builder #dreamproject #oneinamillion

This Year Round Betterliving Sunroom addition in Rochester, MA is a big hit with friends and neighbors alike! After seeing neighbors add a sunroom to their home – this family had to get one (and more of the neighbors followed in their footsteps, too)! Our design expert and skilled craftsmen turned an open space into a comfortable porch to keep the bugs and elements out!This style of sunroom is called a fill-in sunroom because it was built into the existing porch. Fill-in sunrooms are simple to install and take less time to build as we can typically use the existing porch to build on. All windows and doors are custom manufactured at Betterliving’s facility to fit under the existing porch roof.

Dwarf Stars New Millenium delphinium - new for 2014 by Walter's Gardens Photo credit; Dowdeswell's Delphiniums Ltd.

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Eat-in kitchen - cottage single-wall light wood floor and beige floor eat-in kitchen idea in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, an island and green backsplash