This "Not so Big House" has a lot of heart and a lot of light. It underwent a major transition both in functionality and looks. Out with dark and drab and in with pretty and fresh. Photo Credits - David Papazian Photography

Alan Williams Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized coastal light wood floor and beige floor great room remodel in London with white walls

Example of a minimalist hallway design in Austin

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Example of a large minimalist built-in desk light wood floor study room design in Toronto with white walls and no fireplace

This Manhattan Upper East side apartment renovation introduces memories of California into a New York setting for clients who embrace the Big Apple lifestyle but didn’t want to give up their Marin County, California comforts. The carved out ceilings and walls add a new dimension to the space; while the blond color woods and curved shapes bring memories of a calmer life. The overall result of the apartment design is a fun, warm and relaxing refuge from their current, higher energy lives. Photography: Charles Callister Jr.

A transmutable space that is at once a luxurious extension into the living area - literally managed by the tasteful use of parallel lines in 3-dimensional geometry. - www.0932.am Type . Residential Location . Singapore Floor Area . 1,108 SQ FT Year of Completion . 2012 Photo credit . David Chan & Dennis Lim Text Credit . Pamela Lim Interior . 0932 Design Consultants www.0932.am

The clients for this small bathroom project are passionate art enthusiasts and asked the architects to create a space based on the work of one of their favorite abstract painters, Piet Mondrian. Mondrian was a Dutch artist associated with the De Stijl movement which reduced designs down to basic rectilinear forms and primary colors within a grid. Alloy used floor to ceiling recycled glass tiles to re-interpret Mondrian's compositions, using blocks of color in a white grid of tile to delineate space and the functions within the small room. A red block of color is recessed and becomes a niche, a blue block is a shower seat, a yellow rectangle connects shower fixtures with the drain. The bathroom also has many aging-in-place design components which were a priority for the clients. There is a zero clearance entrance to the shower. We widened the doorway for greater accessibility and installed a pocket door to save space. ADA compliant grab bars were located to compliment the tile composition. Andrea Hubbell Photography

Sunroom - traditional dark wood floor sunroom idea in Atlanta with a standard ceiling

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Photography by Matthew Momberger
This is an example of a huge modern full sun backyard gravel formal garden in Los Angeles with a roof extension for summer.

Yankee Barn Homes - The living room/great room of the contemporary post and beam barn home has massive walls of windows.
Large country concrete floor living room photo in Manchester with white walls

Mid-sized transitional l-shaped utility room photo in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white walls and a side-by-side washer/dryer

Julieane Webb Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern gender-neutral carpeted playroom remodel in New York with gray walls

Large beach style guest carpeted and gray floor bedroom photo in Salt Lake City with white walls and no fireplace

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Example of a beach style medium tone wood floor bedroom design in Charleston with white walls

Small beach style l-shaped light wood floor kitchen photo in New York with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, red cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and multicolored countertops

The space under a staircase often goes to waste. Turn that empty void (or dark storage cave) into a useful workspace by building out the area with a desk and some customized storage. Construct a perfectly functional office with built-in cabinetry and convenient open shelving to store bills and household paperwork. Save space and stay organized all under one staircase. Elegant home office in San Diego with a built-in desk. — Houzz Sand Kasl Imaging

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Inspiration for a contemporary medium tone wood floor and brown floor home bar remodel in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and brown backsplash