Photography by John Merkl.
Family room - transitional open concept dark wood floor and brown floor family room idea in San Francisco with white walls

photography by Joe Dodd
Inspiration for a contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.

Jim Bartsch Photography
Photo of a large mid-century modern full sun backyard concrete paver garden path in Santa Barbara.

Farmhouse kitchen photo in Minneapolis

Design Firm: Dallas Design Group, Interiors Designer: Tracy Rasor Design Associate: Christina Garcia Photography: Dan Piassick
Transitional guest dark wood floor bedroom photo in Dallas with no fireplace

Inspiration for a large coastal open concept light wood floor and brown floor family room remodel in San Francisco with white walls, no fireplace and a media wall

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017

Walk-in closet - large transitional gender-neutral carpeted walk-in closet idea with white cabinets and recessed-panel cabinets

Entry Way. Photo by Yorgos Efthymiadis
Entryway - coastal entryway idea in New York

Inspiration for a large transitional partial sun backyard mulch formal garden in Minneapolis.

This contemporary wine cellar is made of chrome metal wine racks, and a high gloss white finish over wood. The floor is marble and the cellar holds over 900+ bottles and has a cooling system. An all glass exterior grade wine cellar door allows all visitors to peer into the backlit LED lighting and custom displays.

Surrounded by 30 year old trees, the homeowners were looking for an organic, modern, low maintenance finish to their outdoor environment. Utilizing the pre-existing mature apple tree in the backyard VisionScapes developed a tranquil retreat that extended the sq.ft of the home through a series of terraced concrete and wood decks. Pathways and patio systems were locally sourced from a quarry on the edge of the Rocky Mountains. Photo credit: Jamen Rhodes

Living room - large contemporary formal and open concept light wood floor and beige floor living room idea in San Francisco with white walls, a standard fireplace and no tv

Example of a large cottage chic medium tone wood floor open concept kitchen design in Los Angeles with a farmhouse sink, white cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and shaker cabinets

Lisbon Cork Co. Ltd. Fine Cork Flooring combines the beauty of a natural material with the comfort of a cushioned surface. It is durable, acoustical, and a great insulator. The bark of the cork tree is peeled without destroying the tree and it grows back within nine years, ready to be harvested again. Warm to the touch and resilient, cork floors are a joy to live with. Cork is considered a green product because the same tree can be harvested numerous times.

Photography by William Quarles, Jill Frey-Designer, Cabinets by K&K Custom Cabinets, Harper Construction General Contractor
Elegant black tile bathroom photo in Charleston with gray cabinets and beaded inset cabinets

Trendy brown two-story wood house exterior photo in Detroit with a hip roof

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Kitchen - cottage kitchen idea in Atlanta with white backsplash

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