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Soft lines were desired in a limited space surrounded by easements, building and pool setbacks. Simple architectural curves complemented the architecture of the home. This allowed the client to have a walk around the pool and provide maximum pool surface area. The spa side dry steps allowed access to the pool steps 18" lower than the patio. The spa provides a strong visual from the family room and balancing the project the fire bowl and rainfall provides a strong visual from the arbor, grill counter, bar and master bedroom. We added a door from the master bedroom to allow access directly to the fire pit on that cold winter night. The fire bow wall provides a screen for the utility transformer and location for the rainfall. Landscaping softens the lines of the hardscape fence, and house walls. The firelight along with the low voltage lighting accent the space at night. The step lights allow for safe travel over the changes in elevation to the pool. The stone veneers match the existing grill and bar counter and the flagstone coping step treads and wall caps match existing stone kitchen patio. The concrete paving pattern was selected to match the pattern of the existing stone kitchen patio as well. The trip to the city zoning board was well worth the reward of providing everything the client wanted in a limited space. Project designed by Mike Farley. Check out Mike's reference site for more info and videos at www.FarleyPoolDesigns.com.

Second floor kitchen remodel

RAJ Kitchen and Bath, LLC

This family throws some mean parties where large crowds usually sit at the poolside. There’s an entire section of this walk out second level that is dedicated to entertaining which also gives access to the pool in the backyard. This place comes alive at night with built in surround sounds and LED lights. There was just one issue. The kitchen. The kitchen did not fit in. It was old, outdated, out-styled and nonfunctional. They knew the kitchen had to be address eventually but they just didn’t want to redo the kitchen. They wanted to revamp the kitchen, so they asked us to come in and look at the space to see how we can design this second floor kitchen in their New Rochelle home. It was a small kitchen, strategically located where it could be the hub that the family wanted it to be. It held its own amongst everything that was in the open space like the big screen TV, fireplace and pool table. That is exactly what we did in the design and here is how we did it. First, we got rid of the kitchen table and by doing so we created a peninsular. This eventually sets up the space for a couple of really cool pendant lights, some unique counter chairs and a wine cooler that was purchased before but never really had a home. We then turned our attention to the range and hood. This was not the main kitchen, so wall storage wasn’t the main goal here. We wanted to create a more open feel interaction while in the kitchen, hence we designed the free standing chimney hood alone to the left of the window. We then looked at how we can make it more entertaining. We did that by adding a Wine rack on a buffet style type area. This wall was free and would have remained empty had we not find a way to add some more glitz. Finally came the counter-top. Every detail was crucial because the view of the kitchen can be seen from when you enter the front door even if it was on the second floor walk out. The use of the space called for a waterfall edge counter-top and more importantly, the stone selection to further accentuate the effect. It was crucial that there was movement in the stone which connects to the 45 degree waterfall edge so it would be very dramatic. Nothing was overlooked in this space. It had to be done this way if it was going to have a fighting chance to take command of its territory. Have a look at some before and after photos on the left and see a brief video transformation of this lovely small kitchen. See more photos and vidoe of this transformation on our website @ http://www.rajkitchenandbath.com/portfolio-items/kitchen-remodel-new-rochelle-ny-10801/

Vintage View Metal Custom Wine Racks Installed by California Experts

Cachet Wine Cellars

These metal custom wine racks provided by VintageView promote optimum liquid temperature circulation, as well as showcase the wines in a label-forward display configuration. Proper wine presentation is an effective strategy in increasing wine sales. VintageView's modern wine rack systems can help generate sales for a wine business. At Coastal Custom Wine Cellars, our creative designers, have designed award-winning commercial wine cellars in California. Tempered dual pane glass surrounds the wines. using thermally insulated glass panels will help prevent condensation in the wine room. We installed LED spotlight to illuminate the bottles dramatically. LED is known for its low heat emission, preventing wine damage caused by UV light. Take a video tour of this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDgwixkPJM&feature=youtu.be Coastal Custom Wine Cellars 8 Waltham Rd. Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 +1 (949) 200-8134 Request a wine cellar design for FREE: https://www.winecellarsbycoastal.com/free-3d-drawing.aspx

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Niagara On The Lake Media Room

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Our clients wanted a full theater effect in their media room downstairs. We wall mounted a 65" Panasonic OLED TV, and installed in-wall and in-ceiling speakers for the Dolby Atmos Surround sound system. Two in-wall concealed subwoofers add rich bass to the space, without overwhelming the audience - and don't take up any floorspace. The theater is DIRAC calibrated, solving any acoustic issues the room may have. Arcam amplifiers power the 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos theater. An RTI home automation system, using the homeowners iPads as control interfaces, run the theater room as well as the rest of the whole home audio system, outdoor audio system and upstairs media room.