Example of a classic staircase design in Cincinnati

Miss Frugal Fancy Pants
Cottage chic family room photo in Tampa

xBlink Photography
Large trendy gray tile and glass tile alcove shower photo in Salt Lake City

Advice on interior design is available everywhere—from TV shows and websites to books, magazines and apps. We love seeing people become engaged in design and educated on the wide range of possibilities. But we hope you’ll proceed with caution. It’s not that style errors are a matter of life and death. It’s just that it’s easy to choose designs that aren’t necessarily reflective of your own personality and character. And since you’re typically stuck with your interior design decisions for years, styles that don’t quite fit can tend to grate on you. Interiors that give one person comfort may unleash chaos in someone else. This goes beyond favorite colors or hot trends, right to the heart of interior design, where you find questions of composition, balance, repetition, space and more. The goal is to find that unique combination of design elements that gives you comfort, support and balance. In one home, that perfect balance was struck through the use of symmetry. A pair of comfortable swivel chairs sit beneath matching indigo patterned paintings. Matching bookcases below the paintings contain similar, but not identical, arrangements of books, vases and bowls. Woods and bronzes help warm up the simple white bookcase shelving. Two matching poufs in front of the fireplace provide additional seating. The sofa is accented with a pair of pillows with a blue pattern that echoes the artwork. The effect of the symmetry is to achieve order and simplicity, which I promote at every opportunity. After all, your home interiors should be the setting or the backdrop of your life—not center stage. Antique bronze and blue are complementary colors. Together, they offer a rich palette of richness and depth, which brings out the beauty of wood and stone. In the home office, a unique, whitewash-stained wooden desk rests on metal, Sawhorse-inspired legs for a warm, rustic look. The black leather chair features a contemporary silhouette with an antique brass frame. An adjustable desk lamp has bronze accents. The bookcase combines a sleek, black metal frame with concrete shelves, for another unusual pairing. It’s kept uncluttered for an orderly, peaceful look. Items on the shelves include a bronze-accented lamp and a pair of high gloss-finished wooden bookends. The elegant artwork behind the desk is a simple midnight-blue and bronze with mottled white. Deep blues are again picked up in the rug, which adds a stately vibe with a modern pattern and satisfying texture. Within the framework of symmetry, the living room repeats the blue-and-bronze color scheme. A large midcentury brass clock above the fireplace keeps the natural stone visible, rather than hidden behind a painting or television, while its straight lines and color create a beautiful contrast. The sofa is a soft, neutral blue. The pattern on the round brass side table features echoes the darker blue-patterned rug, as well as the rug in the office, tying the rooms together. Indigo blue books adjacent to bronze vases on the shelves repeat the color scheme. The soapstone-topped coffee table echoes the shape of the fireplace. A pair of tall, matching floor lamps with long wooden bases, brass pulls and simple linen shades combine both the colors and symmetry found throughout the home.

Lightstreams Renaissance Collection Peacock with Lightstream Accent Jewel Tile Mystic Spring
Pool - pool idea in San Francisco

custom bronze kelp front door latch detail
Inspiration for an eclectic single front door remodel in Seattle with a light wood front door

Minimalist home design photo in Salt Lake City

A close up shot of the tone on tone texture with a hint of pearl in the background.

Custom submarine themed basement

Mark Mahan

Iron Collection Iron Frost is introduced as a neutral and minimalist design which is distinguishable by its delicate notes of metallic sheen on a white background that bring light grey shades, bringing light to the piece. With this new model, the Iron Collection now offers 7 different modern and eye- catching designs. Available in: 3mm, 6mm & 12mm, Satin finish, 3.200 x 1.500 mm or 3.600 x 1.200 mm

Bespoke made wardrobes with cutout handle detail. Sprayed in F&B Peignoir.
Bedroom - mid-sized contemporary master carpeted, gray floor and vaulted ceiling bedroom idea in Essex with gray walls

W. Douglas Gilpin, Jr. FAIA
Mid-sized mountain style enclosed living room photo with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

This weekend getaway/barn is finished with HardiePlank siding with Board and Batten accents.This classic style of wide, vertical “boards” coupled with smaller width wooden strips called “battens” covering the seams between boards, provides texture and dimension, adding visual interest. Strengthened by its renowned ColorPlus® Technology, HardiePlank is a durable, low maintenance choice that will last for years

Contemporary gray two-story house exterior idea in San Diego

Jefferson Door supplied the interior doors (Masonite), exterior doors, windows (Krestmart), moulding, stair parts and hardware (Emtek) for this home. House was built by Hyman L Bartolo Jr. Contractors.

Bathroom - 1950s bathroom idea in London

This was a fun work of art. With a little Frank Lloyd Wright influence and a little Salvadore Dali style flair and artisan friend and I collaborated on this unique entry table. The custom stained glass breaks through the table with a deep cut organically carved break line. It is colorful and visually stunning especially at the polished edge of the top. The organically carved protrusion adds extra interest at the internal view of the carved glass opening.