Spacecrafting Photography
Kids' room - coastal gender-neutral medium tone wood floor and wallpaper ceiling kids' room idea in Minneapolis with white walls

Large transitional master gray tile and marble tile gray floor and marble floor bathroom photo in Dallas with gray cabinets, shaker cabinets, green walls, quartz countertops and a hinged shower door

David Duncan Livingston
Inspiration for a large transitional carpeted bedroom remodel in San Francisco with multicolored walls and no fireplace

Photo by Lucy Call
Living room - transitional living room idea in Salt Lake City with beige walls

Living room - mid-sized industrial open concept medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Tampa with white walls, a tv stand and no fireplace

Haris Kenjar
Staircase - mid-sized eclectic wooden l-shaped wood railing staircase idea in Seattle with painted risers

Mudroom - small farmhouse painted wood floor and gray floor mudroom idea in Minneapolis with gray walls

Main stairs
Staircase - shabby-chic style painted staircase idea in Los Angeles with painted risers

Study room - small modern freestanding desk dark wood floor and brown floor study room idea in Minneapolis with gray walls

Home office - scandinavian freestanding desk home office idea in Los Angeles with white walls

A bold gallery wall backs the dining space of the great room. Photo by Adam Milliron
Great room - large eclectic light wood floor and beige floor great room idea in Other with white walls and no fireplace

Family room library - transitional family room library idea in New York with blue walls

Dustin Peck
Transitional dining room photo in Charlotte with gray walls and a standard fireplace

360-Vip Photography - Dean Riedel Schrader & Co - Remodeler
Eclectic family room photo in Minneapolis with blue walls

Suzanna Scott Photography
Bedroom - 1960s master light wood floor bedroom idea in San Francisco with no fireplace and multicolored walls

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

Maxine Schnitzer Photography
Dining room - farmhouse dark wood floor dining room idea in DC Metro with white walls

Example of a large transitional white floor and porcelain tile entryway design in Miami with beige walls and a glass front door

Amy Bartlam
Kids' room - mid-sized contemporary gender-neutral medium tone wood floor and brown floor kids' room idea in Los Angeles with orange walls