Inspiration for a tropical powder room remodel in Los Angeles

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Example of a mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor bedroom design in Boston with blue walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Playroom - transitional gender-neutral medium tone wood floor and gray floor playroom idea in Toronto with multicolored walls

Nursery - transitional gender-neutral nursery idea in Austin with multicolored walls

Small transitional travertine floor and beige floor bathroom photo in St Louis with flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, a two-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and multicolored countertops

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Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Austin

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Mid-sized transitional guest bedroom photo in Providence with multicolored walls and no fireplace

Check out our latest nursery room project for lifestyle influencer Dani Austin. Art deco meets Palm Springs baby! This room is full of whimsy and charm. Soft plush velvet, a feathery chandelier, and pale nit rug add loads of texture to this room. We could not be more in love with how it turned out!

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Mid-sized farmhouse cement tile floor and gray floor powder room photo in San Francisco with open cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, beige walls and a console sink

Elegant enclosed dining room photo in New York

Richard Leo Johnson Wallpaper: Custom (Rethink Design Studio, Black Crow Studios) Wall Sconce: Antler Sconce - Jason Miller (Lumens) Mirror: Custom (Rethink Design Studio, Pique Studio) Vanity: Custom teak vanity with marble slab and blackened metal shelf (Rethink Design Studio, AWD Savannah, Pique Studio) Faucet: Minimal - Lacava Sink: Verticyl Undermount - Kohler Towel Ring: Modern Towel Ring - Restoration Hardware

Bathroom - small traditional bathroom idea in New York with a pedestal sink and multicolored walls

Large trendy guest medium tone wood floor and beige floor bedroom photo in Phoenix with brown walls

Photography by Keith Scott Morton From grand estates, to exquisite country homes, to whole house renovations, the quality and attention to detail of a "Significant Homes" custom home is immediately apparent. Full time on-site supervision, a dedicated office staff and hand picked professional craftsmen are the team that take you from groundbreaking to occupancy. Every "Significant Homes" project represents 45 years of luxury homebuilding experience, and a commitment to quality widely recognized by architects, the press and, most of all....thoroughly satisfied homeowners. Our projects have been published in Architectural Digest 6 times along with many other publications and books. Though the lion share of our work has been in Fairfield and Westchester counties, we have built homes in Palm Beach, Aspen, Maine, Nantucket and Long Island.

An Arts & Crafts Bungalow is one of my favorite styles of homes. We have quite a few of them in our Stockton Mid-Town area. And when C&L called us to help them remodel their 1923 American Bungalow, I was beyond thrilled. As per usual, when we get a new inquiry, we quickly Google the project location while we are talking to you on the phone. My excitement escalated when I saw the Google Earth Image of the sweet Sage Green bungalow in Mid-Town Stockton. "Yes, we would be interested in working with you," I said trying to keep my cool. But what made it even better was meeting C&L and touring their home, because they are the nicest young couple, eager to make their home period perfect. Unfortunately, it had been slightly molested by some bad house-flippers, and we needed to bring the bathroom back to it "roots." We knew we had to banish the hideous brown tile and cheap vanity quickly. But C&L complained about the condensation problems and the constant fight with mold. This immediately told me that improper remodeling had occurred and we needed to remedy that right away. The Before: Frustrations with a Botched Remodel The bathroom needed to be brought back to period appropriate design with all the functionality of a modern bathroom. We thought of things like marble countertop, white mosaic floor tiles, white subway tile, board and batten molding, and of course a fabulous wallpaper. This small (and only) bathroom on a tight budget required a little bit of design sleuthing to figure out how we could get the proper look and feel. Our goal was to determine where to splurge and where to economize and how to complete the remodel as quickly as possible because C&L would have to move out while construction was going on. The Process: Hard Work to Remedy Design and Function During our initial design study, (which included 2 hours in the owners’ home), we noticed framed images of William Morris Arts and Crafts textile patterns and knew this would be our design inspiration. We presented C&L with three options and they quickly selected the Pimpernel Design Concept. We had originally selected the Black and Olive colors with a black vanity, mirror, and black and white floor tile. C&L liked it but weren’t quite sure about the black, We went back to the drawing board and decided the William & Co Pimpernel Wallpaper in Bayleaf and Manilla color with a softer gray painted vanity and mirror and white floor tile was more to their liking. After the Design Concept was approved, we went to work securing the building permit, procuring all the elements, and scheduling our trusted tradesmen to perform the work. We did uncover some shoddy work by the flippers such as live electrical wires hidden behind the wall, plumbing venting cut-off and buried in the walls (hence the constant dampness), the tub barely balancing on two fence boards across the floor joist, and no insulation on the exterior wall. All of the previous blunders were fixed and the bathroom put back to its previous glory. We could feel the house thanking us for making it pretty again. The After Reveal: Cohesive Design Decisions We selected a simple white subway tile for the tub/shower. This is always classic and in keeping with the style of the house. We selected a pre-fab vanity and mirror, but they look rich with the quartz countertop. There is much more storage in this small vanity than you would think. The Transformation: A Period Perfect Refresh We began the remodel just as the pandemic reared and stay-in-place orders went into effect. As C&L were already moved out and living with relatives, we got the go-ahead from city officials to get the work done (after all, how can you shelter in place without a bathroom?). All our tradesmen were scheduled to work so that only one crew was on the job site at a time. We stayed on the original schedule with only a one week delay. The end result is the sweetest little bathroom I've ever seen (and I can't wait to start work on C&L's kitchen next). Thank you for joining me in this project transformation. I hope this inspired you to think about being creative with your design projects, determining what works best in keeping with the architecture of your space, and carefully assessing how you can have the best life in your home.

Photography by Stephani Buchman.
Mid-sized elegant girl medium tone wood floor and brown floor nursery photo in Toronto with pink walls

Home office - transitional freestanding desk dark wood floor home office idea in Minneapolis

Wallpaper: York 63353 Estuary Paint: Egret White Sw 7570 Tile: AMT Treverk White- all 3 sizes- Staggered. Grout: Mapei 93 Warm Gray Wine Room: See detail C3 Cabinet: Clear Alder- Ebony- Slab Door Wood top Tile: AMT Lounge Spritzer 12 x24 Deco Inlay – Horizontal stacked Grout: Mapei 93 Warm Gray Photography: Steve Chenn

Large tuscan porcelain tile and white floor foyer photo in Miami with multicolored walls