Photo of a contemporary landscaping in Boston.

This is an example of a contemporary landscaping in Boston.

Kelly Mitchell - Medford Home Furnishings used 5 of our window boxes to hold colorful Bougainvillea to create a colorful splash on her home during the local Garden Tour. The window boxes helped make the tour of her home a success.

Inspiration for a timeless wine cellar remodel in Dallas

This beautiful Window Box is made from smooth cedar planks and has a custom made powder coated metal liner with a convenient drain hole placed in the center. This Winter foliage display includes goshiki osmanthus as an upright center piece flanked by contrasting foliage cold tolerance. Holly fern, big leaf ajuga, lavendar, acorus, procumbens nana juniper, heuchera, lenten rose, ornamental cabbage, blue fescue and trailing varigated ivy complete this colorful Winter display!

Example of a mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom design in Nashville with blue walls and no fireplace

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Photo of a mid-sized craftsman front yard stone flower bed in Houston for summer.

This remodel went from a tiny story-and-a-half Cape Cod, to a charming full two-story home. The exterior features an additional front-facing gable and a beautiful front porch that is perfect for socializing with neighbors. Space Plans, Building Design, Interior & Exterior Finishes by Anchor Builders. Photography by Alyssa Lee Photography.

What our clients needed: • Create a garden folly that doubles as a well-built shed for crafts and storage. • Size the structure large enough for comfortable storage without dominating the garden. • Discreetly locate the shed in the far corner of the rear yard while maintaining existing trees. • Ensure that the structure is protected from the weather and carefully detailed to deter access of wildlife and rodents. FUNCTION • Construct the shed slab close to grade to permit easy access for bicycle storage, while building shed walls above grade to ensure against termites and dryrot. • Install a French door and operable casement windows to admit plenty of daylight and provide views to the garden. • Include rugged built-in work bench, shelves, bike racks and tool storage for a rustic well-organized and efficient space. • Incorporate GFIC electrical service for safe access to power at this distant corner of the yard. • Position energy-efficient interior lighting to ensure space can be used year-round. • Switch control of exterior light from house and from shed for ease of command. AESTHETICS • Design and detail the shed to coordinate with the Arts and Crafts style house. • Include an arbor for future flowering vines, further softening the shed’s garden presence. • Simple and rustic interior surfaces ensure that the space is easy to clean. • Create an aged and softly weathered appearance, and protect the exterior siding by finishing the cedar with a custom-colored semi-transparent stain. INNOVATIVE MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION • Factory-built components were pre-assembled to allow for a speedy assembly and for a shorter on-site construction schedule. • Each component was easily transported through the yard without disturbing garden features. • Decorative exterior trim frames the door and windows, while a simpler trim is used inside the unadorned shed. OBSTACLE OVERCOME • The structure is located in the corner of the yard to avoid disturbance of a curly willow tree. • The low-profile structure is positioned close to property lines while staying beneath the allowable daylight plane for structures. • To comply with daylight plane close to fence, the roof form combines hip and gable forms, with door located at gable end. • The height of the modest interior is maximized, without exceeding the allowable building height. CRAFTSMANSHIP • The concrete slab was precisely formed and finished for ease of shed assembly before the factory-built components were delivered to site. • Precision planning meant the pre-framed door fit exactly between raised concrete curb.

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Example of a transitional medium tone wood floor living room library design in New York with blue walls and no tv

Durabuilt's Vivacé windows are unique in that the window can tilt open or crank open. This allows you greater control over how much you want your windows to open. Imagine taking advantage of this feature on a warm summer day!

When a soft contemporary style meets artistic-minded homeowners, the result is this exquisite dwelling in Corona del Mar from Brandon Architects and Patterson Custom Homes. Complete with curated paintings and an art studio, the 4,300-square-foot residence utilizes Western Window Systems’ Series 600 Multi-Slide doors and windows to blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces. In one instance, the retractable doors open to an outdoor courtyard. In another, they lead to a spa and views of the setting sun. Photos by Jeri Koegel.

Full size modern windows meet an up cycled headboard made from an old dock to create an individual look. Photography: Brandon Barre
Inspiration for a small rustic guest medium tone wood floor bedroom remodel in Toronto with white walls

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Mountain style medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in Other with white walls

Design ideas for a contemporary raised garden bed in Vancouver.

The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment. The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home. Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition. The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions. The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns. Overview: Elm Grove Size: 2,800 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Completion Date: September 2014 Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design

Valances, cornices, pelmets are just some window treatment ideas to consider when looking at window covering design. Use a cornice or valance above a blind, shade or shutter to make the window look larger or become a stunning focal point in the room. Custom valances, cornice or pelmets can be made of a wide range of designer fabrics not found in home decor stores that will make your window covering one of a kind. Note in this example, affordable aluminum blinds combined with this large fabric valance turns this ordinary window treatment into a spectacular one in this living room. The custom throw pillows made of the same fabric is a great ideas. Windows Dressed Up in Denver is also is your store for custom curtains, drapes, valances, custom roman shades, valances and cornices. We also make custom bedding - comforters, duvet covers, throw pillows, bolsters and upholstered headboards. Custom curtain rods & drapery hardware too. Hunter Douglas, Graber and Lafayette. Photo: Lafayette Custom Valances and Throw Pillows.

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Cottage white two-story exterior home idea in Salt Lake City