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Elegant light wood floor and beige floor kitchen photo in New Orleans with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and gray countertops

Photo by Joyelle West
Example of an eclectic medium tone wood floor living room library design in Boston with white walls and no fireplace

Example of a mid-sized transitional l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen design in Calgary with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, gray backsplash, glass tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, a peninsula and gray countertops

The five bay main block of the façade features a pedimented center bay. Finely detailed dormers with arch top windows sit on a graduated slate roof, anchored by limestone topped chimneys.

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Dining room - country dark wood floor and brown floor dining room idea in Kansas City with gray walls

This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Inspiration for a rustic one-story mixed siding house exterior remodel in San Francisco with a shingle roof

Oceanview Kitchen overlooking the Pacific and Coronado's Central Beach Owen McGoldrick
Kitchen - coastal light wood floor and beige floor kitchen idea in San Diego with a farmhouse sink, white cabinets, marble countertops, stainless steel appliances, an island, recessed-panel cabinets, blue backsplash and gray countertops

Large elegant multicolored two-story mixed siding exterior home photo in Los Angeles with a hip roof

Photo by Grey Crawford
Example of a small classic dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo design in Orange County with white walls

Rodwin Architecture & Skycastle Homes Location: Boulder, CO, United States This modern 4400 s.f. home is was a down-to-the-studs remodel of an existing house. We unlocked its beauty and functionality through an open floor plan and expansive windows and decks, capturing breathtaking mountain views. A gourmet kitchen connects through an open floor plan to the sunny dining room and airy great room. The new master bedroom sits at the top with a commanding panorama. Stunning finishes, energy-efficient systems and a smart home control package make this one of Boulder’s most extraordinary new homes.

A crisp white California farmhouse kitchen. Quartzite counters, farm sink and white subways - - classics of our times. Dog food storage built into the pantry. A pullout appliance garage for the Kitchen-Aid mixer. Lighting by Visual Comfort. Sara Balough Designs specializes in residential interior decorating and design and serves the South Bay area of California; including Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Lunada Bay, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach.

Example of an arts and crafts master beige floor bathroom design in Chicago with medium tone wood cabinets, gray walls, an undermount sink and white countertops

The right amount of accessories keeps this kitchen open and ready to host.
Inspiration for a huge transitional u-shaped black floor kitchen remodel in Los Angeles with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Attractive living as an architectural experiment: a 136-year-old water tower, a listed building with a spectacular 360-degree panorama view over the City of London. The task, to transform it into a superior residence, initially seemed an absolute impossibility. But when the owners came across architect Mike Collier, they had found a partner who was to make the impossible possible. The tower, which had been empty for decades, underwent radical renovation work and was extended by a four-storey cube containing kitchen, dining and living room - connected by glazed tunnels and a lift shaft. The kitchen, realised by Enclosure Interiors in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, with furniture from LEICHT is the very heart of living in this new building. Shiny white matt-lacquered kitchen fronts (AVANCE-LR), tone-on-tone with the worktops, reflect the light in the room and thus create expanse and openness. The surface of the handle-less kitchen fronts has a horizontal relief embossing; depending on the light incidence, this results in a vitally structured surface. The free-standing preparation isle with its vertical side panels with a seamlessly integrated sink represents the transition between kitchen and living room. The fronts of the floor units facing the dining table were extended to the floor to do away with the plinth typical of most kitchens. Ceiling-high tall units on the wall provide plenty of storage space; the electrical appliances are integrated here invisible to the eye. Floor units on a high plinth which thus appear to be floating form the actual cooking centre within the kitchen, attached to the wall. A range of handle-less wall units concludes the glazed niche at the top. LEICHT international: “Architecture and kitchen” in the centre of London. www.LeichtUSA.com

Paneled Entry and Entry Stair. Photography by Michael Hunter Photography.
Large transitional wooden u-shaped wood railing staircase photo in Dallas with painted risers

Transitional dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in Portland with gray walls, a corner fireplace and a tile fireplace

Example of a cottage brown two-story mixed siding exterior home design in Minneapolis with a shingle roof

Transitional master marble tile marble floor bathroom photo in Detroit with white cabinets, white walls, a hinged shower door and flat-panel cabinets