Photography by Morgan Howarth
Elegant brick exterior home photo in DC Metro

Have you ever thought of replacing a door with a celing to floor window? This crisp, black framed window shows the outdoor view while allowing maximum sunlight into the room. With the navy-blue window treatment to act as a focal point, it also compliments the other furniture around the room.

Example of a mid-sized classic look-out basement design in DC Metro with brown walls

Photographer: Jay Goodrich This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.

Large contemporary beige two-story glass house exterior idea in Los Angeles

Example of a large trendy formal and open concept light wood floor and beige floor living room design in Chicago with white walls and no fireplace

Example of a mid-sized classic 3/4 drop-in bathtub design in Boston

A vintage map detailing the traditional territories of Native American tribal groups acts as window shade and homework inspiration. Photos by Photo Art Portraits

Photography: Nathan Schroder
Example of a trendy concrete exterior home design in Dallas

Bedroom - large transitional guest dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom idea in Boston with white walls and no fireplace

Example of a classic dark wood floor kitchen design in Atlanta with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Example of a mid-century modern galley light wood floor and brown floor kitchen design in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets and an island

Sherbourne Residence; Eleven Interiors
Living room - transitional medium tone wood floor living room idea in Boston with beige walls

Dining room - rustic brown floor and medium tone wood floor dining room idea in Seattle

Example of a mid-sized classic carpeted and brown floor hallway design in Sacramento with beige walls

Lutron motorized skylight shades
Hallway - large contemporary carpeted and gray floor hallway idea in San Francisco

Tuscan Blue Design was brought into this project (house addition) when the client realized she needed a creative-functional-layout for her new kitchen. The first thing the client said to us was that she wanted to see the view out the bay window as she cooked in her kitchen...that led to the idea of two functional islands instead of perimeter cabinetry. She was drawn to farmhouse style kitchens but didn't want her space to feel 'country'. We took classic farmhouse style elements...bead board + painted cabinetry...updated the color palette using warm gray + warm white, custom storage options, and accent lighting to create a fresh take on the farmhouse style. .Mary Kate McKenna Photography

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