Photo by Grey Crawford
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless master carpeted and gray floor bedroom remodel in Los Angeles with beige walls and no fireplace

This project is an elegant transformation that takes a dated kitchen and living room and removes all of the heavy visual weight to make way for a clean and crisp collection of spaces that are quintessentially Colorado! This project was not without issue: the initial contractor completely dropped the ball and left the space unfinished and in disrepair. After battling through the process of getting things on track for almost a year, the end result is truly worth it. The kitchen's old oak cabinets were removed and replaced with gorgeous transitional white cabinetry from Waypoint Living Spaces. We created a monochromatic palette that moves the eye through the space using texture and light. The far end of the kitchen is highlighted by a large artisan wood range hood, mini-brick stacked stone backsplash, and gorgeous marble inspired quartz countertops. The floors were refinished to a lighter and brighter hardwood, and new lighting was introduced throughout the home. In the living room, we removed the faux wall treatment on the fireplace and have replaced this with a sparkling white stacked stone. One of our favorite features is the custom shelving and copper-lined wood bin next to the fireplace, along with the hand-hewn mantle from KC Heister. This home is a welcoming winter wonderland that is cheery and cozy at every turn! We love this result and are so happy that our clients finally get to enjoy this for years to come! Thanks so much to Grace Combs for these gorgeous interior shots!

A bronze metal lamp with velvet leopard shade stands atop a cream and copper glazed French table. This warm, traditional but luxe guest room is dressed up by metallic gold touches.

Martha O'Hara Interiors, Interior Selections & Furnishings | Charles Cudd De Novo, Architecture | Troy Thies Photography | Shannon Gale, Photo Styling

We took on quite the task bringing this beautiful home into the year 2020. Jay and his team helped this family renovate their home and make it a whole new space for them. Tearing down walls and opening up rooms. Now instead of 3 separate areas, it all feels like it is one uniform space. From the Kitchen to the Bar and the family room in between. Of course we did a quick remodel on the powder room, entryway, and redid the flooring between it all, making this home stunning from the entryway through the rear door. By removing the wall, we were able to vault the ceiling to match the dining room, that alone opened things up. First thing you notice is the clean look of the shaker cabinets sitting atop a gorgeous quartzite countertop. This countertop incorporates all the cool tones of the cabinets, and the warm tones of the hard wood floor beneath. We used the same slabs to top the counters in the kitchen, bar area, and a small section of the new entertainment center. The old kitchen had a free standing island, but the homeonwner wanted more. Creating a sink in the island and including extra storage with both pull out drawers and cabinets, plus seating to boot created a centerpiece worth talking about. Now we all love Hardwood floors, but as Jay mentioned, you may want to think about engineered wood. It is piled together just like plywood is. It is just a beautiful, and even more water resistant than solid wood floor. Plus, if need be, you can refinish by sanding it down and refinish once or twice depending on the depth of the top layer. Moving on to the stove portion. Originally, as you can see in the before videos there was a separate wall unit stove, and counter top range. Well we changed that! Keeping the counter top range and adding a build in oven below it created a center unit for cooking. Topping it with subway tile in a herringbone pattern, and gussying it up with the ever popular pot filler. Creating a custom built bench seat created a space to enjoy your coffee in the mornings, or a place for family to sit as you prepare dinner. A gorgeous addition to a space begging for character. In the adjacent Family Room, we used the same white shaker cabinets to build a brand new entertainment center that is custom made to hold this homeowners prized music. Which includes, or course records and a turntable, and speakers to hear it as loud as they may desire. Last, but certainly not least, we customized the built in bar. With matching countertops and cabinetry to the kitchen and entertainment center, we really unified the spaces. Most exciting for us, was we installed our very first tap system! So take a moment to look around. We think you will like what you see.

This salvaged kitchen sink was found awhile ago by the client who new she wanted to use it if ever she renovated. Integrated beautifully into the Danby marble countertop and backsplash with new fixtures it is a real joy to clean up. This kitchen was formerly a dark paneled, cluttered, divided space with little natural light. By eliminating partitions and creating an open floorplan, as well as adding modern windows with traditional detailing, providing lovingly detailed built-ins for the clients extensive collection of beautiful dishes, and lightening up the color palette we were able to create a rather miraculous transformation. Renovation/Addition. Rob Karosis Photography

We took on quite the task bringing this beautiful home into the year 2020. Jay and his team helped this family renovate their home and make it a whole new space for them. Tearing down walls and opening up rooms. Now instead of 3 separate areas, it all feels like it is one uniform space. From the Kitchen to the Bar and the family room in between. Of course we did a quick remodel on the powder room, entryway, and redid the flooring between it all, making this home stunning from the entryway through the rear door. By removing the wall, we were able to vault the ceiling to match the dining room, that alone opened things up. First thing you notice is the clean look of the shaker cabinets sitting atop a gorgeous quartzite countertop. This countertop incorporates all the cool tones of the cabinets, and the warm tones of the hard wood floor beneath. We used the same slabs to top the counters in the kitchen, bar area, and a small section of the new entertainment center. The old kitchen had a free standing island, but the homeonwner wanted more. Creating a sink in the island and including extra storage with both pull out drawers and cabinets, plus seating to boot created a centerpiece worth talking about. Now we all love Hardwood floors, but as Jay mentioned, you may want to think about engineered wood. It is piled together just like plywood is. It is just a beautiful, and even more water resistant than solid wood floor. Plus, if need be, you can refinish by sanding it down and refinish once or twice depending on the depth of the top layer. Moving on to the stove portion. Originally, as you can see in the before videos there was a separate wall unit stove, and counter top range. Well we changed that! Keeping the counter top range and adding a build in oven below it created a center unit for cooking. Topping it with subway tile in a herringbone pattern, and gussying it up with the ever popular pot filler. Creating a custom built bench seat created a space to enjoy your coffee in the mornings, or a place for family to sit as you prepare dinner. A gorgeous addition to a space begging for character. In the adjacent Family Room, we used the same white shaker cabinets to build a brand new entertainment center that is custom made to hold this homeowners prized music. Which includes, or course records and a turntable, and speakers to hear it as loud as they may desire. Last, but certainly not least, we customized the built in bar. With matching countertops and cabinetry to the kitchen and entertainment center, we really unified the spaces. Most exciting for us, was we installed our very first tap system! So take a moment to look around. We think you will like what you see.

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Trendy entryway photo in San Francisco

Example of a beach style kitchen design in Los Angeles

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.

Elegant dark wood floor and brown floor dining room photo in Chicago with gray walls

Enclosed kitchen - small traditional galley medium tone wood floor enclosed kitchen idea in Atlanta with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and no island

Corner bathtub - traditional subway tile and gray tile corner bathtub idea in New York with a pedestal sink

Wing Wong, Memories TTL
Inspiration for a mid-sized eclectic medium tone wood floor enclosed kitchen remodel in New York with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, stainless steel appliances and no island

Built by Highland Custom Homes
Entryway - mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor and beige floor entryway idea in Salt Lake City with beige walls and a blue front door

This kitchen was formerly a dark paneled, cluttered, divided space with little natural light. By eliminating partitions and creating a more functional, open floorplan, as well as adding modern windows with traditional detailing, providing lovingly detailed built-ins for the clients extensive collection of beautiful dishes, and lightening up the color palette we were able to create a rather miraculous transformation. The wide plank salvaged pine floors, the antique french dining table, as well as the Galbraith & Paul drum pendant and the salvaged antique glass monopoint track pendants all help to provide a warmth to the crisp detailing. Renovation/Addition. Rob Karosis Photography

design by Pulp Design Studios | http://pulpdesignstudios.com/ photo by Kevin Dotolo | http://kevindotolo.com/

This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values. Eric Roth Photo

Photo: Mina Brinkey © 2013 Houzz
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