RussetModern Dining Room, Vancouver

37. West Vancouver. Read more about this home

Understand What You’re Paying ForHard costs, fees, furniture — what is in the contract? Your design team will also help you understand what is in those budget numbers. Hard costs include the costs of the construction materials and fixtures required to actually build the structure. Soft costs generally include fees for permits, consultants and designers.It’s important to establish what your team is referring to in conversation to make sure everyone is on the same page about budget numbers. For example, construction is often expressed in dollars per square foot to give a rough guide during planning. Generally this does not include appliances or soft costs. So it’s important to know that if your contractor says your new house can be built for $750,000, there are soft costs likely not covered in that estimate. Work with your design team to understand the costs and how they relate to a schedule, and how there are items you might not have thought about, to get an overall sense of what is required.

“We wanted the walls to dissolve into the forest,” says Parish. He joined the dining room windows with black silicone in lieu of frames to minimize the structure. Stepping into the space, you can see the woods straight ahead or turn to the left to view the bay. Not surprisingly, the room is a magnet for visitors. “People immediately go in there,” Parish observes.Table: The London Table by e15, Livingspace; chairs: Muuto

polished concrete is cool, so is a concrete wall inside!!!!

I don’t know what to say. I love this deeply.