Beautiful Decor Cabinetry kitchen with one of a kind barn wood beams, double sided fireplace, integrated appliances, and walnut top island.
Cottage kitchen photo in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets

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Inspiration for a transitional living room remodel in Dallas

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Example of a transitional backyard patio design in Minneapolis with a roof extension and a fireplace

With adjacent neighbors within a fairly dense section of Paradise Valley, Arizona, C.P. Drewett sought to provide a tranquil retreat for a new-to-the-Valley surgeon and his family who were seeking the modernism they loved though had never lived in. With a goal of consuming all possible site lines and views while maintaining autonomy, a portion of the house — including the entry, office, and master bedroom wing — is subterranean. This subterranean nature of the home provides interior grandeur for guests but offers a welcoming and humble approach, fully satisfying the clients requests. While the lot has an east-west orientation, the home was designed to capture mainly north and south light which is more desirable and soothing. The architecture’s interior loftiness is created with overlapping, undulating planes of plaster, glass, and steel. The woven nature of horizontal planes throughout the living spaces provides an uplifting sense, inviting a symphony of light to enter the space. The more voluminous public spaces are comprised of stone-clad massing elements which convert into a desert pavilion embracing the outdoor spaces. Every room opens to exterior spaces providing a dramatic embrace of home to natural environment. Grand Award winner for Best Interior Design of a Custom Home The material palette began with a rich, tonal, large-format Quartzite stone cladding. The stone’s tones gaveforth the rest of the material palette including a champagne-colored metal fascia, a tonal stucco system, and ceilings clad with hemlock, a tight-grained but softer wood that was tonally perfect with the rest of the materials. The interior case goods and wood-wrapped openings further contribute to the tonal harmony of architecture and materials. Grand Award Winner for Best Indoor Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home This award-winning project was recognized at the 2020 Gold Nugget Awards with two Grand Awards, one for Best Indoor/Outdoor Lifestyle for a Home, and another for Best Interior Design of a One of a Kind or Custom Home. At the 2020 Design Excellence Awards and Gala presented by ASID AZ North, Ownby Design received five awards for Tonal Harmony. The project was recognized for 1st place – Bathroom; 3rd place – Furniture; 1st place – Kitchen; 1st place – Outdoor Living; and 2nd place – Residence over 6,000 square ft. Congratulations to Claire Ownby, Kalysha Manzo, and the entire Ownby Design team. Tonal Harmony was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2020 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design and received a 14-page editorial feature entitled “A Place in the Sun” within the magazine.

Fabulous 17' tall fireplace with 4-way quad book matched onyx. Pattern matches on sides and hearth, as well as when TV doors are open. venetian plaster walls, wood ceiling, hardwood floor with stone tile border, Petrified wood coffee table, custom hand made rug, Slab stone fabrication by Stockett Tile and Granite Architecture: Kilbane Architects, Scottsdale Contractor: Joel Detar Sculpture: Slater Sculpture, Phoenix Interior Design: Susie Hersker and Elaine Ryckman Project designed by Susie Hersker’s Scottsdale interior design firm Design Directives. Design Directives is active in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Sedona, and beyond. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/

The Back Bay House is comprised of two main structures, a nocturnal wing and a daytime wing, joined by a glass gallery space. The daytime wing maintains an informal living arrangement that includes the dining space placed in an intimate alcove, a large country kitchen and relaxing seating area which opens to a classic covered porch and on to the water’s edge. The nocturnal wing houses three bedrooms. The master at the water side enjoys views and sounds of the wildlife and the shore while the two subordinate bedrooms soak in views of the garden and neighboring meadow. To bookend the scale and mass of the house, a whimsical tower was included to the nocturnal wing. The tower accommodates flex space for a bunk room, office or studio space. Materials and detailing of this house are based on a classic cottage vernacular language found in these sorts of buildings constructed in pre-war north america and harken back to a simpler time and scale. Eastern white cedar shingles, white painted trim and moulding collectively add a layer of texture and richness not found in today’s lexicon of detail. The house is 1,628 sf plus a 228 sf tower and a detached, two car garage which employs massing, detail and scale to allow the main house to read as dominant but not overbearing. Designed by BC&J Architecture.

To create a colonial outdoor living space, we gut renovated this patio, incorporating heated bluestones, a custom traditional fireplace and bespoke furniture. The space was divided into three distinct zones for cooking, dining, and lounging. Firing up the built-in gas grill or a relaxing by the fireplace, this space brings the inside out.

The custom double sided fireplace helps to frame the Chicago skyline. Cynthia Lynn
Mid-sized trendy rooftop rooftop deck photo in Chicago with a pergola and a fireplace

Set in the center of the room rather than against a wall, this double sided fireplace surround was fabricated in Antique steel patina for a mountain contemporary great room in Castle Pines, Colorado. Built for RLK Management, the piece lets the fire read from every seat in the room while the steel's depth plays against a full wall of windows facing the trees beyond. Raw Urth Designs handcrafts every fireplace surround, range hood, and specialty metal piece in its Fort Collins studio, one client at a time. Photography by Susie Brenner. Curious what a custom surround like this would look like in your own great room?

Fireplace, Cabinets with Shelves above, Double Sided Fireplace
Inspiration for a transitional living room remodel in Seattle with a two-sided fireplace and a tile fireplace

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary open concept medium tone wood floor living room remodel in Chicago with a two-sided fireplace and a stone fireplace

A three-season sunroom off the main living area provides additional space for the family to spend cozy nights by the wood burning fireplace, another eating area and unlimited views of Clamshell Lake. The furniture is casual and easily cleaned.

QPH Photo
Inspiration for a timeless medium tone wood floor and brown floor family room remodel in Richmond with beige walls, a ribbon fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and a wall-mounted tv

John Magnoski Photography Builder: John Kraemer & Sons
Large arts and crafts medium tone wood floor living room photo in Minneapolis with yellow walls, a ribbon fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

KT2DesignGroup Michael J Lee Photography
Large transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen photo in Boston with a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, soapstone countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

This 2014 Luxury Home was part of Midwest Home's Tour. David Kopfmann of Yardscapes, was able to lend to the architecture of the home and create some very detailed touches with different styles of stone and plant material. This image is of the side yard, where David used mortared limestone for the fireplace and a concrete paver for the patio. He used plant material to create texture and color. Boulder outcroppings were also used to lend some interest and retaining along the walkway.

Our Single Sided Linear Fireplaces are perfect for a contemporary yet warm look in your home. The sleek look of a linear fire imbedded in your wall will create the fresh and modern look that you’ve been looking for. Specially made for you, choose your: Length, width, and height Finishing material Burner Length Natural Gas or Propane Log Set

Added architectural details, chair rail moulding, new furniture, rug, accessories, new double sided fireplace, new fireplace surround
Inspiration for a transitional dark wood floor and brown floor living room remodel in Denver with gray walls, a two-sided fireplace, no tv and a stone fireplace

Vaulted living room with wood ceiling looks north toward Pier Cove Valley - Bridge House - Fenneville, Michigan - Lake Michigan - HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles, Christopher Short, Indianapolis Architect, Marika Designs, Marika Klemm, Interior Designer - Tom Rigney, TR Builders