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Kitchen of the Week: Aqua Knockout in Austin

May 12th, 2012
Formal dining went out the window when designer Jennifer Ott remodeled the kitchen in her Austin, Texas, home. Ott and her husband didn't use the huge closed-off dining space next to the original small kitchen, so they knocked down the walls to create a contemporary, open space for entertaining as well as cooking. Bold colors, two pantries, clever cabinet designs and a smart b ...

My Houzz: Rooftop Retreat Addition in Toronto

May 11th, 2012
With two children and a need for more living space, architect Wanda Ely and her husband, John, needed to move out or build up. The decision was easy. They loved their home and wished to remain steps from Toronto's vibrant Queen West and Dundas West neighborhoods, so Wanda set about designing a thoughtful and modern wood rooftop addition.Houzz at a GlanceWho lives here: Wanda and John Ely and ...

10 Ways to Get the Modern Rustic Farmhouse Look

May 9th, 2012
Even if you don't live in the countryside, you've probably been on a road trip that meandered through farms and small towns. Somewhere in the middle, you probably saw a cluster of trees and a simple house sitting at the end of a dirt road. At first glance, a farmstead can seem uncomplicated — there purely for function. However, with a resurgence in farmhouse architecture ...

1605 928 RICHARDS ST, Vancouver, BC

May 8th, 2012
I just sold this Condo at 1605 928 RICHARDS ST, Vancouver, BC Yaletown.View this recently sold Condo or see all my home sales

12 Ways to Get a Designer-Kitchen Look

May 6th, 2012
If you’re thinking about remodeling your kitchen, or you’re building a new one, interior designer Ines Hanl of The Sky is the Limit Design has got an idea that will suit your needs. Actually, as she explains here, she’s got dozens of suggestions. "I feel like my designs are very complex and thoughtful, no matter how simple the end result looks," she says. "And I have been told ...

Breezy Outdoor Living in Newport Beach

May 5th, 2012
When this streamlined, modern house a mile from the Newport Beach coast was finished, local passers-by "stopped their cars in the street, ran up and peeked in the front windows," says architect Paul Davis. "The owners found this very funny at first and eventually got a little tired of it, but now the house has settled into the neighborhood nicely."The neighborhood is mainly ...

Break Up a Bland Ceiling the Modern Way

May 4th, 2012
All too often the ceilings of modern interiors are treated in one way: flat drywall. This treatment may coincide with a focus on minimalism, but it can also be seen as unimaginative. Crown moldings and other decorative features don't work in modern interiors, so this ideabook highlights other means of modifying painted drywall ceilings.The following examples fall into four b ...

California Mediterranean in Los Angeles

May 3rd, 2012
Interior designer Darci Goodman had some wooing to do when it came to this Long Beach, California, remodel. Her clients, a couple with three kids, were confident in her work, but the husband needed convincing. "I think he only saw dollar signs in the beginning," Goodman says. "But after the first set of tiles in the bathroom was installed, he saw how the space was able to br ...

French–New York Flair in St. Paul Condo

May 3rd, 2012
Interior designer Abby Tallman was given a specific objective when she began designing this upscale condominium in the heart of St. Paul's Lowertown district in Minnesota. The client, a young professional, wanted her apartment to show her combined love of quintessentially French and New York apartments. The result is a home with a sophisticated New York state of mind and a d ...

Great Design Tree: Australian Tea Tree

May 2nd, 2012
I'm not even going to attempt to conceal the reverence and adoration I have for the Australian Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). Wind blown and architectural, these trees appear to be molded by hand rather than grown. They sweep wildly across the landscape, and no two trees are ever alike. Growing up in San Diego, I would climb these trees at my favorite beach, only later di ...
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