Weekly Inspiration | Details

Front doors are like first impressions, so the questions arises, do you dare be that bold?

Transitional Entry by Cambridge Architects & Building Designers LDa Architecture & Interiors

Modern Entry by Berkeley Architects & Building Designers Koch Architects, Inc. Joanne Koch

Modern Entry by Perth Design-Build Firms Cambuild

Weekly Inspiration | Living Areas

Mudrooms, a place to drop your stuff and where you hide everything when guest come over! This is why they are included in most new construction projects these days and why everyone tries to squeeze one into their remodel.

Traditional Laundry Room by Jasper Cabinets & Cabinetry MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc.

Modern Entry by Princeton Architects & Building Designers Marina Rubina, Architect

Traditional Laundry Room by Toronto Interior Designers & Decorators Gillian Gillies Interiors (GGI)

801 Fairbanks Panoramic Views

Mind the mess but that means we have been working! 

Check out these awesome panoramic view of the open floor plan. 

For parents this means, you can see everything and for the entertainers this means everyone will be together whether they are seated at the kitchen Island, dining room or even outside on your fabulous covered porch that extends almost the entire length of the house.  

 View looking at house standing at the dining room sliding doors...

Living room to the left and Kitchen to far right, dining room in the middle

 Facing the covered porch just beyond the sliding glass doors..

KITCHEN- Close up

 

From this view of the kitchen you can see that we have fur down the 10 ft ceiling to meet the upper cabinets. This eliminates the need for those 2ft of upper cabinets that know one ever uses because once you put something in their it disappears from your memory since it is such a pain to grab anything at that height.  

Then you will notice these celestial windows that are strategically placed to be your back-splash. LOVE this look so much for a number of reasons, i.e. brings in sunlight and still allows for upper cabinets. AND by far the coolest reason is because we will be planting some plants on the outside of the house right there, when the plants bud in the spring you will have a lovely GREEN backslash and if you decide you don;t like the back-splash you can change the plant anytime you want. 

The doorway on the right leads to a walk-in pantry. This house really has lots of storage space! 

LIVING ROOM- Close up

Modern wide gas fireplace with custom shelves on either side.

The living room and dining room have recessed eyeball lights to display your artwork.

The Left doorway leads to the 4th bedroom/study/flex space and on the right is a full bath with large stand-up shower.

This room is sure to be a showstopper!! 

WEEKLY INSPIRATION | STAIRS & STORAGE

We all want more STORAGE space, right?!

Stairs take up a lot of space, but that usually means they also have a lot of unused space just waiting to be your new storage space! 

Here are some really nice examples of ways you can create some storage areas without taking up more of your living space.

Contemporary Spaces by Austin Architects & Building Designers FAB Architecture

Contemporary Staircase by Sydney Interior Designers & Decorators Point 2 Design

Contemporary Staircase by Sydney Home Builders Henarise Pty Ltd



Time to get creative with those stairs! 

Millennials trading in Rent for Mortgages

The home-ownership rate rose between July & September for Millennials (35 yrs old & under)
Meaning millennials are finally trading in their rent for a mortgage it seems. Read full Article here 

803 Fairbanks Panoramic Views

When we talk about an open floor plan this what we mean. Pretty much definition of having clear site views from the Kitchen to the living room, AND a view of the backyard from each room. 

For those of you not as familiar with looking at construction sites, I will tell you what you are exactly looking at here in this panoramic photo.

TO THE LEFT...  is the chef's kitchen with a 36" gas range and large center island. Great for entertaining inside and outside. The kitchen has sliding doors that open onto the covered porch.

 

THE MIDDLE...  is the dining room. As you enter the house, you have a grand view of the dining room and its sliding doors out to your backyard entertainment space.

To define the dining room and give it some drama, we added a Tray Ceiling, inverted recessed ceiling

TO THE RIGHT... is the family room with gas fireplace. It also, has sliding doors that lead out to the backyard.  The living room has a secret storage space for later use!

Weekly Inspriation | Kitchen

Transitional Black & White Kitchens

Beach Style Kitchen by Corona Del Mar Interior Designers & Decorators Brooke Wagner Design

Traditional Kitchen by Seattle Architects & Building Designers ROM architecture studio