Sean Airhart
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Seattle with a concrete fireplace surround, concrete floors, grey walls, a standard fireplace and a built-in media wall.

Nestled into sloping topography, the design of this home allows privacy from the street while providing unique vistas throughout the house and to the surrounding hill country and downtown skyline. Layering rooms with each other as well as circulation galleries, insures seclusion while allowing stunning downtown views. The owners' goals of creating a home with a contemporary flow and finish while providing a warm setting for daily life was accomplished through mixing warm natural finishes such as stained wood with gray tones in concrete and local limestone. The home's program also hinged around using both passive and active green features. Sustainable elements include geothermal heating/cooling, rainwater harvesting, spray foam insulation, high efficiency glazing, recessing lower spaces into the hillside on the west side, and roof/overhang design to provide passive solar coverage of walls and windows. The resulting design is a sustainably balanced, visually pleasing home which reflects the lifestyle and needs of the clients. Photography by Andrew Pogue

This is an example of an industrial living room in Chicago with concrete floors.

Marek Sikora Photography for Venessa Hermantes
Photo of a contemporary galley kitchen in London with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, black splashback, glass sheet splashback, stainless steel appliances, concrete floors and with island.

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean front yard verandah in Other with concrete slab.

A clear sealant onto the structural concrete slab created a natural finish for this master bedroom. An ebony-stained pine headboard anchors a platform bed from Room&Board. Photography © Claudia Uribe-Touri

Minimalist at heart, the home has an overwhelming sense of energy. “With the recent renovation, we wanted to create living areas that were comfortable and beautiful but stayed true to the original industrial aesthetic and the materials we had used in the first renovation,” says the owner. http://www.domusnova.com/properties/buy/2056/2-bedroom-house-kensington-chelsea-north-kensington-hewer-street-w10-theo-otten-otten-architects-london-for-sale/

Valerie Borden
This is an example of a contemporary family room in Phoenix with concrete floors.

Mid-sized contemporary bathroom in Hyderabad with stone tile.

Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Los Angeles.

This is an example of a contemporary bedroom in Sydney with white walls, concrete floors and grey floor.

This is an example of a contemporary hallway in Edinburgh with white walls and grey floor.

Imbue Design
Modern dining room in Salt Lake City with concrete floors and white walls.

Chris Leschinsky
Photo of a contemporary family room in San Luis Obispo with concrete floors.

This is an example of a contemporary living room in Milwaukee.

Mid-sized scandinavian formal open concept living room in Lyon with concrete floors and a freestanding tv.

Inspiration for a midcentury 3/4 bathroom in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, matchstick tile, yellow walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, grey floor and an open shower.

Design ideas for an industrial staircase in Minneapolis.

This is an example of a transitional master bedroom in Vancouver with grey walls, concrete floors and a standard fireplace.