Modern lake house decorated with warm wood tones and blue accents.
Inspiration for a large transitional family room in Other with multi-coloured walls, laminate floors, no fireplace and beige floor.

Transitional family room is tranquil and inviting The blue walls with luscious furnishings make it very cozy. The gold drum chandelier and gold accents makes this room very sophisticated. The decorative pillows adds pop of colors with the custom area rug. The patterns in the custom area rug and pillows, along with the blue walls makes it all balance. The off white rustic console adds flare and a perfect size for large Media wall T.V. The gold console lamps frames the Media center perfect. The gold floor lamps, and and gold chandelier brings a contemporary style into this space. The Large square ottoman in a neutral grey offsetting the carpet color makes it nice to prop up your feet. The gold drink tables in quite trendy and so functional and practical.

This expansive contemporary home encompasses four levels with generously proportioned rooms throughout. The brief was to keep the clean minimal look but infuse with colour and texture to create a cosy and welcoming home.

From kitchen looking in to the great room.
Mid-sized traditional open concept family room in Boise with grey walls, laminate floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Bright and cheerful basement rec room with beige sectional, game table, built-in storage, and aqua and red accents. Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg Photography

The living room of this upscale condo received a custom built in media wall with hidden compartments for the stereo and tv components, a niche for the tv and recessed speakers. The electric fireplace adds ambiance and heat for cold rainy winter days. The angle of the ceiling was mirrored to make the media unit look natural in the space and to ensure the sprinklers. The facade is painted to match the wall while the bottom shelf is a white solid surface. Puck lighting highlights the owners collection form their jet setting adventures.

In this beautiful Houston remodel, we took on the exterior AND interior - with a new outdoor kitchen, patio cover and balcony outside and a Mid-Century Modern redesign on the inside: "This project was really unique, not only in the extensive scope of it, but in the number of different elements needing to be coordinated with each other," says Outdoor Homescapes of Houston owner Wayne Franks. "Our entire team really rose to the challenge." OUTSIDE The new outdoor living space includes a 14 x 20-foot patio addition with an outdoor kitchen and balcony. We also extended the roof over the patio between the house and the breezeway (the new section is 26 x 14 feet). On the patio and balcony, we laid about 1,100-square foot of new hardscaping in the place of pea gravel. The new material is a gorgeous, honed-and-filled Nysa travertine tile in a Versailles pattern. We used the same tile for the new pool coping, too. We also added French doors leading to the patio and balcony from a lower bedroom and upper game room, respectively: The outdoor kitchen above features Southern Cream cobblestone facing and a Titanium granite countertop and raised bar. The 8 x 12-foot, L-shaped kitchen island houses an RCS 27-inch grill, plus an RCS ice maker, lowered power burner, fridge and sink. The outdoor ceiling is tongue-and-groove pine boards, done in the Minwax stain "Jacobean." INSIDE Inside, we repainted the entire house from top to bottom, including baseboards, doors, crown molding and cabinets. We also updated the lighting throughout. "Their style before was really non-existent," says Lisha Maxey, senior designer with Outdoor Homescapes and owner of LGH Design Services in Houston. "They did what most families do - got items when they needed them, worrying less about creating a unified style for the home." Other than a new travertine tile floor the client had put in 6 months earlier, the space had never been updated. The drapery had been there for 15 years. And the living room had an enormous leather sectional couch that virtually filled the entire room. In its place, we put all new, Mid-Century Modern furniture from World Market. The drapery fabric and chandelier came from High Fashion Home. All the other new sconces and chandeliers throughout the house came from Pottery Barn and all décor accents from World Market. The couple and their two teenaged sons got bedroom makeovers as well. One of the sons, for instance, started with childish bunk beds and piles of books everywhere. "We gave him a grown-up space he could enjoy well into his high school years," says Lisha. The new bed is also from World Market. We also updated the kitchen by removing all the old wallpaper and window blinds and adding new paint and knobs and pulls for the cabinets. (The family plans to update the backsplash later.) The top handrail on the stairs got a coat of black paint, and we added a console table (from Kirkland's) in the downstairs hallway. In the dining room, we painted the cabinet and mirror frames black and added new drapes, but kept the existing furniture and flooring. "I'm just so pleased with how it turned out - especially Lisha's coordination of all the materials and finishes," says Wayne. "But as a full-service outdoor design team, this is what we do, and our all our great reviews are telling us we're doing it well."

Family room with casual feel and earth tones. Beige sofas and chairs with wooden coffee table and cabinets. Designed and styled by Shirry Dolgin.
Photo of a large traditional open concept family room in Los Angeles with beige walls, travertine floors and no fireplace.

Inspired by the vivid tones of the surrounding waterways, we created a calming sanctuary. The grand open concept required us to define areas for sitting, dining and entertaining that were cohesive in overall design. The thread of the teal color weaves from room to room as a constant reminder of the beauty surrounding the home. Lush textures make each room a tactile experience as well as a visual pleasure. Not to be overlooked, the outdoor space was designed as additional living space that coordinates with the color scheme of the interior. Robert Brantley Photography

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary open concept family room in Paris with a library, white walls, laminate floors, no fireplace, grey floor and a wall-mounted tv.

Photo of a large modern open concept family room in San Diego with white walls, laminate floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and grey floor.

Roehner and Ryan
This is an example of a mid-sized modern open concept family room in Phoenix with a game room, grey walls, travertine floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and beige floor.

Michael Hunter
This is an example of a large modern family room in Houston with beige walls, travertine floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround and a wall-mounted tv.

Open Plan Modern Family Room with Custom Feature Wall / Media Wall, Custom Tray Ceilings, Modern Furnishings featuring a Large L Shaped Sectional, Leather Lounger, Rustic Accents, Modern Coastal Art, and an Incredible View of the Fox Hollow Golf Course.

Vaulted Ceiling - Large double slider - Panoramic views of Columbia River - LVP flooring - Custom Concrete Hearth - Southern Ledge Stone Echo Ridge - Capstock windows - Custom Built-in cabinets - Custom Beam Mantel - View from the 2nd floor Loft

The kitchen in this DC Ranch custom built home by Century Custom Homes flows into the family room, which features an amazing modern wet bar designed in conjunction with VM Concept Interiors of Scottsdale, AZ.

A basement renovation that meets a busy family's needs by providing designated areas for gaming, jamming, studying and entertaining. A comfortable and contemporary space that suits an active lifestyle. Stephani Buchman Photography www.stephanibuchmanphotgraphy.com

Custom cabinets are the focal point of the media room. To accent the art work, a plaster ceiling was installed over the concrete slab to allow for recess lighting tracks. Hal Lum

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean open concept family room in Orange County with white walls, travertine floors, no fireplace and beige floor.