photo credit: Haris Kenjar Urban Electric lighting. Rejuvenation hardware. Viking range. honed caesarstone countertops 6x6 irregular edge ceramic tile vintage Moroccan rug

David Winger
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern front yard partial sun driveway in Denver with concrete pavers.

Timmerman Photography, Inc
Photo of a modern living room in Phoenix with a two-sided fireplace and a freestanding tv.

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern open concept living room in Boston with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a freestanding tv and brown floor.

Sarah F
Mid-sized modern enclosed living room in San Diego with a library, beige walls, concrete floors, no fireplace, no tv and grey floor.

Adam Rouse
Design ideas for a small modern open concept family room in San Francisco with white walls, light hardwood floors, no fireplace, no tv and beige floor.

Photographed by Kyle Caldwell
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped eat-in kitchen in Salt Lake City with white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors, with island, white benchtop, an undermount sink, brown floor and flat-panel cabinets.

Frameless Pool fence and glass doors designed and installed by Frameless Impressions
This is an example of a large modern backyard rectangular pool in Melbourne.

Request Free Quote This indoor lap swimming pool measures 8'0' x 75'0", and is outfitted with an automatic swimming pool safety cover. What really makes this pool unque is the perimeter recircuation system. The gutter, which is a commercial competition gutter simliar to olympic and collegiate-level swim meet pools, has three chambers that are gravity fed with pool surge. The lowest chamber has a pump that automatically returns the swimmer surge to the pool, which has the effect of maintaining quiescence for lap swimming. This will prevent splash back from the sides, as well as maintaining the fastest surface available. This space also features a 7'0" x 8'0" hot tub at deck level, to warm up the swimmers and to help them get their muscles loose after a strenuous workout. The pool and spa coping are Valder's Wisconsin Limestone. The pool pumps are both variable-speed, and the pool is heated partially by utilizing a geothermal system. At the far end of this lap swimmer's dream is a Quickset (Removable) starting platform. Indoor space designed by Benvenuti and Stein. Photos by Geno Benvenuti

Photography by Christina Thompson http://www.onespecialty.com/floating-staircase-contemporary-landscaping-dallas/

This is an example of a modern garden in San Francisco with decking.

Photography by David Phelps Photography. A warm modern custom designed and built home on the cliffs of Laguna Beach. Comfortable and livable interiors with cozy but graphic simplicity. Original custom designed furnishings, contemporary art and endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Design Team: Interior Designer Tommy Chambers, Architect Bill Murray of Chambers and Murray, Inc and Builder Josh Shields of Shields Construction.

This small tract home backyard was transformed into a lively breathable garden. A new outdoor living room was created, with silver-grey brazilian slate flooring, and a smooth integral pewter colored concrete wall defining and retaining earth around it. A water feature is the backdrop to this outdoor room extending the flooring material (slate) into the vertical plane covering a wall that houses three playful stainless steel spouts that spill water into a large basin. Koi Fish, Gold fish and water plants bring a new mini ecosystem of life, and provide a focal point and meditational environment. The integral colored concrete wall begins at the main water feature and weaves to the south west corner of the yard where water once again emerges out of a 4” stainless steel channel; reinforcing the notion that this garden backs up against a natural spring. The stainless steel channel also provides children with an opportunity to safely play with water by floating toy boats down the channel. At the north eastern end of the integral colored concrete wall, a warm western red cedar bench extends perpendicular out from the water feature on the outside of the slate patio maximizing seating space in the limited size garden. Natural rusting Cor-ten steel fencing adds a layer of interest throughout the garden softening the 6’ high surrounding fencing and helping to carry the users eye from the ground plane up past the fence lines into the horizon; the cor-ten steel also acts as a ribbon, tie-ing the multiple spaces together in this garden. The plant palette uses grasses and rushes to further establish in the subconscious that a natural water source does exist. Planting was performed outside of the wire fence to connect the new landscape to the existing open space; this was successfully done by using perennials and grasses whose foliage matches that of the native hillside, blurring the boundary line of the garden and aesthetically extending the backyard up into the adjacent open space.

NEXTHouse is a custom-designed and crafted home fusing the Northwest Modern tradition with the highest quality environmentally sustainable building technologies, features and finishes.NEXTHouse is a 3 bedoom, 2 1/2 bath home with a garage and shop located on a south-facing corner lot of 5,500 square feet. It is designed to fully appreciate the land, reaching out to views and light, while providing a lush microclimate of Northwest appropriate landscaping. Terraces, decks and patios encourage outdoor living in both formal and private settings.NEXTHouse is an urban sanctuary that preserves the Earth’s resources and provides for healthy living.

Mudrooms are practical entryway spaces that serve as a buffer between the outdoors and the main living areas of a home. Typically located near the front or back door, mudrooms are designed to keep the mess of the outside world at bay. These spaces often feature built-in storage for coats, shoes, and accessories, helping to maintain a tidy and organized home. Durable flooring materials, such as tile or easy-to-clean surfaces, are common in mudrooms to withstand dirt and moisture. Additionally, mudrooms may include benches or cubbies for convenient seating and storage of bags or backpacks. With hooks for hanging outerwear and perhaps a small sink for quick cleanups, mudrooms efficiently balance functionality with the demands of an active household, providing an essential transitional space in the home.

Photo of a large modern kitchen/dining combo in Other with grey walls, light hardwood floors and multi-coloured floor.

Design ideas for a large modern two-storey grey house exterior in Seattle with concrete fiberboard siding, a shed roof and a metal roof.

Inspiration for a modern home design in DC Metro.

Fir cabinets pair well with Ceasarstone countertops.
Mid-sized modern u-shaped kitchen in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, a double-bowl sink, medium wood cabinets, black appliances, concrete floors, quartz benchtops, white splashback, a peninsula and grey floor.