Inspiration for a large modern study room in San Francisco with white walls, limestone floors, a built-in desk and no fireplace.

SeaThru is a new, waterfront, modern home. SeaThru was inspired by the mid-century modern homes from our area, known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. This homes designed to offer more than the standard, ubiquitous rear-yard waterfront outdoor space. A central courtyard offer the residents a respite from the heat that accompanies west sun, and creates a gorgeous intermediate view fro guest staying in the semi-attached guest suite, who can actually SEE THROUGH the main living space and enjoy the bay views. Noble materials such as stone cladding, oak floors, composite wood louver screens and generous amounts of glass lend to a relaxed, warm-contemporary feeling not typically common to these types of homes. Photos by Ryan Gamma Photography

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This is an example of a traditional home office in Sydney.

As seen in Traditional Home by Summer Thornton Design, Inc
Eclectic home office in Chicago with a built-in desk.

Features white painted and black stained oak. Designed with practicality at the forefront of our clients agenda, we created a larder cabinet with a practical pocket draw system . The cabinet is built with space for food and kitchen appliances to be stored away in a neat and accessible manner. The kitchen has an efficient ventilation system due to the instalment of a Bora hob containing a downdraft extractor.

BUBBLE CHAIR , EERO AARNIO , BUENOS AIRES . Punto de venta: www.makomdesign.com
Photo of a contemporary home office in Other with a built-in desk and yellow floor.

Overview Extension and complete refurbishment. The Brief The existing house had very shallow rooms with a need for more depth throughout the property by extending into the rear garden which is large and south facing. We were to look at extending to the rear and to the end of the property, where we had redundant garden space, to maximise the footprint and yield a series of WOW factor spaces maximising the value of the house. The brief requested 4 bedrooms plus a luxurious guest space with separate access; large, open plan living spaces with large kitchen/entertaining area, utility and larder; family bathroom space and a high specification ensuite to two bedrooms. In addition, we were to create balconies overlooking a beautiful garden and design a ‘kerb appeal’ frontage facing the sought-after street location. Buildings of this age lend themselves to use of natural materials like handmade tiles, good quality bricks and external insulation/render systems with timber windows. We specified high quality materials to achieve a highly desirable look which has become a hit on Houzz. Our Solution One of our specialisms is the refurbishment and extension of detached 1930’s properties. Taking the existing small rooms and lack of relationship to a large garden we added a double height rear extension to both ends of the plan and a new garage annex with guest suite. We wanted to create a view of, and route to the garden from the front door and a series of living spaces to meet our client’s needs. The front of the building needed a fresh approach to the ordinary palette of materials and we re-glazed throughout working closely with a great build team.

Paul Craig
Photo of a contemporary home office in London.

Brisbane interior designer Gary Hamer has created a modern, eclectic feel in the study of this period apartment at New Farm. A classic Eames chair was incorporated into the design. Source www.garyhamerinteriors.com

Aurélien Vivier
Mid-sized scandinavian study room in Lyon with white walls, a freestanding desk and medium hardwood floors.

This interior renovation started with a under used front room. (dining or living room it was hard to tell what the original design intended it to be) We transformed this room into a spacious home office. Two sets of doors lead into the room one set of French doors and one set of sliding bi-pass doors. Wall to wall shelving create space and the locking custom filing cabinets between bookshelves make a secure storage compartment. Woodcraft Design Build Inc.

Photo: D. Shields-Marley
Photo of a contemporary home office in Other with white walls, medium hardwood floors and a built-in desk.

Inspiration for a transitional study room in Melbourne with grey walls, carpet and a freestanding desk.

Large midcentury family room in San Diego with multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors and no fireplace.

Library Mantle - The Fine Paints of Europe
This is an example of a traditional home design in Philadelphia.

This is an example of an industrial kitchen in London.

Inspiration for a large traditional foyer in Charleston with concrete floors, a white front door, metallic walls and brown floor.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional home design in Philadelphia.

Interior Doors - The Fine Paints of Europe
This is an example of a traditional hallway in Philadelphia with beige walls and slate floors.