Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz
Design ideas for a midcentury living room in Dallas with grey walls.

Photography: Shannon McGrath Styling: Leesa O'Reilly
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary enclosed living room in Melbourne with a library, concrete floors, white walls and white floor.

Photo of a contemporary living room in Dallas.

This home was featured in the January 2016 edition of HOME & DESIGN Magazine. To see the rest of the home tour as well as other luxury homes featured, visit http://www.homeanddesign.net/dream-house-prato-in-talis-park/

Inspiration for a traditional l-shaped open plan kitchen in Atlanta with dark wood cabinets and panelled appliances.

This years Coastal Living Showhouse features expansive decks and porches including a rooftop deck with panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, Point Loma, Mexico and Downtown San Diego, 2014 Ed Gohlich Photography, Inc.

Matt Schmitt Photography
Mid-sized traditional powder room in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey walls, light hardwood floors, granite benchtops and grey benchtops.

Photo by Michelle Rasmussen of www.wondertimephoto.com
Inspiration for an eclectic home design in Salt Lake City.

Jim Schmid Photography
This is an example of a traditional two-storey brick white exterior in Charlotte with a hip roof.

Old fixer-uppers often require two competing levels of priorities from their new homeowners. First and foremost is the need to immediately attend to those repairs that ensure the continued functioning and general well being of the house’s structure. By nature, these usually demand “house on fire!” status, especially when compared to other types of remodeling work that simply enhances aesthetics and general comfort. In the case of a Delaware couple, a structural issue with the front of their 125 year old Victorian (it was sinking!), along with some other more pressing challenges, put a 13 year long hold on getting the bathroom for which they had long dreamed. The shower enclosure features a base of hexagon patterned tile, bordered by marble subway tiles. The shower enclosure features a base of hexagon patterned tile, bordered by marble subway tiles. By the time Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers was hired to handle the construction, the couple certainly had put plenty of thought into converting a spare second-floor bedroom into the master bath. Courtney Burnett, Fox’s Interior Design Manager on the project, credits the owners for “having great creative minds, with lots of ideas to contribute.” By the time it came to put a formal design plan into place, the client “drove the look while we devised how the space would function.” It’s worth noting that there are drawbacks in being given too much time for advance planning. Owners’ tastes in design may change, while a steady stream of new fixtures and building products always demand consideration up to the last minute. “We had been collecting ideas for a while…pictures of what we liked, but as it turned out, when it came time to select fixtures, tile, etc., we used little from those pictures,” the owners admit. A framed herringbone pattern of subway tiles provides a perfect focal point for the shower. A framed herringbone pattern of subway tiles provides a perfect focal point for the shower. The finished bath exudes an art deco spirit that isn’t true to the home’s Victorian origins, which Burnett attributes to being more of a reflection of the homeowners’ preferences than the actual era of the structure. Despite that incongruity, everyone feels that they have remained true to the house by selecting vintage style elements, including subway tiles for the walls, hexagonal tile for the floors, and a pedestal sink that served as the focal point for the entire room. But as with all dreams, once one is achieved, a new one soon beckons. With the bathroom’s strikingly beautiful turquoise paint barely dry, the completion of that long-awaited project has served to kick-start plans for finishing off the remainder of the Victorian’s second floor.

A fireplace, soaking tub and eclectic collection of found objects makes this bathroom the homeowners haven. Plenty of storage and amble counter space keeps the space tidy while the large skylight provides plenty of natural light. The separate water closet and large steam shower keeps complete the room. A pair of etched glass doors allow natural light to filter between bathroom and bedroom. This bathroom has been published in Trends as well as Better Homes & Gardens magazines, appeared on HGTV's "I Want That Bath" and received a national design award from Residential Design Build magazine. More photos of this project can be found at http://tinyurl.com/3k6obyd Photography by Mike Kaskel

Photo of an eclectic living room in Los Angeles.

Natalia Knezevic
Photo of a small modern bathroom in Los Angeles with subway tile, a wall-mount sink, a one-piece toilet, white tile and white walls.

This home was featured in the January 2016 edition of HOME & DESIGN Magazine. To see the rest of the home tour as well as other luxury homes featured, visit http://www.homeanddesign.net/designer-at-home-loft-living-in-sarasota/

This home was featured in the January 2016 edition of HOME & DESIGN Magazine. To see the rest of the home tour as well as other luxury homes featured, visit http://www.homeanddesign.net/masterfully-built-a-contemporary-twist-on-the-british-west-indies/

Marisa Bistany Perkins Ct Home for New England Home Magazine Photography by Laura Moss Photography
Photo of a country galley kitchen in New York with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, light hardwood floors, with island and brown floor.

Photographer- Dustin Peck http://www.houzz.com/pro/dpphoto/dustinpeckphotographyinc Designer- Gray walker http://www.houzz.com/pro/graywalkerinteriors/gray-walker-interiors Feb/Mar 2016 Southern Grace http://urbanhomemagazine.com/feature/1487

David Livingston
This is an example of a country powder room in Sacramento with white walls, dark hardwood floors, an integrated sink, concrete benchtops, grey benchtops and a wall-mount toilet.

This home was featured in the January 2016 edition of HOME & DESIGN Magazine. To see the rest of the home tour as well as other luxury homes featured, visit http://www.homeanddesign.net/masterfully-built-a-contemporary-twist-on-the-british-west-indies/