Bathrooms with stone walls add texture, color, and pattern with a modern rustic appeal that is very natural and eco-friendly yet luxurious at the same time. Stone is a great material to design your bathroom with, it is long-lasting and easy to find. There are a variety of finishes that can be applied to dimensional […]
Contemporary remodel and addition to treetop home in Austin
Westlake Homestead is a contemporary remodel and addition to an existing treetop home that has been designed by Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture in west Austin, Texas. The existing Fred-Day treetop home was modified to create a gourmet kitchen, an enlarged master closet, a laundry room, powder room, and a bridge to the addition. Other updates […]
Watch Hill beach cottage gets a bold makeover
This traditional beach cottage gets a makeover by Kate Jackson Design, situated along the shoreline in the coastal village of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The 900 square foot, three bedroom, two bath cottage is adjacent to the main house and is used by the clients kids and grandchildren on the weekends and summer holidays. The […]
Modern urban townhome model by Cecconi Simone
This modern urban townhome model has recently been designed by Cecconi Simone, representing a community of urban residences envisioned for Downtown West, Toronto, Canada. Conceived around the principals of Active House, a Danish movement committed to healthy and sustainable interior environments, the model brings to life a complete townhome ground-floor. The 840 square foot show space […]
How To Create The Perfect Lighting Plan For Your Home
Your home is your castle. You love it. But, it needs more – more light. What do you do? How do you kick things up a notch? Well, fortunately, there’s more than one solution to this problem, but it requires that you first make a plan. Your Plan Whip out your pen and a pad […]
Lookout Residence with dramatic views over Los Angeles
Lookout Residence is set on a dramatically elevated spur of land overlooking the Los Angeles basin in Beverly Hills, California designed by Bertram Architects. A set of carefully arranged planes and volumes comprise this modernist home for a couple and their small child. Referred to as “the jewel box” owing to its finely articulated detailing, […]
Designing luxurious living spaces on a budget
Many modern homes and apartments are designed and laid out almost exactly like the neighbor on either side. Giving your living space a personalized and luxurious appeal is often a daunting and expensive undertaking. Its even more difficult and financially straining when you’re a college student, recent grad, or just on a tight budget. No […]
Amazing indoor outdoor living in Brazil: BT House
Offering indoor / outdoor living at its finest, BT House has been designed by São Paulo, Brazil based architect Guilherme Torres, who has developed ideas which fuse the modern and the traditional. Guilherme’s own house, designed by the architect himself, bears a checkered wood design, a kind of brise soleil called muxarabie, which is a classic […]
Contemporary 200 Chambers Penthouse by Incorporated
200 Chambers Penthouse was designed by architecture studio Incorporated as a pied-a-Terre for a European gentleman who makes New York his home only in the fall. A place for both work and the entertaining of friends and family, the residence was developed with a private suite, an entertainment area and two bedrooms for frequent guests. […]
Modern shelter camouflaged in the forested Blue Hills
Blue Hills House has been designed by la SHED architecture, perched on the edge of a mountainous slope in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada. The single story 2,152 square foot (200 square meters) residence is nestled on a large forested property, sitting gracefully between the trees and is only hardly visible from the street. As per the occupants’ […]










