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After: Newly painted siding and a new garage door and entry update the home without losing the original appeal. Black-framed windows also add a modern spin, as does a spiffed-up front landscape. “We kept the original red brick trim because that was something the new owners loved,” Van Sluyter says. “For contrast, we went with a cool blue tone for the front door.”
Rev-A-Shelf 3. In-Drawer Outlets Most of us use some sort of plug-in gadget in the bathroom. Hiding an outlet in a drawer or cabinet helps keep those hair dryers and other items off the countertop and can prevent them from encountering pooled water and creating a hazard. “With bathroom technology moving more and more electric, I always recommend storage with outlets in it for electric toothbrushes and razors,” says designer Selena Fitch. “That way they are off the counter and hidden. It can be a medicine cabinet that has been designed with outlets, or even a plug strip inside a vanity cabinet
If possible, a skylight over the shower, preferably operable for ventilation, is something you’ll never regret. And a dimmer switch for light fixtures is a must, pros say. “Sometimes you want it to be dim, sometimes you need to shave or put on makeup,” says architect Tim Barber. “We strive for several different choices of lighting to set a mood.”
The bathroom was just wide enough to create a wet room with a tub on one end and a shower on the other,” Mattison says. “It’s important to have enough distance between the tub and the shower. If you don’t, the tub will get splattered every time you take a shower, and there’s not enough space to move.”
water closet. Both of the doors have matte black hardware and are painted in Light French Gray by Sherwin-Williams. “I didn’t want that wall and the doors to be a big mass of white,” Mattison says. “Painting the doors a subtle gray helps to break the wall up and connect it to the other shades of gray in the room. It’s a nice trick I like to use in modern spaces that often have lots of white walls.” Large-format porcelain tiles that mimic the look of black marble cover the floor. “The swirls in the floor tiles are so beautiful and random that it’s hard to believe it’s not a natural stone,” the designer says. “They make the space feel like a high-end spa.”
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room features a nickel board feature wall, a clean natural beam ceiling detail, and white cabinetry media wall. The interiors feature a leather sectional, occasional chairs
lights lots of texture
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Example of a large trendy enclosed medium tone wood floor and brown floor family room design in Los Angeles with white walls, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace and a wall-mounted tv - Houzz
black frame around white cabinets
kitchen modern
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screen and chairs
shelves and tile
backsplash ceiling black island rooster
wall color BOLD
needs wood on beams and wood trim on hood wood shelves on bookcases or color behind the cases
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like the chair
like green way better than navy blue
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We used the butler’s pantry to stash the wall ovens, ice maker and other small appliances,” Palm says. They also incorporated a bar sink and pantry cabinets. One of the smartest ideas the duo had for the pantry can’t be seen in this photo. Hidden behind the pantry cabinets on the right is a 3-foot-high door into the garage. It allows the homeowners to take groceries out of the car and drop them directly into the pantry. The grocery door has a combination lock on it for security. The actual garage entry is located off a mudroom. Forgoing another full entry door in here left more room for storage.
This photo was taken where the kitchen meets the butler’s pantry. “We like to keep the appliances out of view in the main kitchen area,” Palm says. “We slid the rest of the appliances and a lot of storage into a butler’s pantry.” The island hides the dishwasher from view.
The designers carefully considered the view from the family room into the kitchen. Dramatic black pendants, rift-sawn white oak paneling on the island, a streamlined range hood with a strip of brass on it and a beautiful built-in china cabinet enhance the view. “We splurged on rift-sawn white oak for the island because its vertical detailing is so strong,” Palm says. They tucked the fridge on a wall opposite the left end of the island to keep it out of view. The dark 18-inch pendants create a strong statement over the island. “We loved the size and the conical shape of these pendants,” Palm says.
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