42 Turquoise Home Design Ideas, Pictures and Inspiration
Piperbear DesignsIndustrial kitchen in Wilmington with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey splashback, stainless steel appliances, an island, grey floors, white worktops and turquoise cabinets.
Pippa Schofield Garden DesignPippa Schofield
This is an example of a classic partial sun pergola in London with gravel.
This is an example of a classic partial sun pergola in London with gravel.
Crescent BuildsPhoto by Ross Anania
Design ideas for a large urban bedroom in Seattle with medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Design ideas for a large urban bedroom in Seattle with medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignIt started with vision. Then arrived fresh sight, seeing what was absent, seeing what was possible. Followed quickly by desire and creativity and know-how and communication and collaboration.
When the Ramsowers first called Exterior Worlds, all they had in mind was an outdoor fountain. About working with the Ramsowers, Jeff Halper, owner of Exterior Worlds says, “The Ramsowers had great vision. While they didn’t know exactly what they wanted, they did push us to create something special for them. I get inspired by my clients who are engaged and focused on design like they were. When you get that kind of inspiration and dialogue, you end up with a project like this one.”
For Exterior Worlds, our design process addressed two main features of the original space—the blank surface of the yard surrounded by looming architecture and plain fencing. With the yard, we dug out the center of it to create a one-foot drop in elevation in which to build a sunken pool. At one end, we installed a spa, lining it with a contrasting darker blue glass tile. Pedestals topped with urns anchor the pool and provide a place for spot color. Jets of water emerge from these pedestals. This moving water becomes a shield to block out urban noises and makes the scene lively. (And the children think it’s great fun to play in them.) On the side of the pool, another fountain, an illuminated basin built of limestone, brick and stainless steel, feeds the pool through three slots.
The pool is counterbalanced by a large plot of grass. What is inventive about this grassy area is its sub-structure. Before putting down the grass, we installed a French drain using grid pavers that pulls water away, an action that keeps the soil from compacting and the grass from suffocating. The entire sunken area is finished off with a border of ground cover that transitions the eye to the limestone walkway and the retaining wall, where we used the same reclaimed bricks found in architectural features of the house.
In the outer border along the fence line, we planted small trees that give the space scale and also hide some unsightly utility infrastructure. Boxwood and limestone gravel were embroidered into a parterre design to underscore the formal shape of the pool. Additionally, we planted a rose garden around the illuminated basin and a color garden for seasonal color at the far end of the yard across from the covered terrace.
To address the issue of the house’s prominence, we added a pergola to the main wing of the house. The pergola is made of solid aluminum, chosen for its durability, and painted black. The Ramsowers had used reclaimed ornamental iron around their front yard and so we replicated its pattern in the pergola’s design. “In making this design choice and also by using the reclaimed brick in the pool area, we wanted to honor the architecture of the house,” says Halper.
We continued the ornamental pattern by building an aluminum arbor and pool security fence along the covered terrace. The arbor’s supports gently curve out and away from the house. It, plus the pergola, extends the structural aspect of the house into the landscape. At the same time, it softens the hard edges of the house and unifies it with the yard. The softening effect is further enhanced by the wisteria vine that will eventually cover both the arbor and the pergola. From a practical standpoint, the pergola and arbor provide shade, especially when the vine becomes mature, a definite plus for the west-facing main house.
This newly-created space is an updated vision for a traditional garden that combines classic lines with the modern sensibility of innovative materials. The family is able to sit in the house or on the covered terrace and look out over the landscaping. To enjoy its pleasing form and practical function. To appreciate its cool, soothing palette, the blues of the water flowing into the greens of the garden with a judicious use of color. And accept its invitation to step out, step down, jump in, enjoy.
Platinum Homes by Mark MolthanIndustrial multi-use home gym in Dallas with multi-coloured walls, grey floors and a feature wall.
Interior Marketing GroupDesign ideas for a contemporary roof rooftop terrace in New York with a pergola.
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art - Texas© 2012 LARRY E. BOERDER ARCHITECTS
Design ideas for a classic veranda in Dallas.
Design ideas for a classic veranda in Dallas.
Walnut Hill Landscape CompanyMichael Prokopchak, ASLA
Jay Stearns
This is an example of a classic swimming pool in Baltimore with brick paving and a water feature.
This is an example of a classic swimming pool in Baltimore with brick paving and a water feature.
Brook Road PhotographyIndustrial kitchen with stainless steel appliances, blue cabinets, and rustic brick accents.
Inspiration for a traditional l-shaped kitchen in Portland Maine with blue cabinets, brick splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring, an island and shaker cabinets.
Inspiration for a traditional l-shaped kitchen in Portland Maine with blue cabinets, brick splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood flooring, an island and shaker cabinets.
Sethbennphotosethbennphoto.com 2013
This is an example of a contemporary bathroom in Minneapolis with matchstick tiles.
This is an example of a contemporary bathroom in Minneapolis with matchstick tiles.
Contemporary l-shaped kitchen/diner in Moscow with multi-coloured splashback, laminate floors, brown floors, white worktops, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, mosaic tiled splashback, stainless steel appliances, a breakfast bar and a feature wall.
Mia Mortensen PhotographyMia Mortensen © Houzz 2016
Design ideas for a large scandinavian dining room in Wiltshire with a feature wall.
Design ideas for a large scandinavian dining room in Wiltshire with a feature wall.
Homesearch BarcelonaThis is an example of a small urban galley kitchen in Barcelona with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, porcelain splashback, integrated appliances, an island, grey floors and black worktops.
Linda Fritschy Interior DesignCharles David Smith
Design ideas for a large traditional conservatory in Austin with medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a glass ceiling and a feature wall.
Design ideas for a large traditional conservatory in Austin with medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a glass ceiling and a feature wall.
James Maynard- Vantage Imagery LLCJames Maynard
Inspiration for an urban bedroom in Denver with white walls, carpet and no fireplace.
Inspiration for an urban bedroom in Denver with white walls, carpet and no fireplace.
A2studioRick McCullagh
This is an example of a scandinavian open plan games room in London with a music area, white walls, concrete flooring, a wood burning stove, grey floors and a feature wall.
This is an example of a scandinavian open plan games room in London with a music area, white walls, concrete flooring, a wood burning stove, grey floors and a feature wall.
color theory Bostonphoto: Michael J Lee
Photo of an expansive country galley kitchen/diner in Boston with a belfast sink, glass-front cabinets, distressed cabinets, brick splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood flooring, engineered stone countertops, an island and red splashback.
Photo of an expansive country galley kitchen/diner in Boston with a belfast sink, glass-front cabinets, distressed cabinets, brick splashback, stainless steel appliances, dark hardwood flooring, engineered stone countertops, an island and red splashback.
Lake Geneva Architects
Architect - Jason R. Bernard
Photographer - Parisi.
This is an example of a traditional u-shaped kitchen/diner in Milwaukee with dark wood cabinets.
This is an example of a traditional u-shaped kitchen/diner in Milwaukee with dark wood cabinets.
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