Overall Look
So often TVs are installed far too high, as people tend to place them where they look best from a standing position, forgetting that they will actually be viewed while sitting down. Placing your TV at a proper low angle helps take your eyes off it the rest of the time, especially if you tuck it under some shelves painted in a fun hue. Dark floors or a dark rug will help it visually sink away into the ground where it won’t be noticed until it’s TV time.
example of panel door for stain glass
Screen door slides behind refrig
Security: We will be away from the house six months a year. Vegetation and hidden views makes the house attractive to burglars. How add security in to all the open windows and doors in an attractive artistic way?Option: Roll down window covers like you see in San Diego by beach homes? (this picture isn't the roll down screens, but serves to capture the idea) http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/25978897/list/modern-fencing-for-a-more-secure-home
Retractable insect screen along with retractable doors?
Curtains that hide away during the day. Easy to close at might
Framed picture wall: we have some paintings to display but want something besides the traditional way of just nailing pictures up on the wall. This is an intriguing way of blending multiple paintings without having to give each its own space. We don't want to feel crowded by stuff by spreading it throughout the house. place in the study or along the hall?
Privacy at night: How do we get privacy at night? Want sustainable system, ex physically pulling closed curtains seems better than some elaborate system that will fail within a few years. Curtain rods: What can you design in that is solid, and blends seamlessly with the room's style, yet tuck out of the way during the day when we want full light coming in?
Off set stepping stones
Wood floor White cabinets Lighter countertop Chairs etc add color splash
Marble floor White cabinets Lighter countertop Chairs etc add color splash
Breakfast nook
Wood floor White cabinets Lighter countertop Chairs etc add color splash
Wood floor White cabinets Lighter countertop Chairs etc add color splash
Wood floor White cabinets Lighter countertop Chairs etc add color splash
White on white. Too white
What about concrete floor and countertop with wood cabinets
Nothing brings out a mid-century home's best like one of the best mid-century furniture and art collections around. Here we're looking over a Nelson Marshmallow Sofa to an original Andy Warhol.
Don't dial down color's vibrancy; instead use it strategically
kitchen by limiting the number of appliances that you can see.” Only two appliances — the range and fridge — are visible. Cabinets surrounding the fridge and wired with electricity keep the microwave, coffeemaker and other small appliances out of sight.
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One Houzzer tells us that in Japan, it’s customary to offer guests a pair of slippers at the front door once they’ve removed their shoes. “To enter a Japanese house with street shoes on is unthink
Thanks for all your questions about our Deschutes House project. Counters : EcoCrush, a company located in Bend. Backsplash: custom color blend of Ann Sacks Metro glass tile. Wood cabinets: sapele custom made by Dansky Caninets Glass cabinets: custom made by Dansky Caninets
Take a cue from your furry friend. If you have a pet at home, you might want to consider it your resident Zen master. Take a cue from your lounging, care-free cat or happy-go-lucky pooch, and enjoy the present moment to the fullest.
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