View from the front door of a whole house reverse gut! Dining room use to be the living room. Spider plant use to be a solid wall, and looking into the back family room with the 12 foot slider, use to be the kitchen. Homeowners mix of antiques and contemporary touches make for a beautiful room.

Conversion of a 4-family brownstone to a 3-family. The focus of the project was the renovation of the owner's apartment, including an expansion from a duplex to a triplex. The design centers around a dramatic two-story space which integrates the entry hall and stair with a library, a small desk space on the lower level and a full office on the upper level. The office is used as a primary work space by one of the owners - a writer, whose ideal working environment is one where he is connected with the rest of the family. This central section of the house, including the writer's office, was designed to maximize sight lines and provide as much connection through the spaces as possible. This openness was also intended to bring as much natural light as possible into this center portion of the house; typically the darkest part of a rowhouse building. Project Team: Richard Goodstein, Angie Hunsaker, Michael Hanson Structural Engineer: Yoshinori Nito Engineering and Design PC Photos: Tom Sibley

Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

Photo by Marcia Prentice

Photo: Jim Bartsch Photography

Indian Rosewood in the Gina B Showroom at the Laguna Design Center

Stairwell at second floor was opened to underside of roof. Skylights bring light into the center of the house. New bathroom at left continues vaulted ceiling with high windows to borrow some of this light. Wall color is BM "Dorset Gold."

Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz

I decided to make this bedroom hallway niche a focal point by adding tone on tone wallpaper in black. It is Kelly Wearstler's classic trellis wallpaper with which you can never go wrong. The large scale art on gold background was the inspiration for the space. Photograph by James Ransom

Photos by Drew Kelly

Chicago, IL • Photographs by Tony Soluri

View towards the front of the house, with the reception rooms on the left. Beccy Smart Photography for Houzz.com

фото Сергей Ананьев

A ramp leads cats up to a plant loft with custom-built stairs and a tunnel to the loft above.

A cat's paradise. Arched walkways, platforms and a loft create plenty of play space for this home's feline friends.