This new modern house is located in a meadow in Lenox MA. The house is designed as a series of linked pavilions to connect the house to the nature and to provide the maximum daylight in each room. The center focus of the home is the largest pavilion containing the living/dining/kitchen, with the guest pavilion to the south and the master bedroom and screen porch pavilions to the west. While the roof line appears flat from the exterior, the roofs of each pavilion have a pronounced slope inward and to the north, a sort of funnel shape. This design allows rain water to channel via a scupper to cisterns located on the north side of the house. Steel beams, Douglas fir rafters and purlins are exposed in the living/dining/kitchen pavilion. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

The 16-foot high living-dining area opens up on three sides: to the lap pool on the west with sliding glass doors; to the north courtyard with pocketing glass doors; and to the garden and guest house to the south through pivoting glass doors. When open to the elements, the living area is transformed into an airy pavilion. (Photo: Erhard Pfeiffer)

The fabric was laminated behind glass. Photography by Annie Schlechter

Complete bathroom and closet remodel with very challenging structural issues, due to the fact that the bathroom was almost completely cantilevered off the third story of the house. Photography by Anne Kohler, design by Holey and Associates, construction and cabinets by Mueller Nicholls Inc. Glass tiles, cherry walk-in closet, cherry cabinets, window seat, octagonal bathing vestibule, marble counters, steam shower, tilting round window, cedar shingles

photo credit: Ken Wyner general contractor: Berliner Construction, www.berlinerconstruction.com

Decorative Film on bathroom windows decorate and add privacy, without curtains or blinds. Frosted glass lets the light shine through, while decorating the room. NuEtch carries a full line of Decorative Films that are applied to existing windows on-site. For more info on DIY Art for Glass, or to have NuEtch professionally install a design, Visit www.Art-For-Glass.com

Reverse/negative etch of bathroom window; lower portion of window entire glass ethced "frosted" while the design is un-etched and clear glass...allow natural light yet privacy when shade is open.

  Free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW   My husband and I had the opportunity to completely gut and remodel a very tired 1950’s Garrison colonial. We knew that the idea of a semi-open floor plan would be ideal for our family. Space saving solutions started with the design of a banquet in the kitchen. The banquet’s focal point is the two stained glass windows on either end that help to capture daylight from the adjoining spaces. Material selections for the kitchen were driven by the desire for a bright, casual and uncomplicated look. The plan began with 3 large windows centered over a white farmhouse sink and overlooking the backyard. A large island acts as the kitchen’s work center and rounds out seating options in the room. White inset cabinetry is offset with a mix of materials including soapstone, cherry butcher block, stainless appliances, oak flooring and rustic white tiles that rise to the ceiling creating a dramatic backdrop for an arched range hood. Multiple mullioned glass doors keep the kitchen open, bright and airy. A palette of grayish greens and blues throughout the house helps to meld the white kitchen and trim detail with existing furnishings. In-cabinet lighting as well as task and undercabinet lighting complements the recessed can lights and help to complete the light and airy look of the space. Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKD, CBD For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com

The kitchen boasts expansive views of the garden beyond. The windows are operational for light spring breezes and for ventilation. Between the stud storage is shown on the right for client mementos.

Karyn Millet Photography

A frameless glass extension we did to seamlessly blend inside and outside

House By The Pond The overall design of the house was a direct response to an array of environmental regulations, site constraints, solar orientation and specific programmatic requirements. The strategy was to locate a two story volume that contained all of the bedrooms and baths, running north/south, along the western side of the site. An open, lofty, single story pavilion, separated by an interstitial space comprised of two large glass pivot doors, was located parallel to the street. This lower scale street front pavilion was conceived as a breezeway. It connects the light and activity of the yard and pool area to the south with the view and wildlife of the pond to the north. The exterior materials consist of anodized aluminum doors, windows and trim, cedar and cement board siding. They were selected for their low maintenance, modest cost, long-term durability, and sustainable nature. These materials were carefully detailed and installed to support these parameters. Overhangs and sunshades limit the need for summer air conditioning while allowing solar heat gain in the winter. Specific zoning, an efficient geothermal heating and cooling system, highly energy efficient glazing and an advanced building insulation system resulted in a structure that exceeded the requirements of the energy star rating system. Photo Credit: Matthew Carbone and Frank Oudeman

The bathroom was completely re-fitted a bath tub removed and replaced with an open-ended glass screen shower cubicle with Grohe shower and rainshower set in the ceiling.1980's refurbished house, Torquay, South Devon, Colin Cadle Photography, Styling by Jan Cadle

Photography Birte Reimer, Art Norman Kulkin

New white kitchen with 2" thick calacatta marble.

Dining Room Werner Straube Photography