Tim Turner

The Tuscan columns, bead board ceiling, and privacy screening, give this spacious porch a finished, stately look.

Italian Villa inspired home set on a hill with magnificent views

A twirl on traditional suits the family in this Federal style row house. Mingling old and new with the bold and beautiful makes this small space a real stunner, kid and dog included. Photos by Angie Seckinger.

Custom ornamental iron driveway gate with branches and leaves

Ken Muellers

When visitors pass through the gate into the forecourt, they experience another array of cantilevered cast concrete steps that “float” up to the front door. Bianchi, a Phoenix based pool and landscape designer, set this rhythmic path to echo the lines and ascending forms of the architects dramatic rusted-steel entry pergola. michaelwoodall.com

A non traditional color for a gate sets it apart from others in the neighborhood.

Gardner Reynolds

Meet San Diego Interior designer Rebecca Robeson as she describes the Velazquez family extreme home makeover on the San Diego KUSI news. Walk through the home that was featured on the cover of "San Diego Home Garden Lifestyles" magazine.

The home, which sits on several acres, is approached via a driveway with appropriately scaled masonry walls, iron gates, and welcoming plantings. © Melissa Clark Photography. All rights reserved.