Nestled between multiple stands of Live Oak trees, the Westlake Residence is a contemporary Texas Hill Country home. The house is designed to accommodate the entire family, yet flexible in its design to be able to scale down into living only in 2,200 square feet when the children leave in several years. The home includes many state-of-the-art green features and multiple flex spaces capable of hosting large gatherings or small, intimate groups. The flow and design of the home provides for privacy from surrounding properties and streets, as well as to focus all of the entertaining to the center of the home. Finished in late 2006, the home features Icynene insulation, cork floors and thermal chimneys to exit warm air in the expansive family room. Photography by Allison Cartwright

Modern contemporary living room, design by Mosaic Architects. Photo By Jim Bartsch

photo by Susan Teare

Striking eclectic coastal home by Borges Brooks Builders of Watercolor, FL. Photo by Fletcher Isacks.

Sunken living room with a wall of walnut cabinetry which conceals the entertainment center. Built-in wine cubbies, storage, and a cantilevered concrete bench are integrated into the fireplace area.

Photo by Susan Teare

Dining room with custom rosewood dining table and metal base, Custom library bookshelves and wall paneling in rift white oak.

Den Mittelpunkt im Wohnbereich bildet ein Kaminofen, an zwei Seiten mit großen Glasscheiben geöffnet, mit wärmender Relaxingliege der das gesamte Erdgeschoß mit wohliger knisternder Wärme versorgt.

Tom Stringer of Tom Stringer Design Partners designed the beautiful Living Room for the 2014 DreamHome, featuring furniture and accessories from Baker Knapps & Tubbs, Benjamin Moore, CAI Designs, Dessin Fournir Companies, Donghia, Inc., Edelman Leather, Holly Hunt, John Rosselli & Associates, LALIQUE, Mike Bell, Inc. & Westwater Patterson, Remains Lighting, Richard Norton Gallery, LLC, Samuel & Sons Passementerie, Schumacher/Patterson, Flynn & Martin, and Watson Smith Carpet – Rugs – Hard Surfaces. Other resources: Tom Stringer’s Personal Collection. Explore the Living Room further here: http://bit.ly/1m2qKKK

How does one solve the dilemma of a bedroom where all the walls have windows and doors? With a custom headboard/screen of course. Photographer: Dustin Peck

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Stair Slats, Stair Detail Tony Gallagher Photography

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The homeowners of this house wanted to maintain the open feeling of their space, but add a little more distinction between the different zones of the first floor. By adding a structural half wall with custom shelving, we combined design and function. A stone fireplace flanked by arched windows is the main focal point of the room, while a comfortable gray sectional - piled high with pillows and throws - offers plenty of seating to gather around the TV custom fit into the shelving of the half wall. A bar opposite the fireplace is perfect for entertaining. Photo by Chris Amaral.

Photography by Bruce Damonte

"Revival” implies a retread of an old idea—not our interests at Axis Mundi. So when renovating an 1840s Greek Revival brownstone, subversion was on our minds. The landmarked exterior remains unchanged, as does the residence’s unalterable 19-foot width. Inside, however, a pristine white space forms a backdrop for art by Warhol, Basquiat and Haring, as well as intriguing furnishings drawn from the continuum of modern design—pieces by Dalí and Gaudí, Patrick Naggar and Poltrona Frau, Armani and Versace. The architectural envelope references iconic 20th-century figures and genres: Jean Prouvé-like shutters in the kitchen, an industrial-chic bronze staircase and a ground-floor screen employing cast glass salvaged from Gio Ponti’s 1950s design for Alitalia’s Fifth Avenue showroom (paired with mercury mirror and set within a bronze grid). Unable to resist a bit of our usual wit, Greek allusions appear in a dining room fireplace that reimagines classicism in a contemporary fashion and lampshades that slyly recall the drapery of Greek sculpture. Size: 2,550 sq. ft. Design Team: John Beckmann and Richard Rosenbloom Photography: Adriana Bufi, Andrew Garn, and Annie Schlecter © Axis Mundi Design LLC