Passing through the entry gates reveals the formal Entry Courtyard, with main and guest casita porches, flagstone and Chicago common brick hardscaping, and antique French limestone fountain basin. The main mass of the home is clad with integrally colored three-coat plaster, while the 1,000 square foot wine cellar, and guest casita are clad in McDowell Mountain stone with mortar wash finish. Design Principal: Gene Kniaz, Spiral Architects; General Contractor: Eric Linthicum, Linthicum Custom Builders

Photography by: Cheryle St. Onge

A full sun gated entry to a rear garden with lustrous cool season annuals transitioned by warm season perennials set in a southern environment with a colonial Williamsburg Virginia appeal to an old Wilmington Garden estate with the Copper fountain restored and functional

Glass Front Doors, Entry Doors that Make a Statement! Your front door is your home's initial focal point and glass doors by Sans Soucie with frosted, etched glass designs create a unique, custom effect while providing privacy AND light thru exquisite, quality designs! Available any size, all glass front doors are custom made to order and ship worldwide at reasonable prices. Exterior entry door glass will be tempered, dual pane (an equally efficient single 1/2" thick pane is used in our fiberglass doors). Selling both the glass inserts for front doors as well as entry doors with glass, Sans Soucie art glass doors are available in 8 woods and Plastpro fiberglass in both smooth surface or a grain texture, as a slab door or prehung in the jamb - any size. From simple frosted glass effects to our more extravagant 3D sculpture carved, painted and stained glass .. and everything in between, Sans Soucie designs are sandblasted different ways creating not only different effects, but different price levels. The "same design, done different" - with no limit to design, there's something for every decor, any style. The privacy you need is created without sacrificing sunlight! Price will vary by design complexity and type of effect: Specialty Glass and Frosted Glass. Inside our fun, easy to use online Glass and Entry Door Designer, you'll get instant pricing on everything as YOU customize your door and glass! When you're all finished designing, you can place your order online! We're here to answer any questions you have so please call (877) 331-339 to speak to a knowledgeable representative! Doors ship worldwide at reasonable prices from Palm Desert, California with delivery time ranges between 3-8 weeks depending on door material and glass effect selected. (Doug Fir or Fiberglass in Frosted Effects allow 3 weeks, Specialty Woods and Glass [2D, 3D, Leaded] will require approx. 8 weeks).

Photo by Asa Gilmore

Side view of entry gate. Photographer: TJ Getz

Mirador Builders Custom designed Concrete Tile Risers Custom Cut Fir Rafter Tails

Railings and gates were made from galvanized pipe and Speed Rail fittings. The owner engineered the self-closing mechanism. The walkways and patios are composed of recycled brick and flagstone. PHOTO: Ignacio Salas-Humara

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Exquisite Mediterranean home on Lake Austin. Photography by Coles Hairston

Spanish style home with front gate entry.

Spanish style home with front gate entry.

This little display is all about the kids. We set this up on the Kitchen island which sits just opposite the Living room and the 15' tree. We wanted to delight them and add a little magic to their holiday. Photos by Steve Eltinge, Eltinge Photography