This modern farmhouse is the home of your dreams. The sidelights give it extra added natural light. Also, the Belleville smooth 1 panel door with chord glass is the perfect addition.

Tradition Master Bath Sacha Griffin

Ultimate Outdoor Living Space: Transitional design blending old world finishes with new age lines and features. Including geometric pool with infinity spa, sunshelf, swimjet, LED lighting, interior finish with French Grey Glass Beadcrete and Abalone. Tampa Custom wood trellis with cast stone columns, elegant Sunbrella curtains, Patio Renaissance curved sectional sofa, fire table with Oceanside Glass tile, stunning LED accent lighting. Grand Effects Fire Water Bowl, linear see- through fireplace with LED lighted Onyx panels.

Jorge Castillo Designs, Inc. worked very closely with the Vail’s architect to create a contemporary home on top of the existing foundation. The end result was a bright and airy California style home with enough light to combat grey Ohio winters. We defined spaces within the open floor plan by implementing ceiling treatments, creating a well-planned lighting design, and adding other unique elements, including a floating staircase and aquarium.

The Pool House was completed in 2008 and contains an intimate sitting area with a facade of glass doors designed to be hidden away, a private bath, bar and space for pool storage. Photography Barry A. Hyman. Contractor Larry Larkin Builder

Darren Bosch

Photo by: Warren Lieb

John Benson Photography / SSA Landscape Architects

The Caaren model home designed and built by John Cannon Homes, located in Sarasota, Florida. This one-story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath home also offers a study, and family room open to the lanai and pool and spa area. Total square footage under roof is 4, 272 sq. ft. Living space under air is 2,895 sq. ft. Elegant and open, luxurious yet relaxed, the Caaren offers a variety of amenities to perfectly suit your lifestyle. From the grand pillar-framed entrance to the sliding glass walls that open to reveal an outdoor entertaining paradise, this is a home sure to be enjoyed by generations of family and friends for years to come. Gene Pollux Photography

Builder: Homes by True North Interior Designer: L. Rose Interiors Photographer: M-Buck Studio This charming house wraps all of the conveniences of a modern, open concept floor plan inside of a wonderfully detailed modern farmhouse exterior. The front elevation sets the tone with its distinctive twin gable roofline and hipped main level roofline. Large forward facing windows are sheltered by a deep and inviting front porch, which is further detailed by its use of square columns, rafter tails, and old world copper lighting. Inside the foyer, all of the public spaces for entertaining guests are within eyesight. At the heart of this home is a living room bursting with traditional moldings, columns, and tiled fireplace surround. Opposite and on axis with the custom fireplace, is an expansive open concept kitchen with an island that comfortably seats four. During the spring and summer months, the entertainment capacity of the living room can be expanded out onto the rear patio featuring stone pavers, stone fireplace, and retractable screens for added convenience. When the day is done, and it’s time to rest, this home provides four separate sleeping quarters. Three of them can be found upstairs, including an office that can easily be converted into an extra bedroom. The master suite is tucked away in its own private wing off the main level stair hall. Lastly, more entertainment space is provided in the form of a lower level complete with a theatre room and exercise space.

Classic Front Yard Landscape

Edward C. Butera

“Can you make this house livable for us?” This was the seemingly innocent request posed to the architects by the new owners of this house. It was a cartoon dwelling, an asym- metrical structure blemished by several poorly constructed additions that would feel at home in a coloring book. Despite these difficulties, the building was strangely interesting -- like an underdog you felt compelled to root for. So it started with the basics. The house was stripped down to its simplest saltbox shape. This began to give direction to the massing of the addition. New openings brought a sense of order to the elevations. Dormers, clad in the same material as the roof, were used to make more efficient use of the sec- ond floor spaces while emphasizing the original lines of the house. Deteriorating stucco was replaced and tinted a moss green. A plinth of locally quarried stone wraps the base ofthe structure, anchoring it to the earth. The large front porch engages the street with a more welcoming face. Cooking meals together is a vital gathering activity for this famil. The kitchen space was moved to the center of the house as an organizing element and to reflect this impor- tance. Reclaimed oak cider vats were used as flooring throughout the residence. Virginia soap stone countertops further echoes the desire to reconnect this house back to indigenous materials and the local culture. This house is no longer a caricature. It has found its roots and become a modern, livable dwelling, without losing its quirky charm. All photos by Hoachlander Davis Photography.

Paver patio with fire pit, seat benches, pillars and custom deck. RVP Photography.