Vintage Barn Scones from Restoration Hardware. Bosch Dishwasher to the right of sink beneath an integrated panel. Built-In Panasonic Microwave from Trail Appliances. Kindred Stainless Steel undermount dual sink with Solna faucet with pull-out spray by Brizo from Wolseley Kitchen & Bath. Butter cream cabinets from Pac Rim Cabinets. Polished bronze cabinets pulls from Lee Valley Hardware. "Nordick Black" granite counter tops from Metro Stone. Martin Knowles Photography

2011 EcoHome Design Award Winner Key to the successful design were the homeowner priorities of family health, energy performance, and optimizing the walk-to-town construction site. To maintain health and air quality, the home features a fresh air ventilation system with energy recovery, a whole house HEPA filtration system, radiant & radiator heating distribution, and low/no VOC materials. The home’s energy performance focuses on passive heating/cooling techniques, natural daylighting, an improved building envelope, and efficient mechanical systems, collectively achieving overall energy performance of 50% better than code. To address the site opportunities, the home utilizes a footprint that maximizes southern exposure in the rear while still capturing the park view in the front. ZeroEnergy Design | Green Architecture & Mechanical Design www.ZeroEnergy.com Kauffman Tharp Design | Interior Design www.ktharpdesign.com Photos by Eric Roth

Our homeowner had dreamt about one day redoing her beyond outdated kitchen since they day her husband carried her over the threshold. Vinyl flooring used for a backsplash, dingy carpeting, laminate with no sheen left to speak of and mismatched cabinetry…. it was time to make it happen. A year’s worth of planning later, her time capsule became one dreamy kitchen. Functionality reigns supreme in this small, but efficient kitchen where every cabinet has a story to tell and a place to store it. Countertop space to the right of the stove was an added necessity for function and safety. The raised snack bar is perfect for day to day meals and the lowered countertop was a must for this petite baker. A new lighting plan includes recessed lights, under-cabinet and accent lights, while new lighting fixtures reflect the client’s sense of style. Dingy brick patterned carpet was removed making way for new hardwood floors toothed in from the dining room. An airy palette gained some weight with the use of larger details; the oversized hood, beefy turned posts, prominent apron front sink and a grouping of tall cabinets on the refrigerator wall. Glass cabinet fronts, shiny beveled subway tile, and granite countertops allow light to dance around the space. Zachary Seib Photography

Photography Mariko Reed

Silver Supreme granite is the custom counter top material used in this beautiful kitchen by Progressive Countertop. An exquisite blend of cream and black with variations of brown and gray create a perfect color palette to compliment the dark wood cabinets, wood floors and white stone back splash. The black, double under mounted sink was also a custom choice along with the Ogee custom edge, to create a low maintenance space easy for clean ups. The beautiful flowing patterns and markings on this unique granite will create a show stopping space in your home.

Outstanding kitchen installed in Dracut, MA. Black Pearl leather granite on top of white cabinets and Silver Cloud granite complementing the island. Great combination!

Guillermo Castro

Monte Cristo Granite is a stunning example of affordable granite. Extremely well priced, it has a sweeping linear pattern with grays, white, cream, and tan. Here it is paired with pristine white cabinets and light wood floors. Photos by www.markpetinga.com

This contemmporary bath keeps it sleek with black vanity cabinet and geometric white tile extending partially up a black wall.

Troy Gustafson

Photographer: Kevin Colquhoun

Credit: Ron Rosenzweig

My favorite farmhouse kitchen.. :)

Lake Front Country Estate Living Room, designed by Tom Markalunas, built by Resort Custom Homes. Photography by Rachael Boling.

Concrete countertops and white painted cabinets contrast with the texture of the savalged wideplank wood floors in this kitchen.

large island with super white granite. Stainless steel apron sink positioned in front of new large window. Island with prep sink and integrated trash pull-out