This was a tiny room with the front door in the middle. We used small furniture pieces to create a conversation area. John Wilbanks

Ben Benschneider

Tarrytown kitchen remodel

Incorporate similar shapes throughout the room – seen here in the ceiling, windows, and built-ins – for a subtly symmetrical aesthetic. Seen in Ramblewood Manors, a Raleigh community.

Alpinfoto

Mike Schwartz

The existing kitchen/eating room was converted into a second family room and a mud room of the garage entrance. This space is also used for a home office. Photo by Tre Dunham

David Sloane

The flow of space throughout is defined by the subtle collision of angled geometries creating informal, individual living spaces oriented to particular views of the landscape. photos by Chris Kendall

Designed by Kirsten Grove of simplygrove.com

Susan Teare