The client, new to the West Village neighborhood, was looking for a fresh take on a New York City bachelor pad. He wanted something neutral and masculine, but with some careful injections of color to keep it interesting, and of course…with a specific budget in mind. We anchored the space with a clean gray sectional, found a perfect barrel-backed chair with a hint of pattern, and layered the space with a plush rug and modern artwork to finish the look. And as the client was an avid reader, we made a point to have plenty of surfaces to display his book collection. The living room and bedroom are connected by a beautiful pair of french doors, so it was important to carry the aesthetic throughout. We continued in the bedroom with shades of grays and blues, and added some oversized artwork to create a focal point. Overall, the result was an airy, modern space and a perfect reflection of the client’s vision.

Roca Vista Residence

Allison Merritt Design, LLC

Renovations + Design by Allison Merritt Design, Photography by Ryan Garvin

Sarayu Blue Mountain Beach, FL on Scenic Highway 30A

User

home office overlooking Gulf of Mexico with RH leather sofa and shelving unit

Vacation Home

Innova-Interiors

Classical Revival

VanderHorn Architects

In this quintessential den, American Cherry trim at window and door trim, three-quarter-height paneling and curved paneled beam details anchor beside bold blues and grays to create a venerable and debonair mood.

Deanna gets a facelift, "No more gray!"

B Designs Interior's

I know I shouldn't do this because we're not done and the drapes haven't even arrived, but I'm spitting into the wind with these dramatic before and after's. Here we've changed the wall paint from a "dull", pale gray to bright Ivory. "Gray's" not for everyone and from the moment Deanna painted it, she told me she immediately regretted it, but didn't have a solution. We then added built in's under the windows that flank the FP. With some help from, "Hippos" we moved the TV over the FP and changed out the carpet, replaced the dreary and tired upholstery with two new and much larger, Beige sofas with cheerful pillows in Deannas favorite color combinations and well, of course those fabulous Roman Shades! We will be adding the drapes (as soon as they arrive) a new coffee table and end/occasional tables. Even so, it's a huge improvement and now such a cheerful space. Stay tuned for more to come and we've barely touched on the Kitchens transformation

Beach Style Family Room

Orleans Custom Home

Cape Associates, Inc.

The Abaco - Custom Home

Heritage Builders

TV Room with custom beam ceiling with ship lap inlays. Big vistas are afforded by the pocketing sliding glass doors.

Saratoga Pool House

Mimi Snowden Design

Coastal Home on LBI

Oskar Huber Furniture & Design

Caitlin DenBleyker

Built-Ins & Entertainment Units

Xavier's Collection Fine Cabinetry

Parkshore

Grand Floridian Builders, Inc.

Asian Flare Living Room

Design Me By Mahlah

A fresh shade of green for the walls transformed a very sterile white room into a warm and comforting room. The area rug was the first purchase and the rest of the room began to take form around it. New modern tiles for the fireplace and a coat of stove paint gave new life to the wood burning stove. Wood mantels provide a place for the owner to display her vintage teapot collection.

West Bay

Blackband Design

This Coastal Inspired Farmhouse with bay views puts a casual and sophisticated twist on beach living. Interior Design by Blackband Design and Home Build by Arbor Real Estate.

Beach Style Mud Room - Hampton Designer Showhouse 2014

Melanie Roy Design

Melanie Roy’s challenge in designing an extremely functional mud room to accommodate a busy family’s needs was to create a place for everything from crab nets and straw mats in metal buckets to beach towels, flip flops, balls and various summer paraphernalia in wire baskets. The challenge was that the room had no cubbies so boat cleats were used for hanging items up and out of the way and baskets and buckets for easy-access storage under a rough-hewn table. She created a beach theme by anchoring the space with a Stark rug with a wave design. Artists’ rendered surfboards are decorative but often accompany surfboards that are constantly in use. A window seat/bench is upholstered in a waterproof Duralee fabric, piped with jute, so you can sit on it even in a wet bathing suit. A painted blue rock coffee table is reflective of a bolder on the beach. Photo by Eric Striffler.

Hampton Style Family Room

Architecture JHK, Inc.

Private Residence

OLSON LEWIS + Architects

This New England home has the essence of a traditional home, yet offers a modern appeal. The home renovation and addition involved moving the kitchen to the addition, leaving the resulting space to become a formal dining and living area. The extension over the garage created an expansive open space on the first floor. The large, cleverly designed space seamlessly integrates the kitchen, a family room, and an eating area. A substantial center island made of soapstone slabs has ample space to accommodate prepping for dinner on one side, and the kids doing their homework on the other. The pull-out drawers at the end contain extra refrigerator and freezer space. Additionally, the glass backsplash tile offers a refreshing luminescence to the area. A custom designed informal dining table fills the space adjacent to the center island. Paint colors in keeping with the overall color scheme were given to the children. Their resulting artwork sits above the family computers. Chalkboard paint covers the wall opposite the kitchen area creating a drawing wall for the kids. Around the corner from this, a reclaimed door from the grandmother's home hangs in the opening to the pantry. Details such as these provide a sense of family and history to the central hub of the home. Builder: Anderson Contracting Service Interior Designer: Kristina Crestin Photographer: Jamie Salomon