Gorgeous decorative hood soars to the tall ceiling allowing a recessed area for display. Portraits by Mandi

Michael Conway, Means-of-Production

Caroline Merrill

The cabana bath features stone flooring with a marble boarder, a beveled marble vanity top, shell mirror and shower tile in a diagonal pattern. The cabana has access to the pool and beach.

The precise design details in this kitchen impart the how owners' personalities and display meaningful memories. They desired a trendy yet timeless kitchen, with cabinets that looked like furniture, (the center island is a movable table piece,) ornate burl wood hides a Dacor fan above the cooktop, and lighted upper cabinets with glass doors personalize the room with displays of cherished vases and heirlooms the owners have collected throughout their lives together. The warm, butternut maple finish accented with chocolate glaze, Red Dragon granite, a golden ruby with Sonoma Villa accents tiled backsplash, and country French hand pulls consummate a relaxed, old-world comfort. alise o'brien photography

Arthur Rutenberg Homes - http://arhomes.us/Castellina109

Massive addition and renovation adding a pond, waterfall, bridges, a chapel, boulder work, gardens and 5,000 SF log/stone addition to an existing home. The addition has a large theater, wine room, bar, new master suite, huge great room with lodge-size fireplace, sitting room and outdoor covered/heated patio with outdoor kitchen. Photo by Kimberly Gavin.

New bridge at Sunset headquarters, Menlo Park photos-Chris Jacobson, GardenArt Group

Nooks and Crannies at the DeBernardo pool and back yard that offer a handsome wooden shade structure outside of the piano room; Stone Columns surrounded with Mexican La Paz pebbles, Japanese Maple and Fern that take advantage of the shady areas as well as the planter line up with a 3" precast concrete cap in the foreground and thicker 6" concrete cast in place planter caps heading toward the vineyards. John Luhn

Weddings, family reunions, BBQ's and other special events have all been handled with ease by this 25' wide wrap-around driveway. Photography by: Joe Hollowell

Heather Fritz

The front elevation shows the formal entry to the house. A stone path the the side leads to an informal entry. Set into a slope, the front of the house faces a hill covered in wildflowers. The pool house is set farther down the hill and can be seem behind the house. Photo by: Daniel Contelmo Jr.