Perched on a knoll atop a lakeside peninsula, this transitional home combines English manor-inspired details with more contemporary design elements. The exterior is constructed from Doggett Mountain stone and wavy edge siding topped with a slate roof. The front porch with limestone surround leads to quietly luxurious interiors featuring plaster walls and white oak floors, and highlighted by limestone accents and hand-wrought iron lighting.

Modernism gracefully collides with elegance in the formal living room of this historic Washington, DC living room.

Living room fireplace mantel with decorative paint finish. Photographer: Andrew McKinney

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A favorite family gathering space, this cozy room provides a warm red brick fireplace surround, bead board bookcases and beam ceiling detail.

For this den, designer Antonio Martins brought in Scott Adkins of Profab Metal Design to fabricate a steel fireplace surround that would fit over the room's original stone hearth. Designed by Antonio Martins. Photo By: Drew Kelly for California Home + Design

Living Room with beautiful a fireplace. Photo credit Elisabeth Fall

Marble Fireplace, Benjamin Moore Coastal Fog Wall Paint, London Style Valances

Photos by Bob Greenspan

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