Comfortable loft space perfect for a game or movie night. A perfect space for the kids to hangout after dinner.

FineCraft Contractors, Inc. Soleimani Photography

Family room got a new fireplace with stacked stone and a the blue and gray hues offer a light, bright and clean looking new family room!

Armstrong Architectural Remnants

Réinvention totale d’un studio de 11m2 en un élégant pied-à-terre pour une jeune femme raffinée Les points forts : - Aménagement de 3 espaces distincts et fonctionnels (Cuisine/SAM, Chambre/salon et SDE) - Menuiseries sur mesure permettant d’exploiter chaque cm2 - Atmosphère douce et lumineuse Crédit photos © Laura JACQUES

Boomgaarden Architects, Joyce Bruce & Sterling Wilson Interiors

Homeowners’ request: To convert the existing wood burning fire place into a gas insert and installed a tv recessed into the wall. To be able to fit the oversized antique leather couch, to fit a massive library collection. I want my space to be functional, warm and cozy. I want to be able to sit by my fireplace, read my beloved books, gaze through the large bay window and admire the view. This space should feel like my sanctuary but I want some whimsy and lots of color like an old English den but it must be organized and cohesive. Designer secret: Building the fireplace and making sure to be able to fit non custom bookcases on either side, adding painted black beams to the ceiling giving the space the English cozy den feeling, utilizing the opposite wall to fit tall standard bookcases, minimizing the furniture so that the clients' over sized couch fits, adding a whimsical desk and wall paper to tie all the elements together. Materials used: FLOORING; VCT wood like vinyl strip tile - FIREPLACE WALL: dover Marengo grey textures porcelain tile 13” x 25” - WALL COVERING; metro-York Av2919 - FURNITURE; Ikea billy open book case, Structube Adel desk col. blue - WALL PAINT; 6206-21 Sketch paper.

This Atlantic holiday cottage is located in the unique landscape of the creek at Towd Point, in Southampton, one of only 28 Federal Ecological Preserves in the US. Caterina and Bob, a design couple who owns the architecture firm TRA studio in the city, chose the property because of their historic ties to the area and the extraordinary setting and its precise location within it: it is the only house whose site is at the bend of the Towd Point peninsula, right where the views of the protected creek are at the widest and where a little beach naturally occurred. Although the views are open and vast, the property is minimal, way too small to even consider a small pool or spa: the pristine creek is the house water feature, the recreation expansion of the diminutive back yard. We often joke that at TRA we can make small spaces feel big, which is, exactly what we did. As often happened with TRA’s renovation projects, as well as with the most recent art pieces by Robert Traboscia, one of the Studio’s founders, the house is an “object trouve’’, originally a modest fishing outpost, that went through many alterations, to finally find a refreshed life as a modern cottage for a New York family. A vintage busted kayak, repurposed as a planter, completes the process. The cottage is actually a collection of objects: the original Bayman’s cottage now houses two bedrooms, the adjoining deck soon afterwards was enclosed to make space for the kitchen/dining volume and a newer living room addition was later built to complete the compound.’ The compactness of the volumes contributes to the environmental quality of the house, whose simple natural materials have been carefully restored and insulated, while the simplicity of the volumes, which has been respectfully retained, talks about a nostalgia for the past Long Island seaside retreats. The single level recognizable gabled roof silhouette sits comfortably on the private beach, the greyed cedar deck acting as a platform to connect with the landscape. The informal weathered materials and the reductive color palette weave effortlessly from the exterior to the interior, creating a serene environment, echoing the coastal landscape, which emphasizes the line where the water meets the sky, the natural beach, tall breezy grasses and the multitude of happy birds who call the creek home. The restoration process started with the modest goal of cleaning up the walls and replace the worn uneven floor, it soon turned into a forensic research for the original elements, uncovering the historic foam-green siding gabled façade that is now the backdrop of the dining pavilion. The renovation respected the history of the place: everything changed and everything stayed the same. In an area known for vast, affluent, estates, the house is often the place where friends and family gather: the size of the house, the largeness of the creek, the wild life coexisting in harmony with the visitors, the availability of a swim in the bay or kayak adventure, are all interesting and inviting. We often observed that people do not want to leave our interiors, we love the little house because is a place that you never need to leave, this is definitely a house where there is always something to do. In the Hamptons, the question is often “what you are looking at”, usually the pool or landscaped nature, here it is easy to respond: our private beach and protected nature. The landscaping simply aims at enhancing the existing: three sculptural and weathered trees were given new life, the natural arch of the Creek, further outlined by the bulkhead, is amplified and repeated, similarly to rock stratifications, to connect to the house and define the different modes of the landscape: native grasses, private beach, gravel lawn, fence and finally Towd Point Road. Towd Point Little Beach is a habitat meant to be shared with birds and animals.

A modern rustic great room featuring medium hard wood floors, serine furnishings and a traditional fireplace.

Ben Gebo

Die Pflanzen von Pluta runden den Wohnzimmerbereich hervorragend ab. Neues aus dem Projekt HERREN WG, Fotos by andy In Berlin-Kreuzberg lässt es sich leben – vor allem auf 220 Quadratmetern und mit den besten Freunden! Vier junge Start-Up-Gründer und -Mitarbeiter haben sich einen Loft mit fünf Zimmern zu ihrem gemeinsamen Wohnsitz auserkoren. Stylish, jung und lässig sollen diese vier Wände nun eingerichtet werden – und by andy hilft dabei!

Mill House family room. Photography by David Papazian.

New Pillows, ottoman, and art