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Tuscan Triumph

TUSCAN TRIUMPH

A part of the original Arcady Estate of Montecito, this beautiful historic Tuscan villa was built around 1895. Much of the graceful structure...

 Modern Makeover

MODERN MAKEOVER

The owners of this contemporary family kitchen in San Juan, Puerto Rico, were unsatisfied with their original layout. The best solution: a...

 Clearly Cool

CLEARLY COOL

An Austin couple with a collection of midcentury modern art and furniture decided to renovate their 1950s ranch-style home. There wasn’t room to...

Perfectly Positioned

PERFECTLY POSITIONED

These clients purchased a beautiful horse farm in Tewksbury, New Jersey, and hired architects Tony Kowidge and Joel Ives from IS&L to handle the...

 Bel Air Bath

BEL AIR BATH

Home to an accomplished bachelor, this Bel Air, California, residence includes all the luxuries and amenities a single male could want, with the...

 Spacious Retreat

SPACIOUS RETREAT

Situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this ’80s home lacked charm and architectural detail. To bring these elements into the master suite while...



Room with a View

ROOM WITH A VIEW

This pool house kitchen needed to make a splash, so the Scarbourogh, Georgia, homeowners called on Mary Ann Cullens Franklin, CKD, of Designs by...

 Tuscan Triumph

TUSCAN TRIUMPH

A part of the original Arcady Estate of Montecito, this beautiful historic Tuscan villa was built around 1895. Much of the graceful structure...

 Dimensions of Design

DIMENSIONS OF DESIGN

This new construction project built by Horizon Builders in Columbia, Missouri, needed to balance both function and aesthetics once the design was...

Old-World Elegance

OLD-WORLD ELEGANCE

This home on Prior Lake in Minnesota needed a stunning design to complement the lovely scenery while boasting an old-world European feel to match...

 Heart of Telluride

HEART OF TELLURIDE

When these Austin, Texas, homeowners first came to Telluride, Colorado, they were captivated by its one-of-a-kind beauty, which is why 15 years...

 Ready for Its Reveal

READY FOR ITS REVEAL

While their kids were grown and out of the house, these Georgia empty nesters still kept a full house with their frequent guests. To enhance their...

Hub of the Home

HUB OF THE HOME

This house is grand central station for a hip Gen X family who hosts events, parties, and holidays around their kitchen. They needed room to...

 Glow With It

GLOW WITH IT

These active New York City homeowners wanted their brand-new apartment to be a quiet respite from the hectic city. To ensure a chaos-free zone at...

 Modern Motif

MODERN MOTIF

Desiring an upscale, sophisticated space where they could also showcase their culinary skills, these owners decided to work with designer Paul R....

Fit for Foodies

FIT FOR FOODIES

This unique apartment offered a lot of open area and natural light, but its divergent design didn’t leave much space for an adequately apportion...

 Fit for Family

FIT FOR FAMILY

The kitchen is the heart of this Virginia home. A smaller kitchen was once sufficient, but the arrival of grandchildren demanded a larger space...

 Home Sweet Home

HOME SWEET HOME

Before a complete renovation, this 19-year-old kitchen was still contemporary in its simplicity, but the all-white room was not very inviting. The...

Green Harmony

GREEN HARMONY

Moving to a larger house is easy when a family has outgrown their home. Enlarging a home on its existing foundation, while maintaining an...

 Recovery and Beyond

RECOVERY AND BEYOND

This large family, consisting of triplets and a son, found a big opportunity in a small disaster. After extensive water damage to their kitchen—a...

 Less Is Lots More

LESS IS LOTS MORE

The kitchen in this beachside condominium on Long Island was too conventional and dated for the homeowners. They enlisted the expertise of...

The More the Merrier

THE MORE THE MERRIER

While the original kitchen was roomy enough for this small Massachusetts family, the homeowners wanted to expand the area because they often...

 For a Full House

FOR A FULL HOUSE

Frequent entertainers who host get-togethers with friends and have relatives visit often, these homeowners needed a hub that could handle that...

 Built to Last

BUILT TO LAST

When this Illinois homeowner decided to update her master bath suite, she desired a design that could transform as her needs changed. So she hired...

Bathed in Light

BATHED IN LIGHT

As empty nesters, these homeowners wanted to update their existing space to use it to its fullest potential while incorporating several specific...

 Fully Loaded

FULLY LOADED

Professionals by day, chefs by night, these homeowners consider entertaining to be the center of their active lifestyle. This kitchen in their...

 The Suite Life

THE SUITE LIFE

This couple and their large, busy family needed a luxurious space to escape and relax. Their master bath built by Roger Polo of Polo Master...

Chef's Haven

CHEF'S HAVEN

To round out a major remodel that included redesigns for a few bathrooms, these Montana homeowners added a new kitchen onto their existing home....

 Staggering Style

STAGGERING STYLE

A series of staggered casement windows brings the gorgeous hills of eastern Iowa into this kitchen. When asked to create more storage without...

 Forever Young

FOREVER YOUNG

This kitchen was redesigned for a fast-paced couple who have little time for themselves and wanted to truly appreciate the space when they are...

Chic Antique

CHIC ANTIQUE

For their master bath suite project, these Pennsylvania homeowners asked David Stimmel to design a truly one-of-a-kind chateau retreat. While...

 Reclaiming the Kitchen

RECLAIMING THE KITCHEN

These Wisconsin homeowners love to spend time together in their kitchen, but the room felt isolated from the rest of the home. Besides that, its...

 Total Restoration

TOTAL RESTORATION

Growing tired of their home’s generic finishes, these Connecticut homeowners first worked with designer Barry Miller of Simply Baths & Showcase...

Sleek and Sophisticated

SLEEK AND SOPHISTICATED

When this lofty abode was renovated, the kitchen was relocated to a more open spot that granted extra elbow room but also had very limited wall...

 Doggone Delicious

DOGGONE DELICIOUS

A family of four who delights in opening their congenial quarters for food and fun, these Massachusetts homeowners yearned for an...

 Classic Luxury

CLASSIC LUXURY

These homeowners travel overseas often, staying at some of the finer hotels in Europe. When the bathroom in their Illinois home began to feel...

Relaxation Ever After

RELAXATION EVER AFTER

To transform this spacious bathroom into a soothing retreat, these homeowners wanted to customize every detail from functionality to coloring....

 Staged for Socializing

STAGED FOR SOCIALIZING

Between whipping up gourmet dishes for their own enjoyment to hosting in-home charity benefits featuring world-renowned chefs, this Gwynedd,...

 Room for Revelry

ROOM FOR REVELRY

Hindered by their confined kitchen, which severely curbed their capacity to entertain en masse, this large Virginia family was raring for a redo....

Americana Makeover

AMERICANA MAKEOVER

Like baseball and apple pie, this Pennsylvania abode is tried-and-true in its nod to the red, white and blue. So when they decided to redo their...

 Doggone Delicious

DOGGONE DELICIOUS

A family of four who delights in opening their congenial quarters for food and fun, these Massachusetts homeowners yearned for an...

 Feast for the Eyes

FEAST FOR THE EYES

A small family that’s big on entertaining, this Louisiana clan had felt cramped in their previous kitchen. Craving an expanded space with a place...

In the Zones

IN THE ZONES

A husband and wife with many family members living nearby, this Colorado couple fancied an entertainment-worthy kitchen befitting their home’s...

 The Right Recipe

THE RIGHT RECIPE

Family meal time is a staple for this Naperville, Illinois, couple and their three children. So when they started building their new home, they...

 Curve Appeal

CURVE APPEAL

With little light making its way into their dark angular kitchen, which had soffits furthering the closed-in feel, these New York homeowners were...

Styled to Scale

STYLED TO SCALE

Located in Lee, Massachusetts, this second home serves as an everyday escape and entertainment retreat for a New Yorker. But the layout was...