Monthly Archives: April 2014

Explore the Houzz App’s New Features and Cleaner Look | Bedford Corners NY Homes

 

A new version of the Houzz mobile app is now available in the Apple App Store℠. Update today to get all the latest features.

You’ll see right away that the overall look and feel of the app has been brightened up with a white interface. The clean, modern feel lets you focus on the great photos and content in the app. On your phone, tap the Houzz logo in the top-left corner to view the menu.

Captain Courageous Style in Massachusetts | Pound Ridge Real Estate

 

Karen Swanson’s historic Manchester, Massachusetts, home was built in 1850 by a prosperous local sea captain named John Carter, and although most of the house has the architectural detail of that period, the kitchen was a relic of the 1950s (or thereabouts). Swanson, owner of New England Design Works and an award-winning kitchen designer whose personal tastes are more modern, made a kitchen that straddles the line between traditional and contemporary, with a small nod to the home’s original owner.
Kitchen at a Glance Location: Manchester, Massachusetts Size: 280 square feet (26 square meters) Photography by Evan White

The old kitchen had fixtures and finishes that had given up the ghost. The room stood in front of a large utility room.
AFTER: Swanson took over the utility room, gaining workspace and allowing more natural light to enter the kitchen through two exterior windows. A no-longer-working brick chimney lies behind the oil painting. The bricks could not be removed, so Swanson stuccoed over them and tucked a small laundry room behind the old structure.

Cubist Confection Oriented Toward Nature | Chappaqua Real Estate

 

modern exterior by splyce design

When a Vancouver couple decided to give up their downtown condo for something closer to nature, they never realized just how close nature would get.
The cubist confection they built in West Vancouver embraces ocean and forest with unparalleled gusto, capturing views from every angle and allowing air to flow so fluidly through the building that the house cools itself.
Overlooking English Bay to the south and a steep, wooded creekside bluff to the west, the house makes the most of a limited footprint through a stacked floor plan and dramatic cantilevers.
Houzz at a Glance Who lives here: The owner of an electrical wholesale business, a psychotherapist and their daughters, ages 2 and 6 Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia Size: 4,600 square feet (427 square meters); 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms