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The detached screened porch sits out in the landscape, not unlike a Japanese teahouse.

“Sometimes you go with emotions rather than logic,” says Woodhull founder Caleb Johnson. “I just wanted to renovate the little Pizza Hut look-alike my son told me looked like a blowfish.”

Blue Sky Building Systems worked with CB Architecture to create a modern home for a family of four in Orinda, California.

Floor plan of Sunflower by Christopher Strom Architects

With this timeframe as a challenge, Bertolini did a full overhaul of the house’s old bathroom.

In the five years since its inception, Backdrop has made a splash with its signature F-style metal cans, fresh branding, on-trend color library, and one-of-a-kind collaborations, like its latest limited-edition Porsche paint palette.

A large overhang and sliding glass door make the home's great room an ideal opportunity for indoor-outdoor living.

With its large covered porch and glazed walls, the Beaver Creek Cabin frames the forest like a picture.

The floors are a handmade ceramic tile and the vanity is covered in micro-cement, with a stone vessel basin.

Curtis completely overhauled the shelving, changing the shapes of the niches and covering them in micro-cement.

Closet Case To consolidate most appliances and food storage, keep his compact kitchen looking neat, and save money on cabinets, Sherman built a closet into the kitchen wall (“Cabinets are expensive but closets are cheap,” he offers). Inside is a countertop, blackboard surface, toaster oven, garbage cans, magnetic knife rack, and plenty of shelves. When the doors are closed, the unit recedes from view.

The house retained its same basic form in front, part of a lush West Seattle neighborhood.

Clint's dog Eutaw approved of the ample back yard, but even after expanding the home, there was still plenty of greenspace left to.

To add natural vibrancy and variable depths of color, ModOp Design used tile selections from Heath Ceramics' Modern Basics line for the kitchen backsplash and all bathroom tiles in this Los Angeles renovation.

No whiteware here. In this moody apartment in Berlin, multi-toned charcoal gray subway tiles make up the backsplash, which contrasts with the pop of rosy color on the kitchen cabinets.

"The client had sourced some period-appropriate inspirational images and asked us to run with it,