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In a midcentury home renovation in California, HenryBuilt created the custom cabinetry in walnut and white laminate, and Heath Ceramics dimensional wall tiles give a nod to the home's modern architecture.

At this Passive House-certified home in Oregon, the kitchen backsplash is composed of 2" x 4" subway tile in Meadow Green, which brings a sense of warmth and personality through the varied tones of soft green. If you're on a budget, subway tile is a great idea for a backsplash because it comes in a range of colors and sizes to suite a range of prices.

Cornflower blue hexagonal tiles form the backsplash in this blue kitchen, where the tiles continue onto the countertop (often a great way to save on your budget), which is edged in copper. The blue cabinets are a solid color in contrast to the variegated tones of the tiles.

The original brick fireplace stands as a reminder of the home’s history.

Fireplace

The living room

The delicately redesigned living room maximizes natural light, using bright furnishings to maintain the room's newfound brightness. The Stuc Pierre plaster ceiling and walls and the Venetian Plaster at the fireplace put in place by the homeowner, Sloan Houser, refresh and integrate the spaces of the Houser home.

Architect George Bradley and his husband, Eddie Baba, renovated a 1941 house in San Francisco. Tiles from Heath Ceramics surround the Ortal Clear 130LS fireplace. The white ceramic logs are by Klein Reid (but of course can be replaced with real firewood!), and the firewood storage continues the same dark horizontal band that contrasts with the light-colored fireplace cladding.

In this renovated midcentury in Seattle, the living room’s fireplace has been powder-coated orange to complement the vintage furnishings, including a test bomb discovered at an antiques mall.

Living room

Theis and Khan remained mindful of the building’s aesthetics within the greater context of the neighborhood. Within the concrete frame, the highly insulated brick walls make direct reference to the surrounding Shoredich building types. The base of the building is a dark engineering brick, commonly used at ground floor level in this area to provide a strong damage-proof finish. The upper stories are designed to incorporate a yellow Danish brick that reflects the surrounding yellow London stock brick. In contrast to the rough texture of the brickwork, the windows are framed by a dark grey metal to correspond to the adjacent industrial buildings.

Bayley’s ventless fireplace from Spark Modern Fires keeps the house toasty as he reads in his favorite red armchair, a vintage-store find, in his bedroom.

Atlanta Design Economy Credits Architecture: K. Souki Design S., Sani Construction Interior Design: K. Souki Design Studio General Contractor: Imery Group Landscape: The Greenseason Group

Atlanta Design Economy Credits Architecture: K. Souki Design S., Sani Construction Interior Design: K. Souki Design Studio General Contractor: Imery Group Landscape: The Greenseason Group

Atlanta Design Economy Credits Architecture: K. Souki Design S., Sani Construction Interior Design: K. Souki Design Studio General Contractor: Imery Group Landscape: The Greenseason Group

Atlanta Design Economy Credits Architecture: K. Souki Design S., Sani Construction Interior Design: K. Souki Design Studio General Contractor: Imery Group Landscape: The Greenseason Group