Home Interior Kitchen Design: Contemporary Homes

Friday, October 4, 2013

Contemporary Homes

Keeping his eye on the budget and the needs of his wife and child, architectural and interior designer Will Meyer built a James Bond-worthy but kid-friendly lakeside retreat for his most demanding client: himself. Can a house be a pure work of art, or does Walking distance to both Royal York and Islington subway stations, this custom-built, two-storey detached home is located in the heart of the Kingsway, a popular west-end Toronto neighbourhood. “Kingsway is one of the most sought-after locations in the city. Located in Seattle’s Atlantic neighborhood, the “Backyard House” is a speculative infill development that takes its name from its site—the subdivided backyard of an existing single family house. Designed by SHED Architecture & Design, the house is When Amy Rogala and her husband, John, decided to build a house, they knew they wanted something contemporary. Something light, airy, open. "I wanted it to reflect my style and not look stuffy," Amy Rogala said. "We have three kids, we have three cats and What used to be an industrial water tank in rural Southeast England is now a breezy private home. The conversion, completed for English visual artist Dinos Chapman and his family, embeds spacious living quarters between the original concrete slabs and We’ve been talking a lot about home tours lately, and we really do love them, but you know what else we love? Exploring a lovely home tour-worthy residence, enjoying some cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and then pulling up a seat within that home-tour .

Today is your chance to peek past the front door of eight private modern homes participating in the Fourth Annual Portland Modern Home Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buy a $40 ticket at the door of one of the homes and then start your self-guided and self When Thomas Cole and Frederic Church open their homes to a contemporary art exhibit on Sunday, the hosts will be nowhere to be seen. They did, after all, die in 1848 and 1900. But they'll still be chatting up a storm. These two giants of the Hudson River There are many reasons Brent and Amanda Ritchey love their midcentury modern home. At the front of the nearly 3,000-square-foot house, there are floor to ceiling windows that run nearly the length of the building, offering great views of Big Bay Park. In Long Beach, N.Y., a four-bedroom three-bath contemporary with two fireplaces, a two-car garage, a patio and an oceanfront deck on a 32-by-100-foot lot on the West End. • In Hopewell, N.J., a four-bedroom three-and-a-half-bath renovated 1960 house on 0 .