Creede over at Grassroots Modern is having a contest where you can vote on your favorite kitchen remodel. I particularly find the "Simple, Modern, Functional" kitchen to be inspirational. The owner, Summer, did a great job of taking a cramped space and making it much more open and usable.

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In my old neighborhood of Silverlake, there is an awesome remodel of an older home into a two-story modern masterpiece (not pictured). The exterior has large, flat, rain screen panels and I just found a source for them.

MEG (Material Exterior Grade) is high pressure laminate made of layers of kraft paper impregnated with phenolic resin and bonded by heat and pressure. The core and exterior surface is all one piece. MEG can be used alone in the design of building exteriors or in conjunction with other building products.

1. Weather-proof and color-fast
2. Graffiti resistant
3. Fire resistant
4. Impact resistant
5. Does not corrode and is not corrosive
6. Will not delaminate
7. Splinter-proof
8. Easy to work with and can be cut in the field
9. Easy to clean
10. Termite-proof
11. Anti-static
12. Environmentally Friendly

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I love the simplicity of design and color scheme of home furnishings retailer, March in San Francisco. I would not have thought of painting both the exterior walls and the trim the same, dark color, but it looks amazing.

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I'm loving the surface treatments and interesting color palette at the Fabrica shop in Bologna, Italy. I especially love the cluster of black linen light shades.

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Wow.

Basically each room is a detached small independent house with one, or sometimes two of the walls constructed in glass. The landscape in which these rooms are placed is by most people considered spectacularly beautiful and varied and the topography allows a layout where no room looks at another. In this way every room gets its own surprising view of a dramatic piece of landscape, always changing with the weather and the time of the day and the season.

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I remember seeing an exterior photo of this home a few months ago with no details or link to further information. But today, while day dreaming about London real estate, I stumbled upon the real estate listing! For a mere £1,295,000, this could be yours!

The Glass House (also known as the "Sliver House" was built between two Victorian buildings by Boyarsky Murphy Architects and is just 3 meters wide (less than 10 feet).

The Selby features portraits of notable personalities in their homes as photographed by James Shelby. All the homes are pretty interesting. The home of paola kudacki and james penfold is pretty fantastic.

Do yourself a favor and checkout the portfolio of Architect Jonathan Schloss.

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Amsterdam's i29 has done it again with the 00 House. This 1614 square feet home appears to be quite large due to the expansive wood floors and open spaces. The large movable walls allow for changing the space when necessary.

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I'm trying to figure out how add a shower to a narrow half bath by taking over a closet to get some extra room. Unfortunately there's not a lot of room to take any more width, so there's not really a way to add a shower door or other major division.

This small bath separates the lavatory from the shower with a simple step down, but keeps the flooring and wall tiled with the same glass mosaic to give the feeling of a larger space instead of smaller fractured spaces. The drain in the floor and simple shower head doesn't take a lot of space and because there's not a door, the space feels more open. Also, the little perch for shampoo and soap is not obtrusive into the space, yet perfect for the necessities.

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