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. Drywall-Return Hybrids If the drywall-return look is too stark for you, consider adding a deeper sill of contrasting wood or stone. It will add texture, color and shadow and can be a fine place to place plants, objects or personal effects on. This bathroom has Sheetrock returns at the head and jambs, but has a darker stained oak sill (sometimes termed a stool). Look closely for an added reveal detail between the sill and the wall beneath. Shadow lines are important in this composition. The thin mullions, dark sill line, shadows in the structure above and reveals are all tightly controlled and intentional.
3. Reveals A thin shadowed line surrounding the window frame describes another contemporary approach to window trim. This one acknowledges the difference between window and wall but ever so subtly. Reveals can be created by using different extruded trims at the edges of the Sheetrock surrounding the window. These trims come in various widths and are fabricated from either metal or vinyl by manufacturers like Pittcon, Fry Reglet and Trim-tex. The reveal enables one to achieve a planar look to the wall without the added dimension of trim protruding outward. It’s a thoroughly modern aesthetic that quietly showcases the window frame as an opening, without the fussiness and associated stylistic hang-ups of trim. The Sheetrock finishing costs are higher with this type of treatment, but if it’s a tailored modern look you’re after, this is for you.
Flush Base Combining the look of a baseboard with the benefits of no baseboard, the flush base addresses wall protection issues, minimizes the dust collection effect and marries well with a modern interior. In this example it’s painted a medium gray to contrast the wall color and to be integrated with the door trim. It’s a subtle detail that clearly has its place within a larger order.
Reveal Base The reveal is in every modernist designer’s toolbox. Separating and expressing the joint between materials is a common technique used in contemporary architecture. The reveal, or reglet, as it’s sometimes referred to, consists of a small piece of metal or plastic that sits between the base of the wall and the floor, creating a small shadow line between surfaces. This detail adds a level of complexity to the previous example, but it provides a crisp, clean edge that’s easy to finish. It can be painted to match or contrast the wall color. manufact: Trim-Tex Pittcon industries Fry Reglet
Save Email 17. Tool: Telescopic tripod with 1-ton chain hoist Use: Moving heavy landscape objects, such as boulders and trees Landscape elements can be heavy to install or remove, and the team at Living Space Landscapes has crafted a tool to help with that. Taking inspiration from Japanese garden designers, who have used tripods to move boulders for centuries, they repurposed this one originally intended for rescue operations to set boulders, pull out small trees and move heavy objects in spaces where other heavy machinery can’t fit.
11. Tool: Homemade Vac-U-Form Product: 3D PVC panels Sometimes when you can’t find the tool that will make what you want, you just have to make that tool yourself. That’s what architect Ray C. Freeman III did when he wanted to have 3D panels made for his house. He built a 24-inch by 24-inch Vac-U-Form-like tool using barbecues for the heating elements and a shop vac for suction. Everything else he pretty much invented. You can see one of the finished panels on the floor next to the machine in this photo and lining the ceiling in Freeman’s house in the next photo.
Design West Save Email Woven resin. This woven 3-D surface wall treatment is from 3-Form. Available in many color options, it was once only seen in commercial projects but has become more popular in residences.
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