Project Profile: Sustainable, Drought-Tolerant Landscape - 2009

Job details

• Date of project: 2009
• Property Type: Front yard of home on residential street
• Design Objective: Create an aesthetically-pleasing, drought tolerant design and build a fence to define perimeter.
  

Description of Design

• Ground cover comprised of pea gravel, river rock, and bark, separated by wooden borders.
  
• Plants used: cordyline purple hybrids, heavenly bamboo, small ferns, and blue fingers.
• Wooden pavers used as stepping stones to the front porch and fire pit area.
  
• Modern horizontal slatted fence, designed and constructed to frame the yard.
• Stack flagstone impression retaining wall used to divide yard from raised planters.

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[After]

Project Profile: Condo Remodel - 2007

Job details

• Date of project: 2007
• Property Type: 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo unit

Description of Redesign

• Complete demolition and redesign/construction of kitchen (new cabinets, new counter top)
• Complete demolition and redesign/construction of bathrooms (custom tile, new deep-soaking bathtub in guest, new shower pan in master, new vanities, new modern sinks, new designer mirrors)
• Removal of wood paneling on fireplace. Addition of large floating mantle.
• New designer paint throughout.
• Carpet replaced by environmentally-friendly, bamboo flooring.
  

Hello from Van Nuis Design!

Welcome to the online portfolio and blog for Van Nuis Design. I have created this blog to write articles about design ideas and display photos of some of my projects.

If you have a design need, feel free to contact me through the comments section of this blog or by emailing me at vannuisdesign@gmail.com.

I am a fan of simple, modern design. You will see from my Project Profiles that I like clean lines and sustainable design.

Enjoy.