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Rustic Meets Luxury in This Open-Plan Kitchen

Traditional warmth rubs shoulders with refined elegance in this remodeled kitchen, where a massive island built with reclaimed barn wood boasts a stunning marble face. A marble backsplash frames a Wolf range, and an iron chandelier and pendants descend from hand-hewn ceiling beams.

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Rustic Island for Contemporary Kitchen

The open concept kitchen features a central island of reclaimed barnwood topped in marble, with bar seating on one side and a large farmhouse sink on the other. A cozy breakfast area enjoys the light of a bay window and views of one of the water features outside.

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Contemporary Meets Rustic in Redesigned Kitchen

Top-of-the-line Wolf appliances and elegant marble countertops and backsplash join a reclaimed wood island, warm wood floors and hand-hewn ceiling beams in a delightful marriage of luxury and rustic. The kitchen is open concept, sharing space and views with the living room beyond. Two arched doorways in the brick wall lead on to an additional sitting room. This home was completely remodeled in 2016 in a project that lasted more than a year.

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Modern Open Concept Kitchen with Rustic Accents

Dark gray wood cabinets, marble countertops and marble-and-porcelain backsplash join Wolf appliances in the open concept kitchen. The reclaimed wood island has seating for four and enjoys the warm glow of a pair of rustic iron pendants. The kitchen overlooks both a cozy breakfast area and living room with fireplace in the redesigned main level of the home.

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Hand-Hewn Beams and Iron Chandelier for Contemporary Breakfast Area

A cozy breakfast area enjoys the light of a bevy of windows and the warmth of a delicate iron chandelier with beaded accents. The bright white room is grounded by beautiful pine floors and hand-hewn ceiling beams.

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Barnwood Island Topped in Marble

A farmhouse sink enjoys the working side of the reclaimed wood island, with the living side offering bar seating for four in this open concept kitchen. Rustic wood accents feature throughout this redesigned home, and in the kitchen are paired elegantly with the clean white wall color and graceful marble countertops and backsplash.

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Warm Wood From Ceiling to Fireplace in Sundrenched Living Room

White walls filled with glass and cathedral ceilings with exposed beams and rustic paneling provide beautiful framing for the living room's lakeside views. A contemporary take on a rustic chandelier joins the cement fireplace to warm the space. This home was completely remodeled in 2016 in a project that lasted more than one year.

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Custom Lighting and Warm Wood Accents in Redesigned Lakeside Residence

Rustic and cozy, yet stylish and contemporary, the main level is open concept—with the kitchen, breakfast area and sitting room sharing a single, sun-drenched space. Custom light fixtures adorn the residence, like this room's driftwood helix chandelier. The same wood used on the cathedral ceiling features flows down the fireplace panel wall, laid in an attractive herringbone pattern.

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Resigned Residence With Historic Undertones

This beautiful residence was completely reimagined in 2016 and offers the aesthetics and convenience of modern design, laid atop its historic character. The stone floor in the foyer seamlessly transitions to a warm parquet in the formal dining room. White walls maintain a contemporary aesthetic, while maximizing light provided by copious windows. Upstairs is a young person's paradise, featuring a study suite, kitchen, four bedrooms and a huge recreation room.

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Wood Panel Foundation for Beautiful Coffered Ceiling

The foyer offers a preview of the exquisite features to come in this recently reimagined residence with an open concept main level. In the sitting room, a pair of crystal basket chandeliers hang from a coffered ceiling with wood panel backing to complement the floors. Double arched doors lead to a state-of-the-art chef's kitchen.

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Flooring Variation in Formal Dining Provides Warmth and Interest

The formal dining room is expansive in white, with beautiful custom-laid hardwood floors. A pair of stunning crystal chandeliers overhang the rustic dining table, and French doors lead to the numerous amenities on the grounds of the residence.

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Pale Wood Paneling in Executive Study

Pale wood paneling joins floor-to-ceiling windows in the study, where a large iron chandelier overhangs an executive desk. In addition to six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, this recently redesigned residence also features a wine cellar and media room, not to mention the pool, hot tub and firepit nestled on its 1.5 lakeside acres.

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Blue Main Bedroom Bathed in Light

A pair of large pendants provide bedside lighting for the main bedroom, with the white coffered ceiling and a plethora of windows making their own generous contributions. The wonderful color variation in the hardwood floors moves us right out of the room.

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Copious Light for Expansive Main Bedroom

The main bedroom enjoys copious light and expansive views courtesy of an entire wall of glass, as well as two additional windows flanking the gas fireplace. An iron chandelier hangs from a white coffered ceiling. This home was completely remodeled in 2016 in a project that lasted more than a year.

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Marble Main Bathroom With Steam Shower and Soaking Tub

A central tile mat is a mosaic of concentric diamonds, and the only interruption to the sea of gray marble in the main bathroom. This room's pale blue walls are those of the main bedroom, and a small double door between the pair of dark wood vanities leads to the opulent dressing room. An enormous marble spa shower on one side of the room rivals the tub alcove on the other, with its unobtrusive inset fireplace and HDTV.

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Two-Shower Spa in Marble Main Bathroom

The main bathroom has an enormous marble steam shower, with two shower towers and a central bench. A pair of iron sconces with half-shades flank mercury glass mirrors over each of the two dark wood vanities with square vessel sinks atop.

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Soaking Tub Alcove for Opulent Main Bathroom

The main bathroom is swathed in marble, with white crown molding, pale blue walls and a pair of dark wood vanities and a dressing table. An inviting soaking tub enjoys a private alcove, with its own small fireplace and HDTV.

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A Wealth of Outdoor Amenities at Beautiful Lakeside Home

This executive home in Vestavia, Alabama, features all the amenities you would expect in a luxury property. The lakeside residence with a private dock and boat launch also offers a pool, hot tub, gazebo and firepit on its expansive 1.5-acre lot.

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Lagoon Pool in Sandstone Terrace

This gorgeous lakeside home offers all the outdoor amenities you would expect in a luxury property, including a pool, hot tub and gazebo set within a sandstone terrace. The covered patio upstairs is part of the residence's graceful exterior, a beautiful combination of aged wood, stone and brick.

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Lakeside Firepit Provides Warmth With a View

Rustic and cozy, a lakeside firepit rests on a generous terrace of enormous flagstone pavers with grass joints. Other outdoor amenities at this executive home include a gorgeous pool, gazebo, hot tub, private boat dock and wooded walking paths—all the features you would expect in a luxury property.

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Six-Bedroom Waterside Residence on Quiet Cul-de-Sac

A delightful waterfall greets visitors to this storybook residence, with a graceful combination of stone and brick featured on its exterior. Six bedrooms and eight baths, a wine cellar and media room, this lakeside home enjoys 1.5 acres on a quiet cul-de-sac.

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Stone and Brick Features on Storybook Alabama Home

This attractive lakeside residence has a pool, hot tub, private boat dock and firepit. The interior was completely reimagined in 2016 in a year-long project, to feature six spacious bedrooms, eight baths, a wine cellar and a media room.