Great Rooms

Warm up your family room with rich wood interiors and a prominent stone fireplace. High ceilings and clerestory windows flood the space with natural light and keep the room bright.

A chunky mantel of reclaimed, hand-hewn Southern yellow pine echoes the concrete’s pressed-wood texture. The asymmetrical placement of the mantelpiece and pendant lights balances the equally offset wall....

The hearth of this fireplace extends the length of the room to become a display shelf. The double tier of rectangular niches on the fireplace wall emphasizes the family room's crisp architectural lines.

Homey furnishings -- including a built-in window seat - -and a natural color scheme give this living room a lodgelike quality. The room features a large bank of windows, like a giant composite lens.

A short climb to the second level brings visitors to the open, airy great room loaded with stunning details.

The yellow-pine plank walls wear a diluted version of the glossy white on the trim and ceiling. Antique heart-pine floors add an heirloom quality, while bright hues enliven interiors.