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Ideas worth saving

Curated collections by room and theme. Images marked Design concept or Illustration are generated illustrations; Tulip project and 3D design images are our own work. Bring the ideas you like to a free consultation.

Design concept: white-oak slab cabinets with a soft-veined quartzite island

Featured ideabook · KitchensWarm wood kitchens for California homesTen ways to use oak and walnut so a kitchen feels warm, calm and built to last.10 ideas · Eli Barak and Ron AdlerOpen the ideabook

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Pick a room to narrow the list. Each idea opens its collection, with a practical tip and who it suits; each Tulip project photo opens the project it comes from.

Design concept: walnut lower cabinets with warm-white uppers

Design conceptKitchensWalnut base cabinets, warm-white uppersWarm wood kitchens for California homes

Design concept: fixed glass panel instead of a door

Design conceptBathroomsA fixed glass panel instead of a doorWalk-in showers that replace a tub

Design concept: compact one-wall kitchen with full-size appliances

Design conceptAdditions & ADUsCompact one-wall kitchen with full-size appliancesBackyard ADUs under 750 sq ft

Interior renovation with wide-plank oak floors running from the entry through to a living room with a corner fireplace

Tulip project · Bay AreaWhole-homeWide-plank oak from the entry to the living roomWide-plank oak interior renovation

Design concept: outdoor kitchen under a pergola

Design conceptOutdoorOutdoor kitchen under a pergolaExterior & outdoor living

Open kitchen with a quartzite waterfall island seating four, rift-oak cabinetry, a paneled refrigerator and wide-plank oak floors

Tulip projectKitchensKitchen with a quartzite waterfall islandOpen kitchen with a quartzite waterfall island

Powder room with a veined marble floating vanity, brass wall faucet, wall-hung toilet and gray plaster walls

Tulip projectBathroomsPowder room in marble & plasterMarble & plaster powder room

Newly built kitchen with walnut-tone cabinetry, a raised wood peninsula, stainless island hood and globe pendants

Tulip projectAdditions & ADUsKitchen with a raised wood peninsulaNew-construction kitchen & ADU bathroom

Interior staircase with patterned green-and-white tile risers, light wood treads and a wall-mounted handrail

Tulip project · Bay AreaWhole-homeStaircase with patterned tile risersWide-plank oak interior renovation

Design concept: covered patio off a family room

Design conceptOutdoorCovered patio off a new family roomExterior & outdoor living

Design concept: open shelving in the same oak as the cabinets

Design conceptKitchensOpen shelves in the same oak as the cabinetsWarm wood kitchens for California homes

Design concept: rain head plus handheld on a slide bar

Design conceptBathroomsRain head plus a handheld on a slide barWalk-in showers that replace a tub

Design concept: Spanish Revival with the tile roofline carried up

Design conceptAdditions & ADUsSpanish Revival with the tile roofline carried upSecond-story additions that look original to the house

Design concept: deck with stairs to the yard

Design conceptOutdoorDeck and stairs to the yardExterior & outdoor living

Design concept: built-in coffee station with pocket doors

Design conceptKitchensBuilt-in coffee station with pocket doorsWarm wood kitchens for California homes

Design concept: grab bars designed to look like towel bars

Design conceptBathroomsGrab bars designed to look like towel barsWalk-in showers that replace a tub

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Design concept: curbless shower in a former tub alcove

BathroomsWalk-in showers that replace a tubTen ways to turn an unused tub into a shower that's easier to use now and later.10 ideas

Design concept: one-bedroom detached ADU, board-and-batten exterior

Additions & ADUsBackyard ADUs under 750 sq ftEight ideas for a small backyard unit that lives larger than its footprint.8 ideas

Design concept: ranch with a set-back second story

Additions & ADUsSecond-story additions that look original to the houseEight ways to add a floor so the house looks like it was always two stories.8 ideas

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Before & after

Before-and-after roundup

Real Tulip projects. Drag a slider to compare.

The same bathroom before the remodel, with a dated built-in tub deck and a framed glass shower

Remodeled primary bathroom with a white freestanding soaking tub, pebble-tile floor and a glass-enclosed shower in deep-teal vertical tile

The powder room before the remodel, with a dark wood vanity, black fixtures and textured walls

Powder room remodel with a veined marble floating vanity, brushed-brass wall-mounted faucet and warm gray plaster-finish walls

The bathroom before the remodel, with pink walls, yellow tile and an original tub

Remodeled bathroom with a marble-look tub and shower behind a sliding glass door, built-in shelving and a dark vanity

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3D design

Tulip 3D designs

Renderings from Tulip design work — how a room will look before anything is built.

From the Journal

Trend studies and guides

Design concept: kitchen with light white oak flat-panel cabinets and pale veined stone countertops

KitchensWarm Wood Is Back: Planning a 2026 Kitchen That LastsWood cabinets have overtaken white in the latest Houzz kitchen research. Here's how to choose a species, a finish and a stone that will still feel right in fifteen years — and how to decide whether your current cabinets can be saved.8 min read · Oct 12, 2026

Illustration: a closed-off older kitchen with oak cabinets and a wall blocking the view to the family room

KitchensInside a Valley Ranch Kitchen Remodel, Phase by PhaseA closed-off 1950s kitchen, a wall the family wanted gone, and a clear sequence from first measurements to final walkthrough. Here's what each phase of an open-plan kitchen remodel looks like — and what can move the schedule.7 min read · Oct 12, 2026

Illustration: a single-story mid-century ranch house on a tree-lined street

Additions & ADUsBuilding Up on the Peninsula: What a Second-Story Addition Really InvolvesAdding a second floor can give a growing family room without giving up the yard. It also brings structural questions, design review and a longer timeline than most remodels. Here's an honest look at the process, using a 1950s Palo Alto home as the example.7 min read · Oct 12, 2026

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Still from a Tulip Remodeling client video, filmed in a finished kitchen with rift-oak cabinets and a marble backsplash — From one of our client videos: a finished Tulip kitchen in Los Angeles

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