Enhance your loft - If you’re converting a loft space and had written off the idea of making good use of sloping eaves for anything other than, potentially, storage, perhaps this idea will spark your imagination.
White Desk and Chair in Sloped Corner of Teen Bedroom
Nestling a desk against a wall is a smart way to make the most of a low, sloped ceiling — it's just the right height to sit but not stand. The desk is also built around a radiator, a strategy for keeping the old home's original elements in tact. Jewel-toned accents make the teen room feel a little more grown-up.
Teen Bedroom With Recessed Lighting, Sloped Ceilings & Soft Yellow Walls
Your teen will feel like a princess in this feminine but not overly girly bedroom. Touches like the ruffled curtains -- which conjure thoughts of grand ball dresses -- are special and unique. Since the room has small and low windows, recessed lighting brings additional lightness and brightness to the space. The pale yellow walls are at once soothing and reflective of the morning sun.
A view from the lower backyard of the soon to be demolished ranch home gives you a clear indication of how the yard will eventually be transformed into upper and lower sections with completely diverse environments.
In this romantic living room, a large rectangular mirror hangs above the brick fireplace. The sloping, white mantel is the focal point between a pair of shabby chic sconces.
Ascending gables, charming board and batten shutter treatments and a central turret establish the architectural character of this French provincial exterior.
A gently sloping lawn in the backyard of this Atlanta, Georgia, home leads to a quiet, fenced-in garden. The home's back porches enjoy views of the lawn and the adjacent lake.
Sloping Stone Walls and Flooring Define a Backyard Landscape
Tiers of sloping fences, stone walls, and shaped rock formations border a platform seating area patterned with inlaid stonework housing a stonework fire pit and benches. Accent lighting beneath the benches reflect upon the stonework and complement the pit's flames. Outdoor seating adds added texture to the scene, and provides views of the topiary landscape.
Sloping Stone Backyard Walls Accent A Fire Pit and Water Feature
A backyard landscape is bordered by tiers of sloping wooden fences and stone walls which complement preexisting stone details, including a sunken water feature in the foreground, and a contrasting elevated fire pit, contained by inlaid stone work, in the distance. A curving stone bench embedded with accent lighting joins the two features.
Sloping Stone Path Leads to State of the Art Versatile Out Building
A sloping stone path leads from the main house to the out building. The upper level serves as a detached garage with stairs leading from the garage down to a state of the heart home gym. Atop the home gym is an open air balcony that overlooks tennis courts creating a versatile building.
A dry creek bed runs along the side of a house in a sloping side yard
A sloping yard usually means drainage issues and you can see the evidence here with a dry creek that is positioned too close to the house. The entire side yard will soon be reconfigured into a multi-tiered space with a lawn (upper level), a central courtyard and fountain and a woodlands area in the lower section.
A sloping yard is reconverted into separate landscaped areas including a raised lawn and courtyard/fountain area
A once troublesome drainage area is repurposed for an innovative garden design that introduces a formal lawn with a retaining wall and a classic courtyard/fountain design for parties and entertaining.
