A few easy tasks

Here's a very easy tip. If you use chalkboard paint like the designers did on the backsplashes in the kitchen, first attach Masonite panels to the wall.

This provides a smoother finish than the drywall and makes erasing easier.

In the outdoor spaces, the top rail of the wood planters is Trex, a combination of wood and plastic.

And French-door style shower doors give the all-glass look in the boy's bathroom that is too small to accommodate one swinging door.