All white walls and crisp lines, carrara marble and light oak floors. Others, like me, are more drawn to the darker side of the coin. Cozy, sumptuous spaces, rooms with a cavernous quality to them.

Clad in white Carrara marble from Antica Tile & Stone, the 250-square-foot bathroom acts like a lens to the picture-perfect tree-filled surroundings, with Santini's free-standing Vida tub as its ...

A trendy bathroom feature is the floating vanity. Wall-mounted vanities are super cool done in marble; when you match the veining, it looks like you have this 12-inch piece of rock on your wall.