5 Ways To Command Attention In Your Home

Paint walls a fiery red as in this Carlsbad kitchen where the shade lends an almost Asian contemporary feel to the design by Cheryl Hamilton Gray.

You don’t have to use a lot of red to add drama as witnessed by this bench outside a Mission Hills Craftsman bungalow designed by IS Architecture.

Think fun! Designed and built by Laura Parker’s Del Mar Restoration with architectural coordination by Bokal & Sneed Architects, this residence in Del Mar earns big points as a platinum-grade LEED certified home—but it also rates high for creative fun.

Make one bookcase shelf stand out above the rest as in photographer Craig Jones’ studio. The William Krisel mid-century modern tract home was remodeled by Architect Mark Silva.

Give zest to neutral tones with a touch of red. Here artwork and two modern living room chairs breathe more life into a Del Mar Prairie-style home designed by homeowners Gunvor and John Rehfeld and EOS Architecture and developed by Four by Four Construction.