Project Highlights

Chameleon Design Featured Project // The Rows, Milpitas

The Rows town homes in Milpitas, CA were designed with a bohemian feel to appeal to a young, hip buyer as a first residence.  The close proximity to Silicon Valley means that buyers will likely be a mix of busy professionals, working couples and starter families, as well as a variety of international ethnicities. To attract those types, the builders chose Urban Craftsman architecture and we designed the interiors with a contemporary flair. We used smokey greys, browns and creamy textures as our base colors, such as with the rug and brick wall in the living room/dining room.  We also added a lot of bright pops of color like purple, citron green and fuchsia which made the models feel youthful and modern.

A fun challenge we faced with the space was the narrow living room/dining room area. As a solution, rather than using a small dining table in the dining room, we extended the living area by adding an armless piece and pushing a table and two chairs up against it. That trick expanded the seating while upping the inviting factor of the space at the same time. The other issue with narrow spaces is that they tend to have less natural light and can feel dark. To remedy that we painted the brick a light color and added track lighting to brighten things up.

Living Room

Kitchen

Dining Area Detail

Entry Detail

Master Bedroom

Office

Chameleon Design Featured Project // Old Favorites

We’ve worked on hundreds of projects over the years at Chameleon Design and we love looking back at photos. The ones that stand out as favorites are those that are still as cool and relevant today as they were when we designed them. Here are some highlights from past projects that we’d do just the same today!

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Capri Plan 7 // Brightwater, Huntington Beach

Capri Plan 7 is a great room concept floor plan with 4 bedrooms, 4 and a half baths and a loft. This model has a charming “Garden Cottage” style that feels friendly and inviting. For the decor, we worked with a color palette of crisp white, charcoal and light gray, with pops of fresh lime and kelly green. A mix of elegant and casual styles were used for furniture by combining dark wood tones, like the warm wood plank flooring, with painted furniture pieces and slipcover look upholstery. Our favorite feature of Plan 7 is the “Capistrano Room,” an outdoor room with a large TV and fireplace, plus a patio and outdoor dining area with BBQ.

Exterior

Great Room

Kitchen

Living Room

Huntington Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Loft

Rear Exterior

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Capri Plan 5 // Brightwater, Huntington Beach

We’ve been featuring the sales galleries from each of the models at Brightwater in Huntington Beach over the past couple months, and it’s finally time to share photos from one of the models themselves! Capri Plan 5 is a great room concept floor plan with four bedrooms, three and a half baths and a “homework station.” The look of this plan is “natural beach chic” with creamy white, sand and aqua accents as the color palette. We used light rustic and reclaimed woods, industrial furniture and zinc accents in the design. Soft colors, layering of neutrals with aqua accents and beachy, organic textures completed the look.

Our favorite feature of this model is the “Capistrano room,” an outdoor room with a fireplace, patio, outdoor BBQ, TV & dining area. A great area that’s sure to be the most popular room in the home!

Exterior

Living room

Nook Kitchen

Huntington Room 1

Huntington Room 2

Huntington Room 3

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Bedroom 2

Office

Bedroom 3

Patio

Street Scene

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Brightwater // Azurene Sales Gallery, Huntington Beach

Our featured projects from the Brightwater series continue this week with the Azurene Sales Gallery.

This is the largest product type in the master plan at Brightwater, which also includes Seaglass and Capri. For Azurene we wanted the design to look upscale but also convey a relaxed, seaside living feel. To make this sales gallery look different that the other two, we used grasscloth on the walls in the main display area and incorporated reflective mercury glass elements into the decor alongside a beautiful sea urchin inspired chandelier. The sales tools are all interactive and set up on the flat screens on either side of the island for easy viewing. As mentioned before, these are the sales galleries so we’ll have photos and information on the models we’re doing coming soon.

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Brightwater // Seaglass Sales Gallery, Huntington Beach

Brightwater in Huntington Beach is a unique new coastal community offering beautiful ocean views. Seaglass is the “middle” product type in the Brightwater master plan, offering discerning buyers more spacious floor plans and options like game and media rooms that define the essence of casual coastal living.

The Capri Sales Gallery was recently featured on the blog, and we also want to share the Seaglass Sales Gallery, which is equally impressive. The design concept for this particular space was to have a more traditional, “California coastal” feel.  We wanted it to look beachy, but not overly so.  The horizontal paneling and wingback chairs create a feeling of coastal comfort, while soft colors, aqua pottery, coral and shells add to the seaside feel. Artwork is by a local photographer and captures the local landmarks and wildlife. Photos of the models for both plans are coming soon, and in the meantime here are some photos of the Seaglass Sales Gallery to give you a taste of what’s to come:

Seaglass Sales Office

Sales Office

Meeting Room

Meeting Desk

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Avo Plan 2, La Habra

We featured a model at Avo, a gated community in Northwest Orange County, on our blog a couple weeks ago and have another one to share with you!  This model is also built as a family home but it has a different style and color palette, so there’s something for everyone. The design is casual eclectic, as we mixed modern and rustic pieces with Moroccan accents. The flooring is bleached oak, cabinets are white and walls are painted a soft tan shade. The color palette we worked with includes mocha brown, celery green, soft gold with white and grey accents.  The home has a warm but fresh look that feels very relaxed.

Living Room

Great Room

Master Bedroom

Loft

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Avo Plan 2 Alt, La Habra

Avo is a quaint, gated community in Northwest Orange County. This plan is a three-story home with plenty of room for a big family.  The first floor has a Great Room, Dining Room and Kitchen and an Office/ homework space at the landing.  On the second floor you’ll find three Bedrooms, including a Master, as well as a laundry room.  And a third floor has a Bonus Room that’s perfect for a kids play room. We designed it with a updated modern sensibility in mind, and included lots of color pops to add some fun. They’ve done really well since the models opened last November and there is only one more to sell!

Kitchen

Living Room

Living Room Detail

Bonus Room

Bonus Room Detail

Master Bedroom

Nursery

Office

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Avant at Escena Plan 2, Palm Springs

Homebuyers who like a mid-century modern aesthetic but don’t want to put money and work into updates, now have the option to purchase a brand new home in the Palm Springs area! These homes are ideal for the buyer who likes to express their personal style and enjoy the serenity and relaxation of desert living. Each plan includes a large master suite with a walk-in closet and gourmet kitchen with upgraded stainless steel appliances and slab-granite countertops.  We had a lot of fun designing the interiors to match the mid-century style of the home’s architecture.

Chameleon Design Featured Project: Belvedere Plan C1-B, Irvine

For Belvedere Plan C1-B at Central Park West in Irvine, a loft-style space, Chameleon Design went for a young, hip and urban feel. The space has two and half walls and a column located right in the middle of room, but we wanted to create a somewhat private area. We utilized a metallic sheer fabric on a track to mirror the curved soffit and create a “peek-a-boo” office/media room. The curtain can either remain open to watch the flat screen TV while cooking in the kitchen, or it can be closed to allow for a bit of privacy.

We went with a curved sectional sofa to create a love lounge for the man who lives here to serenade his girlfriend with one of his guitars. Brick veneer was added to the living and bedroom walls to make the home more loft like and warm wood flooring and paint with pops of color made the home sexy and memorable.