We built our house in 2013. We picked everything for the kitchen at the design center so I can't take too much credit for it. All I did was add the pendant lights and the new faucet.
Here is the before pic of our fireplace wall..
And after. We added grey linen wallpaper, 100+ year old reclaimed wood built-in bookcase, and wainscoting on the fireplace.
Back yard before...
Back yard after...
We have since added a pergola over the seating area and a gas fire pit, but I haven't taken any new photos yet.