I have a new favorite blog to visit. The title of this post comes from the heading on her blog “Garden Porn - is that a pistil in your calyx or are you just happy to see me?”. This woman is absolutely amazing. Michelle Derviss is a landscape designer from Marin County, California and [...]
It’s a global economy and a small world.? Katherina Saunders, owner of Ella’s Kitchen Company LTD in the UK found me on Twitter.? I visited her website to see who was following me and found all of this cool kitchen stuff.? OK, I know it’s a tiny bit off of my beaten path but I [...]
There are many ways to heat your outdoor space. One way that is especially handsome is an outdoor fireplace, particularly when it either reflects or complements the architecture of the home.
Outdoor Fireplaces for Heating
The fireplace in the photograph above nicely complements the space in which it is set. It features a large stone boulder slab [...]
So one of my recent “finds” on Twitter is Susan Serra, a Kitchen Designer in the New York area. Sometimes there’s nothing like advice from an expert. Architects (me included) like to think we can design kitchens without help, however as I puruse this womans blog and website I recognize expertise far beyond my own. [...]
Now that it is almost spring here in the Northwest I’ve been thinking about gardening and our outdoor living space quite a bit. I’ve just begun to clean up my front garden, which is where we have our outdoor living space, and think about what I’d like to do to improve it for the [...]
Here’s another idea for how to use or otherwise maximize the use of under stair space. This is particularly useful for spaces that are relatively short. I love the simple lines that reinforce the expected elements. The drawer fronts beveled to follow the stair slope reinforce the stair skirt. The continuation [...]
So I’m meeting with a client in Bellevue discussing the remodel of her 50’s vintage rambler and we start discussing the fireplace wall. We discuss it for about 20 minutes and the end result of the conversation looks something very much like the picture above. This photo comes from the portfolio of local cabinet [...]
Another spectacular find from the Seattle Home Show was HH Windows & Doors. They make these unbelievably beautiful wood sliding doors. I couldn’t believe how smoothly the large doors operated. They had a 9′ door at the show and it’s operation was smooth and easy. They credit that to their “Lift-Slide” door technology which [...]
Thanks to the miracle of social networking I’ve reconnected with a childhood friend who is now an artist. Kelley Knickerbocker is a local artist who has designed some beautiful residential installations. This kind of artwork is not just for the wealthy. Folks with modest homes could easily economize in areas that would allow them [...]
