Monthly Archives: December 2011

Light-soaked Bath

The stately Tudor home had a fantastic set of art glass windows in the second story centered above the front door.  But three of the windows were in one room, and one was in a closet.  That never looked right from the outside.  We reconfigured the space so that all four windows would be in...

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Classic Confidence

The house is a classic Tudor with understated interior details.  The kitchen was a narrow, secluded and fairly cramped room, relegated to the corner of the house.  Its size was not in proportion to the generous scale of the other rooms in the home.  The family of 6 was stepping over each other, crowding around...

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Detail

You are right.  Details matter.  Maybe its not something you pick up when you first enter a room, but as you are there, as you experience the space, you start gathering them in.  They add layers of understanding.  They matter. Details fall into two categories:  function and aethestics.  Sometimes the line between them is blurry....

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Lamps are for more than Light

Yes, lamps are important for light.  But they serve a great role in the design of a room too. Go ahead, put one on your kitchen counter – it will instantly warm the place up. (Left) This little lamp was probably made out of an old figurine.  I found it at a garage sale and fell in...

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