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European Design for the Modern Kitchen

May 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

European Design for the Modern Kitchen

. Soon I will be flying off to California to take part in a panel discussion titled "Design Trends for the Modern Kitchen" with Bosch, BLANCO and  a group of heavy-hitters from DWELL magazine.  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, Products, social media, traveling

SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

April 26, 2012 by Bob Borson 31 Comments

SketchUp renderings…You Have Options

One of the most valuable tools used to convey a project to a client is the use of 3d modeling.  You can sit and try to explain something to a client but at the end of the day if they can't read the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: 3-D modeling, sketchup, V-Ray

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

April 9, 2012 by Bob Borson 27 Comments

Top Kitchen Appliances for 2012

Kitchens are the heart of a home and probably the space where clients have the strongest thoughts and opinions. I suppose that makes a lot of sense because it's the one room in the house that everyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: kitchens, Products

Homemade Easter Float

March 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Homemade Easter Float

Easter is just around the corner and in my house that means lots of Cadbury chocolate eggs, the smell of vinegar mixed with the sound of Easter Egg dye pellets fizzing, but most importantly, it’s time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, design, Holiday, Scott Taylor, what?

Modern Fence – Details

March 22, 2012 by Bob Borson 36 Comments

Modern Fence – Details

Modern fences aren't really fences at all - they're exterior walls. That might seem like semantics to you but it's a significant difference to me. We have a urban infill project where there is very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Modern House, My Work Tagged With: Construction Process, details, Gardens, landscape, Materials, modern house

Shopping for Rocks

March 8, 2012 by Bob Borson 9 Comments

Shopping for Rocks

Sounds kind of stupid right...Shopping for Rocks? Let me explain...my wife and I decided that it was time to add a stone patio over the giant dust bowl that has become the area right outside the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, landscape, Scott Taylor

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