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Going Dark on my Fence and Deck

August 25, 2020 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Going Dark on my Fence and Deck

I thought I would take a break from the interior work being done at my house and take a look at the exterior ... mostly it's because I needed some air that A) isn't loaded with gypsum dust and b) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Materials and Products, My House, Residential Tagged With: Construction Observation, Construction Process, details, Materials, My House, Residential Architect

Being an Architect Is Hell – Painting and Contact Paper

August 11, 2020 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Being an Architect Is Hell – Painting and Contact Paper

Renovating your home is fun ... as long as you have an unlimited budget and don't have to live there during the process. Unfortunately for me, I don't have either of those two things and the last two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Interior Design, My House, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, construction, Construction Process, interior design, My House, Renovations, residential

Being an Architect is Hell – The Renovation Part 1

July 28, 2020 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Being an Architect is Hell – The Renovation Part 1

Being an Architect is hell ... I've said it before and a lot of you have agreed with me. While I think it's one of the best jobs you can have, being an architect can complicate other aspects of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Design, Interior Design, Life in General, My House, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, bob borson, Construction Observation, Construction Process, My House, Residential Architect

Wallpaper in Bathrooms?

December 2, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Wallpaper in Bathrooms?

Being an architect is hell when it comes to living in a house that you didn't design ... which is every house I have ever lived in. I honestly think that it doesn't matter how nice your home is but if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Interior Design, Life in General, My House, Residential Tagged With: a day in the life, Construction Observation, My House

Architectural Sketch Series: Schematic Design

August 13, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Architectural Sketch Series: Schematic Design

In a moment of absolute madness, I decided to write today's post on schematic design and populate it with 11(!?!) schematic design sketches - basically what amounts to a digital summarization of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Sketches - The Series, Design, Graphics, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, design, Graphics, Modern Architecture, Residential Architect, sketching

Estate Project – Preston Hollow

January 29, 2019 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Estate Project – Preston Hollow

Life of been disproportionately busy as of late - which is nothing that should win me any awards, but I am already disproportionately busy so for me to single it out should count for something ... I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Graphics, My Work, Preston Hollow Estate, Residential Tagged With: Construction Process, details, Graphics, modern house

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