As I write this, it is Sunday afternoon and I am sitting on the couch with cold pills and kleenexes on one side, my dog Ritzy on the other, and my new MacBook Pro sitting on my lap. That's right, I drank the kool-aid and picked up a new laptop for my … [Continue reading]
It’s not too often that I give in to the idea of paying someone to do a household repair or minor construction project especially when I have the ability and time to do it myself. I’m kind of picky and very detailed oriented ... so having someone … [Continue reading]
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 generally uses the most - both individually and … [Continue reading]
Happy Easter everyone! Poem by Tom Mulhern … [Continue reading]
The other day I received an email that made a ho-hum day into a really good one. The email I received was from Mark Staiger, a person I have never met before. Mark lives in New Zealand and saw the Japanese style playhouse I designed back in 2010 and … [Continue reading]
This is the subject for today - a modern trellis, although more accurately described as a brise-soleil ... a permanent vertical or horizontal sun shading device. This is a very simple one although it is deceivingly so. I am going to walk you … [Continue reading]
