Building a second story over a garage can turn underused space into a guest suite, home office, studio, garage apartment, or flexible family space. It can also become one of the more complicated additions on a home because the project sits at the intersection of structure, site constraints, access, fire…
Seven Home Trends to Consider
Top 7 Home Trends to Give Your Home a Facelift Paying off your mortgage early may sound great. But for many Americans, it’s actually unwise to spend that money on an early mortgage payoff. The better value sometimes, is investing. And with these great new home trends to invest in,…
Shower Wall Options: Tile, Pony Walls, and Glass
Compare full-glass shower enclosures, pony walls with glass, and full-tile walls using practical considerations for privacy, maintenance, light, layout, and coordination.
Chief Architect Kitchen Design Study
Kitchen Design Goals A few weeks ago I saw a blog post on the Chief Architect website for one of their monthly design contests, this one being for KITCHEN/BATH & INTERIOR DESIGN. Since I first started in the industry solely working on Kitchen and bath designs I decided to go back to…
Modern Bathroom Design Challenge Concept Plan
Design Guides / Bathroom / Modern Bath Design Challenge Shoppable concept plan from the design challenge archive Modern Bathroom Design Challenge Concept Plan A refreshed version of the original 2017 design challenge post, reframed as a shoppable concept plan. Start with the finished bathroom concept, download the plan set, review…