When something breaks, or something leaks, your home forces a decision. But that’s not how well-designed homes are managed—and it’s definitely not how they’re elevated. What I see over and over (and over and over...) again is a series of decisions with JUST as big an impact on your happiness. ... Continue Reading
Follow a Luxury Kitchen for 12 Hours (Then See Where it Falls Apart)
There’s a moment, early in the morning, when your kitchen tells you the truth about something. It tells you how it wants to look and feel. ...That’s the single, solitary moment in the morning before the day starts. Y’all know what I mean, before the noise and movement begin! This is when your ... Continue Reading
Same Budget, Different Outcome: Kitchen Remodel Comparisons
According to my 30+ years of sitting down with folks for remodel consultations, plus all the “top searches” in Google over time, I can tell you that people almost always start with their remodel budgets as the first step of their projects. Then they think about what they can getwith that ... Continue Reading
What Features Make a Shower Feel Truly Incredible?
When designing showers, standard builders are predictable: tile goes here, glass goes there...as long as it looks clean and updated, it’s “done.” But when I walk into a home, I can tell within seconds whether the shower was designed (like for real), or just installed (you know...what folks ... Continue Reading
13 Lighting Mistakes to Identify Room by Room
Are you at home? Great. Walk into another room. Then flip on the lights…and look. But look at the light itself. What I mean is...how the light falls on the walls, and how it reflects off the floor, and what it illuminates. Or what it doesn’t illuminate. If you look at the actual light close ... Continue Reading
How to Turn a Board of Ideas Into Your Next Remodeling Plan
There isn’t one moment when you suddenly decide to remodel a room. Instead, it’s a feeling that creeps in. It starts when you begin to notice how you move through the space...or how there isn’t enough shelving, and it’s ALWAYS cluttered. Maybe there’s that cabinet you can never quite get open, or ... Continue Reading
Pro Kitchen Mapping: A Simple Exercise to Reveal Kitchen Layout Problems
Most people don’t realize how much their kitchen asks them to adapt. For example: None of that feels dramatic, but those moments add up! And, over time, they shape how you live. They steal time, add frustration, and they even modify how you eat!! What if sticking to that new diet were just a ... Continue Reading
13 Bathroom Design Mistakes You’ll Never See in a Rendering
Most bathroom layout mistakes don’t show up in your design drawings. And even those that do are visible exclusively to the eyes that know to look for them. The most surprising (and therefore most disappointing, frustrating, or even infuriating) issues reveal themselves after your remodel is done, ... Continue Reading