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The Front Porch – An Extension of Your Living Room
A good front porch is an extension of your home where you can visit with neighbors, entertain or just watch the world go by.
The Better Hall Bath
The features of a new and improved hall bath – complete with analysis and pictures.
Remodeling the Kitchen of Modest 1933 Colonial
One of 3 approaches for remodeling a 1933 Center Hall Colonial. This one emphasizes a connection to the outside and casual, family entertaining.
Opening Up A 1930’s Brick Cape to the Outdoors
See one approach to opening up a 1930’s Brick Cape. The clients want to take advantage of wonderful park-like views – opening their home to the back-yard. Also on their wish-list is opening the kitchen to the rest of the house and creating a study.
Carving a Foyer Out of the Living Room
I’m in the design process for 3 jobs where a small house has the front door opening directly into the living room — without access to a closet or any other means of transition from outside to inside. In each case, the client wants to create a foyer but without adding significant, if any, space.
Three Approaches to Opening Up a 1950’s Ranch Home
My client owns a typical 1950’s post-war construction brick 3-bedroom ranch house — it’s ubiquitous throughout the east. Here are 3 options presented during the conceptual design phase for remodeling the home for indoor/outdoor, modern living.
Basement Bath & Laundry
My clients own a 1920’s federal style duplex. When they called me, their basement included a partially finished laundry room with a toilet. We succeeded in giving them everything on their wish list including:
Master Suite – From Ordinary to Extraordinary
My client’s wish list for a remodeled master suite in the upper Northwest Washington, DC neighborhood of the Palisades included an enlarged bath and dressing area and bumping up the ceiling to create a tray ceiling.
Updating Another Fireplace
I’m always surprised at how easy and yet dramatic it is to update a fireplace. Life, for this firebox, started out in the 1950’s as a country-look brick fireplace.
A Modern Kitchen For A 1950’s Split-Level
The kitchen in this 1950’s split level in Washington, DC had been updated once in the 1980’s. It was overdue for another update — this time, a more modern style central to the house and with better connection to the outdoors.
