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Bath Storage Ideas

When you’re remodeling your bath, it’s a great time to build-in lots of storage!

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Carving a Foyer Out of the Living Room

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.

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Three Approaches to Opening Up a 1950’s Ranch Home

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.

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Master Suite – From Ordinary to Extraordinary

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.

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A Modern Kitchen For A 1950's Split-Level

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.

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Enlarging a Master Bath

Enlarging a Master Bath

Like many baths from the 1950′s and before, the original bath was quite small. This is the story of a restful yet energizing modern bath — a remodel of a classic pink and black 1950′s bath.

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Another Open Plan Galley Kitchen

Another Open Plan Galley Kitchen

This is a great galley kitchen for a small home. It’s got 2 9 ft counters with a sink on one side and a 36″ cooktop on the other.

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4 Rules for Remodeling Within the Existing Footprint

4 Rules for Remodeling Within the Existing Footprint

4 rules of thumb to successfully remodel within the existing footprint of your home. Doing so can save you money and more importantly can deliver the house of your dreams.

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Remodeling within the Existing Footprint - Case Study

Remodeling within the Existing Footprint – Case Study

Remodeling within the existing footprint allowed this family to live their dream.

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Opening a Galley Kitchen Part 5

Opening a Galley Kitchen Part 5

This is the 5th article about taking an isolated kitchen in an older home and making it the center of today’s activities. While not strictly a galley kitchen, the kitchen in this 1930′s home is isolated from the rest of the house. My clients asked how they could make the kitchen the center of the home

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