13-The Exciting World of Closets

Where Do You Put All of Your Stuff? Have you ever seen a photograph of a modern, minimalist house in one of the decorating magazines?  There might be a couple of architectually designed chairs in the room and nothing else.  Totally minimal... clean...  serene... meditative... not at all cozy and … [Read more...]

12-The Master Bath

Time for my bubble bath! There seems to be a couple schools of thought regarding the Master Bathroom's importance.  Some people wake up in the morning... take their shower and brush their teeth...and don't step foot into the Master Bath again until bedtime.  Others use the Master Bath for … [Read more...]

11-The Master Suite

The Parent's Room Let us begin by explaining that we have designed 'master suites' for a lot of different living situations over the years.  We have designed homes for single parents, room-mates, married couples where one person snored and slept in the basement, straight couples, gay couples, … [Read more...]

10-The Kid’s Private Spaces

  Kid's spaces In this episode, we would like to focus on the kid's bedrooms and private spaces within the house.  When most people think of the kid's bedroom, they visualize a small rectangular space for a bed, a dresser and a desk with a two foot deep closet running along one wall.  … [Read more...]

09-Stairs and Circulation Spaces

Moving from Room to Room Maybe it's time to decide whether your house is a one-story or two-story design.  It varies in different parts of the country; you generally see more one-story designs in the south and west...two story designs are the majority in the north and east For our conversation, … [Read more...]