Home is Where the Hearth Is

If pressed, about what I love the very most about my job, it would be the creativity and artfulness of it. I get to make centerpieces in the middle of rooms. I get to make entire rooms a centerpiece. And I get to reuse gorgeous building materials that someone has labeled "trash."   Then,  I get to take these unique architectural antiques, restore them to their original grandeur (Granted with some hallmarks of the century they've survived--I call it patina.  Some of my witty guys call it "Karacter."  Please tip your servers.) and then mix and match the pieces to fit the client, the … [Continue reading]

Annexing Space to Create An Ideal Kitchen

It's been awhile since I've written.  I only realized that fact when a new client wrote me about his upcoming project in Grant Park and then expressed concern that we were no longer in business.  We are most certainly in business; I've just too busy to write about it.  However, we've done a lot of work that isn't up on the site--but I promise to work on that. Lately, I've worked on a couple of 1920's bungalows that needed a bigger kitchen, but the budget mandated that we work within the footprint of the house.  The kitchen is paramount, so when it needs expanding, the first option is to … [Continue reading]

12 Top Kitchen Design Pointers

  I like to talk about kitchens because kitchens are chock full of possibility.  I have found that kitchens reflect the philosophy, personality, and essence of the client or family, as every kitchen is as unique as the people who occupy … [Continue reading]

From Builder-Grade to Old World Oasis

We took on a huge bathroom in Marietta, GA, just North of Atlanta.  It was a friend of a friend, who needed some help with her 1980s dated, builder-grade master bath. The bathroom really needed some design and upgrades--it had some big time … [Continue reading]

A Veritable Potpourri of Renovation

It’s been an incredibly busy summer and we have had the most wonderful clients, crafted some gorgeous spaces, and built some fabulous custom pieces.  But because I haven’t had much time to update the website, this little blog post will just photo … [Continue reading]

Less Construction, More Art

There are certain restoration projects that are less construction and more art.  Those are by far the most work and challenge and by far the most rewarding.  Kitchens and baths naturally lend themselves to that definition simply because they mix the … [Continue reading]