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 … [Read more...]

The Cowboy Code: Using Heart of Pine to Disprove Father Time

How is it that houses built 100 or even 200 years ago are still standing? Every day, I see things that amaze me.   Instead of today's framing codes that dictate 16" on center for roof rafters, I see framing that is sometimes 3 feet on center.  That is some seriously gappy spacing for roof … [Read more...]