One of my favorite new-house trends has to be the "Modern Farmhouse" style. Crisp Architects in New York built this country retreat inspired by rural farm houses with front, back and side porches to take advantage of the wooded ... Keep Reading
Architecture
A House in Nantucket with an “Upside-Down” Floorplan
This house in Nantucket's Surfside beach community won a 2014 Bulfinch Award, which recognizes design efforts that preserve and advance traditional architecture in New England. One of the reasons the judges chose it was for its ... Keep Reading
Updating a 1930s Cottage Kitchen & Bath
Architect Richard Taylor wrote me about this project he worked on for clients Butch and Marcia, who found this old cottage in Chillicothe, Ohio, and fell in love with its character and charm. The kitchen and master bath needed work, and ... Keep Reading
A Summer Home on the South Coast of Rhode Island
Feel like daydreaming a little? This house was built last year on the coast of Rhode Island as a summer retreat for one lucky family, who named it "Peace of the Rock." The builders and architects are Polhemus Savery DaSilva. Their ... Keep Reading
This Small Cabin Was Designed With One Big Difference
Tiny houses of all kinds intrigue me. I love seeing how people pare things down to the essentials to make them work. You wouldn't know by looking at it, but this 400 square-foot "ESCAPE Cabin" was designed by architect Kelly Davis with a ... Keep Reading