Designing anything unique has its pitfalls. Sometimes unexpected things happen, don’t work correctly, or a cartoon duck shows up! The design of this stone tile floor emblem is a great example. Most people never see it (I didn’t until a couple of years after the fact),
Cold, Cold, Cold, in the winter. Chilly in the spring. Cool in the fall. Summer… awesome. Wait a minute… is it winter or summer?
A walk down memory lane leads back 20 years to the first home I ever designed. Thank you Scott Addyman! You trusted me to design your home when we had zero, nothing, nada in our portfolio. Here’s to you Scott!
Designed on a hillside in southern California, this house features a cantilevered glass dinette. Even the floor is glass. With the ground falling away beneath your feet to the distant lights of the city below, it’s the next best thing to
Traveling along the Romantic Road in Germany many moons ago, Robyn and I came across the very essence of picturesque. A town that almost oozes character. From this place you can imagine what medieval towns were like 1000 years ago. You may
Zoinks!!! It’s not often a kitchen demands an eight foot long vent hood to whisk away the smoke from a cooktop. Naturally, you don’t just walk into The Home Depot and purchase a beast like that, so we custom designed one. Not
Often, people ask me what pencil I use to draw and sketch (by often, I mean nobody, ever). So here is my current favorite tool, recently received via Kickstarter. If you have a hankerin’ to put lead on paper, the Penxo pencil is for
Many years have passed since Robyn and I visited the romantic town of Rothenburg, Germany. A quick image search confirms it is still as picturesque as ever and, best of all, my favorite tower did not wander off. Huh? Wander off? Notice the stubby, little
Hint: It’s not the dust bunny in the corner (just kidding, there will NEVER be a dust bunny in this kitchen). While the area that draws your attention is, in this case quite obvious, focal points are typically more subtle. Most spaces have one, although it is
I know some of you have been there, but I’m still betting no one will guess where I sketched this. C’mon, prove me wrong! It’s Disneyland!