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Author: Tim Bjella

My Favorite Cartoon Duck

My Favorite Cartoon Duck

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),

Tim Bjella December 16, 2015May 7, 2018 Cool Details No Comments Read more

North Shore, Minnesota

North Shore, Minnesota

Cold, Cold, Cold, in the winter. Chilly in the spring. Cool in the fall. Summer… awesome. Wait a minute… is it winter or summer?

Tim Bjella December 14, 2015May 7, 2018 Sketches No Comments Read more

Flashback: Our First House Design

Architectural Digest Magazine Cover - Home Design by Bjella Architects

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!

Tim Bjella December 13, 2015May 28, 2018 Houses No Comments Read more

Cantilevered Glass Dinette – Los Angeles, California

Cantilevered Glass Dinette – Los Angeles, California

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

Tim Bjella December 12, 2015May 28, 2018 Houses No Comments Read more

Rothenburg via Pencil

Rothenburg via Pencil

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

Tim Bjella December 7, 2015May 7, 2018 Sketches No Comments Read more

Chasing Ghosts – A Minneapolis, Minnesota Modern Kitchen Design… and Re-design

Chasing Ghosts – A Minneapolis, Minnesota Modern Kitchen Design… and Re-design

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

Tim Bjella December 6, 2015May 7, 2018 Kitchens No Comments Read more

The Perfect Pencil

The Perfect Pencil

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

Tim Bjella December 3, 2015May 7, 2018 Tools of the Trade No Comments Read more

Unintentionally Anthropomorphic

Unintentionally Anthropomorphic

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

Tim Bjella December 1, 2015May 7, 2018 Travel-tecture No Comments Read more

Can You Spot the Focal Point of this Kitchen?

Can You Spot the Focal Point of this Kitchen?

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

Tim Bjella November 29, 2015May 7, 2018 Kitchens No Comments Read more

Name this place!

Name this place!

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!

Tim Bjella November 23, 2015May 7, 2018 Sketches No Comments Read more
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