by Lisa Schmitz | May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
This year, we’re exploring a new series, Inside the Timeline. You can revisit our first step, Before the Beginning, here. In schematic design, we take everything we learned in the discovery phases and start shaping it into early concepts. Loose floor plans, layout...
by Lisa Schmitz | May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
A variety of projects are on our boards right now, each one shaped by the season of life our clients are living. We’re designing homes that span generations: for the sandwich generation welcoming grandbabies while also supporting aging parents, and for growing...
by Lisa Schmitz | Apr 23, 2026 | Design Notes
This year, we’re exploring a new series, Inside the Timeline. You can revisit our first step, Before the Beginning, here. Before choosing a single material, we study how the home should support you: How you move through a kitchen, where natural light lands in...
by Lisa Schmitz | Apr 23, 2026 | Design Notes
We’ve come a long way from the powder room’s earliest days, those tiny 18th-century closets where aristocrats slipped away to have their wigs fluffed, powdered…and occasionally de-loused. Thankfully the lard (did you know lard was involved?!) and insects were left in...
by Lisa Schmitz | Mar 12, 2026 | Design Notes
Last month, we introduced a new series, Inside the Timeline. You can revisit our first step, Before the Beginning, here. A successful project is built on a thoughtful team. The architect establishes the vision, the contractor executes the plan, and your designer...
