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...
by Lisa Schmitz | Mar 3, 2026 | Projects
The design story for this project in Montana, called Home on the Range, begins with the land itself. Wide skies, shifting light, and a landscape that feels both grounding and expansive. Every choice we’re making starts there. The palette pulls directly from the land:...
by Lisa Schmitz | Feb 19, 2026 | Design Notes
A Year in the Life of a Well Designed Home Every home has a story, and the most effortless, beautiful ones don’t begin on demo day. They start months before drawings, bids, or tile samples, when ideas are still taking shape and the right team is coming...
by Lisa Schmitz | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Modern Villa lower level began as a spacious but cool, modern room that felt disconnected from the Spanish-style warmth found throughout the rest of the home. As the family’s main gathering space, it needed to feel more inviting and intentional. We began by...
by Lisa Schmitz | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
At LSID, 2025 brought inspiration from every direction, within the studio and far beyond it. Travel broadened our perspective, collaborations deepened our craft, and time spent with vintage and handmade pieces reminded us why timeless design endures. As a team, we...
by Lisa Schmitz | Dec 10, 2025 | Gift Guide
Welcome to the 2025 LSID Holiday Gift Guide! This year’s edit brings together pieces to keep, flavors to share, experiences to savor…and now, ways to give back. A considered collection designed to make your holiday giving feel purposeful and effortless. Here’s what’s...
by Lisa Schmitz | Oct 6, 2025 | Inside LSID
A cozy corner at #CATSMEOW, working out the vanity cabinet with Matt Schmitz at #FLW, inspiration is everywhere- even quail eggs…are you following along?
by Lisa Schmitz | Sep 26, 2025 | Design Notes
We’re knee-deep in tile these days, laying patterns at multiple projects before installation, watching palettes coming to life piece by piece. There’s something magical about a finish that’s at once functional and endlessly expressive. Tile sets the tone underfoot, on...
by Lisa Schmitz | Aug 13, 2025 | Inside LSID
Capturing the right image when we go to photograph a finished project takes careful planning. From the time of day affecting the way daylight is spilling into a space, to how furniture placement reads through the camera lens, there are many behind the scenes details...
by Lisa Schmitz | Jul 14, 2025 | Before and After
Big transformations don’t always start big. Often, it’s the smallest edits that shift how a space feels. In this recently refreshed Mission Hills project, one of the most impactful changes began right at the front door. The stairs, once weighed down with carpet and...
