by Lisa Schmitz | Jul 13, 2026 | Design Notes
LSID Editorial Series: Inside the Timeline A year in the life of a well designed home The Details You Never See (But Always Feel) Behind every timeless interior is an enormous amount of coordination: drawings, specifications, elevations, and details that guide every...
by Lisa Schmitz | Jul 13, 2026 | Inside LSID
We’re often asked how our projects come together so seamlessly. The answer is simple: a thoughtful team working in sync. This month, we’re introducing the people behind LSID, each bringing their own expertise, creativity, and care to every project, and...
by Lisa Schmitz | Jul 13, 2026 | Design Notes
This year, we’re exploring a new series, Inside the Timeline. You can revisit our first step, Before the Beginning, here. This is the creative heart of the process. Materials, finishes, fixtures, millwork, lighting: the elements that bring character and intention to...
by Lisa Schmitz | Jul 13, 2026 | Design Notes
There’s a whole layer of our work that rarely makes it into the polished photos. When our team is brought onto a project, we’re as focused on how a space works as how it looks. Behind every clean line or beautifully detailed cabinet, there’s a quiet choreography of...
by Lisa Schmitz | May 19, 2026 | Design Notes
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 | Projects
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...
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:...
