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...
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...
