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 | 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 | 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 | Dec 2, 2024 | Design Notes
At LSID, every new project is a balance of thoughtful details and stylish, functional design. While photos can’t always capture every special touch, today we’re highlighting a few moments that make our detail-loving hearts skip a beat. In the two photos above, the...
