Amaze Home Design Villa Plan
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Anybody else ready to get OUTDOORS ???
Spring must be close. When I start looking at patio pictures, it usually means the end of winter is here !! I will be looking for pictures of smaller yards and what to do if you have no yard for future post ! Happy Sunday !
Monday, February 22, 2010
Pine Cone Hill
I have heard of Pine Cone Hill in the past but honestly, I have not checked out their stuff in along time. WOW! They have some fantastic stuff ! Click on the post title to go to their website.
Architects Have Great Tools! - Interior Design Study
Architects do have some great tools, and here is one more example of how they can use them.
The interior great room images below of this particular cottage house plan were created using a 3d modeling tool called Google Sketchup. I used the tool to carve out the basic design inside and out, but I wanted to study variations of the design in order to present to my client.
Here is the Great Room space. Simple with white walls and vaulted ceiling - nice and clean!
Added a white washed wood ceiling and a little color on the walls.
Added a beam treatment to the ceiling and went back to the monochrome color scheme.
Added white washed wood ceiling between the beams.
Wood beams, white washed wood ceiling and a little color on the walls.
This example illustrates how just changing a few elements within a design can dramatically alter the character of a space. And Sketchup is a great tool for visualizing that space.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Ticking Stripe
I've been thinking a lot about summer. Done with winter for sure ! Ticking stripe always reminds me of summer. Not exactly sure why, but I'm loving these particular photos. Unfortunately, all these pictures are from summers past and Pottery Barn no longer carries these, but I'm sure there are others like it. I especially love that quilt in the first one. Make you want to jump right in and cozy up!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Design Value - Rustic Cottage House Plan
It's been a while since my last posting. Been busy over the holidays. Also, I have been working on a couple of new interesting projects. I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at one of them. The project incorporated a modified design process in order to save time and money.
The design below is a rustic retreat to be constructed on lake property in Tennessee. The client found a plan that was originally designed by John Tee Architect. The plan did not meet all of their family's needs, but represented a pretty good starting point. So they purchased the plan and commissioned a major reworking of the design. I worked in Association with a plan customization company named Architectural Overflow to perform the re-design. The images below reflect our work.
lake side elevation
side elevation
If you are interested in finding the most possible value in Design then this might be a good approach to consider. Find a plan that works reasonably well, purchase the plan, then have a good residential Architect adapt the design to truly reflect your needs and your site. What this really does is gives you a good starting point in the design process and saves time and $$$ exploring concepts that might not work well for you.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Amazing Dining table that expands and contracts
The wonders of carpentry. Amazing expanding table, from a dining table to a conference one. Easy.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Smallish bedrooms
Smaller (yes I know these would probably be large bedrooms to most of us) but done simple with just the things you need in the bedroom !
