As a Memphis custom home builder, we are often asked “Is the kitchen the most important room” in designing the house plan. For a variety of reasons, the short answer is yes. The kitchen is the heart of your home, and the most important room in the house. WHY IS THE KITCHEN SO IMPORTANT? Generally, …
It’s a little thing we say to each other around my house and follows, I think, from the line attributed to Sir Winston Churchill, who quipped, “I’m easily satisfied with the very best.” When I happened upon Belgian Pearls, the blog of 4th generation Belgian interiors firm Lefèvre, and noticed that among the handful of worldwide, favorite architects listed …
Well, cool as groined vaults are, this is instead a shameless little nepotistic plug for my son’s travelblog Ego in Britannia. It’s a log and photo-journal of James’ summer trip to London and environs where you’ll discover his witty prose and snappy (no pun intended) photos. Check it out, I think you’ll find yourself longing for a taste …
Still building our case for exposed structural elements, what could be a better argument for letting your struts and girders show than Gustave Eiffel’s “Dame de Fer”? Reviled by Parisians initially…they mocked her rivets and puddle iron plates… it has attained global iconic stature and is the symbol par excellence of Paris itself. Anyone tempted to …
The latest addition to our Resources page, Longshadow Garden Ornaments was introduced to us by our good friends at Kaiser Trabue Landscape Architecture in Nashville, Tennessee. Manufacturers of landscape planters and ornaments of exquisite design and workmanship, Longshadow’s products are available only through the trade. Give us a call for product information and pricing. …
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