Category: Behind the Scenes

“Happiness is gratitude doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton In a sea of Thanksgiving quotes I came across this week, the quote above stuck out to me the most. It reminds me of something a close friend once said to me, “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.”  I think we have so much fun

Celebrating 7 Years It is hard to believe it has been 7 years since I founded Studio MM. From the “Looking Back on 2013” blog post to this year’s interview with Claire Conroy in Residential Design Magazine, the last 7 years have been an adventure to say the least! I am proud of what our studio

In the past few months, I’ve discovered one of my favorite parts of designing a home for our clients, and it’s something of a jigsaw puzzle. A number of our projects have moved from the Design Development phase to Construction Documents. This phase is often described as the part of the process during which we

Today’s post is part of the ArchiTalks series in which a group of architects write about the same topic on the same day and share each other’s posts. These group posts are a great way to promote our peers and talk about the value of architecture. This month’s ArchiTalks theme: Mentorship When I was a young architect –

I believe architecture can be both a catalyst for change as well as a product of change. As a residential architect we focus on the ways our clients lives are changing, and may change in the future, as the inspiration for designing their homes. Today’s post is part of the ArchiTalks series in which a group

We love this idea of talking about home!  Our core philosophy at Studio MM is “We design homes not just houses.” and we go to great lengths to illustrate “What makes a house a home?” here on our blog. And so, today’s ArchiTalks topic “House or Home” is one we’re thrilled to talk about. I’m also very

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Every year in celebration of Valentine’s Day we ask our friends, family and clients to share something they LOVE about their home… This annual #LoveHome post started out with the simple question, What Makes a House a Home? What makes a house a HOME are the friends and family that gather there

What a year! As 2016 came to an end I couldn’t help but reflect a bit on the past 12 months – so many fun moments and amazing projects! We are very lucky to have wonderful clients and friends, and we look forward to more fun, amazing and wonderful for 2017!!    We pulled together some of the

Modern Homes in the Holiday Spirit Need a little festive decoration inspiration to put you in the holiday spirit? We’ve asked friends, clients, family, (and snapped a few photos from around the office / neighborhood) to share some photos of how they decorate for the holidays… Last year we brought you Swedish Tomte and Alligator Santas… this year

“It’s Turkey Time!” ….normally that phrase would make me cringe, but last Friday in our office that meant it was time to get out the watercolors and start drawing turkeys! We have been trying to do something special on Friday afternoons in the office – sometimes it’s a design meeting in Eataly or sketching around the