Category: Design Inspiration

8 beautifully cozy modern window seats that make you want to… well, get cozy. I have been waiting to write this inspiration post since we first designed the window seat in TinkerBox –  we gathered images as we always do for inspiration during the design process – and now I can show you our finished product as

We have recently had a number of inquiries to design a “small modern home” as opposed to the 3 bedroom/3 bathroom house that is so often the standard. From a young couple with a dog that enjoys exploring in the outdoors to a couple thinking about becoming empty nesters in the next few years, more and more of our

I was talking to one of our clients just the other day about the importance of a mudroom near the entryway… Every home needs a place to discard muddy shoes or drop bookbags or hang up jackets, scarves, hats, and gloves… And also a place that welcomes you and your guests into your home. Well, you know how the

Celebrating Residential Architecture  Each week we share a House of the Day on social media as part of a group “archi-challenge”. We recently completed Alphabet of Houses which has been the theme for the last 26 weeks. Our goal is to promote awesome ‪#‎architecture‬ and encourage engagement with other small firm architects. We have a lot of fun celebrating residential architecture and

This week in our office we are working through designs for a new house and trying to have a little fun with the stair… yes, we architects are always having fun with modern stair design, but this time we have a lot of constraints. We have a tight space, we need to go up 3 levels

We have been having so much fun lately researching Playroom Design Ideas for one of our projects… Nice to encourage your inner child every once in a while! #haveimentionedilovemyjob?! “A child’s play is serious business!” (quote from one of the many blogs we “researched” – love it! We are taking all of this fun very seriously.)

House of the Day: Celebrating Residential Architecture Every Monday, a group of residential architects post a House of the Day as part of our group “archi-challenge.” Our goal is to show off awesome ‪#‎architecture‬ and encourage engagement with other small firm architects. We have a lot of fun celebrating residential architecture with these weekly posts and hope you do

Many design discussions with our clients begin with their desire to open up their home to the outdoors and focus on indoor-outdoor living. Blending Indoor-Outdoor Living Space Actually, writing this I realize we have homes all over the East Coast which are not really ideal climates for year-round “all about living outdoors”. Perhaps I should say

Let’s talk modern wood kitchen design! We haven’t done that for some time here in The Architect’s Notebook – our last kitchen post was many months ago! – and it’s one of my favorite spots in a house since I love to cook. For one of the projects we are currently designing, we are considering

Happy Summer! With the HOT weather we’ve been having lately I thought COOL POOLS was the best idea for this week’s Modern Design Inspiration… I’m not sure if swimming in these pools or designing them would be more fun…. but I’ll dream of both! Edgeless pool, infinity pool, modern pool… It almost doesn’t matter as long as it’s COOL!