Often going through our clients’ “home wish list” with them during the design process we are shown pictures of beautiful bathrooms with contemporary tubs and amazing views. A client once said to me as she was pointing to one of the images below, “Oh that tub! I can just imagine myself IN there!” A beautiful bath gives us a

Happy Valentine’s Day! HOME: It’s not where you LIVE but where you LOVE. What makes a house a HOME are the friends and family that gather there and all the things – the character – that you love about it – the things that make it YOU, the things that make you smile… What I

Making Your Dreams a Reality: As a residential architect this is absolutely my favorite part of the job. Even though “making your dreams a reality” sounds a little corny, it’s true. Building your home is not something that happens every day- this is usually something that, at a minimum, you think about A LOT, and,

This is the fourth post in a 5-part series describing the How To’s of Working with a Residential Architect. So far we’ve been through How to Get Started; Making Sense of Services and Fees; and The Design Process. Now it’s time to make Design Decisions on the Details of your home. After the architect and

Now that we’ve gotten all of the difficult parts behind us, let’s have some FUN: Residential Architecture + The Design Process.. Architect = Listener We begin the Design Process with Pre-Design questions and a meeting to discuss your goals and ideas for designing your new home. We ask you questions about you, how you and

Last week’s post, Working with an Architect : How to Get Started, answered How to Find a Residential Architect? and put great emphasis on selecting an architect you feel you can TRUST. This week’s post on Working with an Architect will try to clarify What are Basic Architectural Services?,  How To Work with an Architect?

Is it a good idea to work with an architect when designing your home? YES! Whether you are redesigning your existing home, renovating your apartment, or building a new home, working with an architect is a VERY GOOD IDEA. An Architect adds VALUE to your home. “Our true value is in solving our clients’ problems

Happy New Year!  We’ve shared our positive progress for 2013 – residential architecture accomplishments/ small business strategies/ architectural “action plans” – and now we’re excited to get designing for a “98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed” successful* 2014! Live Life with Authenticity. “To be authentic one must be ‘awake,’ meaning you have the ability to understand

Wishing you JOY and Happiness in your Home for the Holidays! Cheers! from Studio MM

2013 was a year of exciting progress for Studio MM: Residential Architecture Our greatest accomplishment this year was the completion of our first “from the ground up” residential project – the Creek House, a contemporary residence in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in NY. The entire process of creating the home and collaborating with