Graphic designer Karlijn de Jong functions with color all day long. When she arrives home, she prefers to unwind at a “calm, delicate surroundings,” she states. Words: no vivid colours, please! Drawing from strong Scandinavian…
Andrea Cardinal and Graham Johnson were charmed from the original details of their 1929 house in Toledo, Ohio. “We absolutely adored the hardwood floors, original glass doorknobs and drawer pulls,” says Cardinal, a graphic designer…
Fourteen years ago husband-and-wife mosaic artists Mike Minnis and Emily Stoger confronted perhaps one of the largest blank canvases in history: an empty 1,500-square-foot industrial workshop in a former textile mill lit by buzzing 8-foot-long…
Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum are lovers of steampunk design, which blends elements of the steam-powered Victorian age and science fiction. Envision an early-1900s lathe machine built to make plasma lighting artwork. Or a ray gun…
The Parrish Art Museum has moved into a new construction in Water Mill, New York, roughly triple the distance of its previous home nearby. The new building, which opened in November 2012 and was designed…
Formerly, I’ve discussed different ways of creating a feeling of entrance in contemporary designs, through entrance canopies and elevated walkways. This time I’ll look at more ways of defining entrances in contemporary homes. Instead of…
After eliminating lost ceilings, restoring hardwood flooring, remodeling the kitchen along with countless other repairs, this 1897 colonial revival has been brought back to life. Larry Crouser and John Bratton enjoyed the charm of the…
Interior designer Abby Tallman was given a particular objective when she started designing this upscale condominium in the heart of St. Paul’s Lowertown district in Minnesota. The client, a young professional, desired her apartment to…
Living in an older home can be a curse and a blessing. While the charm and detail can’t be beat, the absence of modern conveniences can be frustrating. The new owners of this 1915 summer…
Los Angeles few Barbara and Tony Hirsch put their eyes upon idyllic Ojai, California, 13 years back and never return. The few, who attend the Ojai Music Festival yearly, had been considering a major life…