I often get asked questions about how much space should be allotted for specific rooms. Is 20 ft x 25 ft a good size for a great room? Would a space 14 ft x 16 ft feel generous enough for a primary bedroom? And what about for our kids’ bedrooms, would 12 ft x 10 ft be too small?
Read MoreFor this week’s post I’m dialing it back to Floor Plan Design / Space Planning 101, and sharing some basic space planning tips, illustrating with a floor plan option for a small house, 2nd story remodel project.
Read MoreCrafting well designed floor plans is not unlike the editing process a written document goes through. As the design of custom floor plans move along the continuum from schematic design all the way through to the completion of the construction documents, the plans get edited and revised until they reach a stage of refinement.
Read MoreI’ve seen a lot of bathroom designs over the years, some good and some not so good. I think it’s fair to say that the primary suite bathroom at the Water Vista Project, a whole-house remodel in Northern California, is by far the most unique, and might just be in the lead for the not-so-good category.
Read MoreFor this week’s post, I’m reaching into the archives and sharing the design plans for a patio redesign and addition for some longtime clients in Northern California. We’ll start by going over the objectives of the project, followed by important design tips for designing large patio spaces. From there, we’ll take a look at the preliminary design options I presented to the clients, and see how each of the design tips were implemented within the design.
Read MoreFor this week, I’m reaching into the archives and sharing some design plans, from a few years ago, for a primary and hall bathroom remodel. Below, I’ve included the following:
Clients’ design objectives
As-built floor plan, noting, what’s not working and why
New floor plan, noting the design solutions and the reasons behind each of them
Colors, finishes and fixture selections
If you love design transformation stories, then I’m certain that you will enjoy this post of the before and after floor plan of the kitchen, nook and butler’s pantry design at the Water Vista Project and the final reveal photos. It’s an amazing metamorphosis!
Read MoreWho doesn’t love seeing remodeled homes, where poorly designed rooms are transformed from outdated, to well functioning and beautiful spaces? That’s exactly what we did at the Bay Havens Project, a primary bedroom and bathroom remodel, located in Sacramento, California. For this post, I’m sharing the final photos for the bedroom design.
Read MoreIn this post, I’m sharing the as-built floor plan for a kitchen, nook, laundry room and powder bath for a project located in a beautiful, gated development in Northern California, along with the design plans for the same spaces. You’ll see how taking space from one place and giving it to another solves the design challenges.
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