There was a time when all comings and goings were through the front door of a home. In our autocentric culture we regularly miss the opportunity to use the front…
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For last week’s Design Review, we visited the First Ave project located in the Avenues neighborhood, a local historic district in the heart of Salt Lake City. While the exterior…
“Windows are the eyes of the house. They connect it to the world around it, framing a view from the inside and offering a glimpse of interior life to the…
It’s no small thing to go from this: to this: Undertaking a major home remodel or new construction project is a daunting task, but there are many resources available that…
We recently headed north to Ogden for a tour of the historic Egyptian Theater and a morning of sketching. We welcomed the opportunity to brush up on sketching skills, an…
With Thanksgiving feasts fast approaching, it seems appropriate to mention the kitchen table. We recently ordered this bumper sticker because we love dinner time and have seen how it has…
Our final destination on Residential Architect’s housing tour was to Crab Tree Farm near Lake Michigan, an idyllic setting on a pleasant fall afternoon. While several of the buildings on…
In October we attended Residential Architect’s annual Reinvention conference in Chicago. Like last year, the housing tour was a highlight of the event for us, giving us the opportunity to…
While rehabilitating an old warehouse in downtown Salt Lake City a few years ago, we came across some unique salvage materials that were just too interesting to ignore. The contractor…
We received an e-mail today announcing that Sarah Susanka’s book, Not So Big Remodeling has just been released in paperback. So why are we posting that here? Well, a few…