I confess to being ambivalent – in the true sense of the word; I feel strongly two ways – about swimming pools. On the one hand, nothing enhances a back yard space more elegantly than a well-appointed pool. Add a water feature – a fountain or a waterfall, for instance – and you can have […]
So. The problem was the low-hanging eave that stretched the entire length of the house, making an already-below-street-level structure appear fit for hobbits. How to raise the roofline? Here’s a reminder: Not only is your eye drawn downward by the roof, but the entry looks like a cave rather than a doorway. Nothing says “Come […]
This house will keep out the wind, rain, heat, and cold. With a little vision, though, it can be much more. Even before the landscaping, this house went from just shelter to a place you want to live. Almost any house can be transformed from simply shelter to a place for living. Debra and I […]
