October 30, 2013

A Cast Iron Affair

What’s the recipe for a fabulous kitchen renovation that is unique?

The ingredients: An an out-dated tiny kitchen space, a collection of cast iron skillets, and a little design help.

The inspiration: Displaying cooking utensils has been done for a long time!  At the palace kitchen at Chenonceaux in France, which I just visited, copper ladles and pots were displayed on the walls.  Today the display is still relevant as a useful and decorative collection.

My client is not alone in her love of cast iron cookware. The professional golfer, Davis Love, also enjoys collecting them.  The story of his passion with vintage cookware was featured in the summer issue of Garden and Gun!

October 8, 2013

Artwork – The Finishing Touch

Many of you have seen the recent pictures of the condo we completed in the Upstate and heard that we are headed to Dallas this month for another big installation.

Artwork is one of the biggest design details that can pull together a project. We have all kinds of resourses for artwork, but recently we’ve been working a lot with our travelling dealers.  They scope out artists in the Southeast then bring us a variety of styles, price ranges, and sizes to look through.

September 6, 2013

Creating Closet Space

Renovating a house built in 1807 to accommodate the needs of a modern family is a design and architectural challenge.  Of course – modern kitchens, bathrooms, casual family rooms, and even closets did not exist when originally built.  Carving out these spaces (and often undoing years of poorly attempted work by previous owners) takes equal doses of creativity and practicality.