By Bill Lahay It’s one thing to have a favorite architectural or decorating style that is plentiful in your region and recent enough to find examples to inspire and guide you. But what if the look you love is a continent away and spans centuries rather than decades or mere years? In those cases, often…
by Bill Lahay From its inception as Apartment Ideas magazine in 1969 to the December 2009 issue that marked the end of its run, Metropolitan Home underwent more than a few transformations. Its revenues waxed and waned, its publisher changed, and its audience matured and grew more affluent. Through it all, the magazine metamorphosed from…
Dreambuilder Custom Homes is pleased to announce Dreambuilder Nine: a master bath renovation in Jacksonville, FL. The current bath is poorly designed and full of low-grade finishes. Dreambuilder will take down almost all of walls to redesign the space, nearly doubling the size of the shower. Working closely with the clients, a variety of contempory, luxurious finishes will create the spa…
As a follow up to our post earlier this week on the Craftsman style, we bring you Wexler House by Donald Gardner Architects. This plan is just over 2200 SF, including the bonus room which can be used as a fourth bedroom. It’s a great example of traditional Craftsman detailing with a contempory floorplan. Craftsman…
By Jean Patteson The Orlando Sentinel The Craftsman-style home of Tom and Vivian Ward looks so authentic that passersby assume it is a remodeled version of a house dating back to the early 20th century. Although the home sits in Orlando, Fla.’s Lake Lawsona Historic District, where many of the homes do date from the…
