Someone, somewhere, sometime decided that raising the countertop to create an eating bar on an island or peninsula was a good idea. Like a lot of bad design, an idea catches on and spreads like a virus. This is one of them. I think the intent is to hide the...
Now and then a client contacts us who has plans from an ‘architect’. Most of the time they use the term architect generically – what they really mean is they hired someone to draw plans. This person usually is not a trained architect and often has no design...
Most projects are priced by a contractor creating an estimate of the expected ‘direct costs’ of the work – labor, materials, subcontractors, and other fees like permits, dump fees, etc – then multiplying the direct costs by a markup factor. Seems pretty...
Philosophers, thinkers, artisans, and craftsmen since the dawn of history have pondered this question. Perhaps the most famous modern book on the subject is Robert Pirsig’s 1974 classic ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’. In this book, he recounts in a...
We are excited to share that Houzz included one of our projects in a recent article called 4 Stylish New Bathrooms With a Shower-Tub Combo This was a fun 2-bath remodel project in a 1970’s ranch style home we finished in early 2023 in Washougal. The bath featured in...
Kitchen islands are great. They allow for easy maneuvering around the kitchen, seating, gathering, and serving, among other things. But if you don’t have enough room for it, you will be making a big mistake trying to wedge one in where it doesn’t work. Let me...
