The Design Side Owning a Wright home comes at a price It’s well known that Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes, while they’re architectural masterpieces, often have structural issues such as leaky...
The Design Side Home buyers go back to the farm One of the latest trends in community development is the farm—an integrated space for the production of organic food. I don’t think this is...
The Design Side Is “master bedroom” politically incorrect? A number of homebuilders in the Washington, D.C., area have stopped using the term “master” to describe the largest bedroom in the house....
The Design Side TV shows influence home design In an earlier blog post, I talked about being inspired by the home improvement shows on HGTV. But I know at least one builder who gets...
The Design Side Glass House campus opens for tours Art and architecture lovers, rejoice: Tour season is about to begin at architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House campus in New Canaan, Conn....
The Design Side Retirement rocks, if you can afford it Active-adult communities sure have come a long way. We all know that the massive numbers of baby boomers hitting retirement age want to...
The Design Side Ideas for making small spaces live large Seattle architect Ross Chapin has been designing and writing about small homes for 30 years. Examples of Chapin’s work can be found in...
The Design Side How much living space do we really need? There’s an interesting article in the March 25 issue of Time magazine called “10 Big Ideas” (read the digital version here). Some of the...
The Design Side Investors buying to rent give the market a boost An article in today’s Wall Street Journal shed light on investors who are buying foreclosed homes, fixing them up, and renting them out....
The Design Side More Americans courting indoor-outdoor living The courtyard, an ancient concept for bringing natural light into homes while preserving privacy, is in full flower in America today as lots...
