Current things going on and articles of interest.
Historic Home Rehabilitation
An interesting and fun project from 2015. A previous owner had divided this 1915 home into rental apartments. The two story, 2,397 sq ft interior was pretty much a warren of cobbled together rooms. From the outside, it was pretty view more →
The Oldest House in Tampa Bay
An ongoing project that’s been a joy to work on. Cause everybody knows how much I like working with old buildings right? It’s also been something of a challenge to try to “peel back the layers” of all the additions view more →
Past Project Goes On The Market
This project is from back when I worked for FleischmanGarcia and is still one of my favorites. I’ll even hazard view more →
Site Visit to a 1920’s Bungalow
Yesterday I did a field visit to a historic home in a nearby community. To be frank, the house is in pretty rough shape. But the new owners are going to try to bring it back to life and save view more →
Season’s Greetings
Another year has almost passed. Meandering its way toward its natural end and the fresh start of a new beginning. It’s been an, … “interesting”, … year to say the least, but here we all are. We’ve taken on challenges,
view more → Then There Was the Time Frank Designed a Dog House.
By Frank, I of course mean the iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It all started in the early 1950s, when Robert Berger of San Anselmo, California, asked Wright to design him a house that was “expandable, inexpensive, and easy for view more →
Yes, … Sears Once Sold Whole Houses.
The final Sears in Chicago is closing on Sunday. Known as the Six Corners store, it opened in the Irving Park neighborhood 80 years ago. This was during the Great Depression, but even so, on the first day, 100,000 shoppers view more →
Repurpose, Reuse Historic Structures!
Currently on the boards is a project for an ambitious developer in the Tampa Bay area. The scope involves moving a 117 year old home from it’s current location, to a vacant lot in south Tampa. Then the structure will view more →
Florida Interior Design Professionals Need Your Help!
This is an urgent message regarding House Bill 7047 that seeks to repeal licensure for interior designers in the state of Florida. Together, American Society of Interior Designers/ASID, International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and IDAF are conducting a strategic “rapid view more →
Repurpose, Reuse
Upcycling still seems to be all the rage and why not? It’s a great way to find new life for objects that would otherwise simply be taking up space. But what some of those inspiring Pinterest posts don’t tell you, view more →
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