Confessions of an Ironing Man
Laundry design shouldn’t be an afterthought, and ironing can soothe the busiest of minds. What's your laundry space like? Stackable washer/dryer squeezed into a kitchen closet? Second floor, first floor or musty basement? Two laundry rooms or one? A small situation upstairs and a major laundry below? Is there a laundry chute? What products do [...]
Selecting Art for Interiors: YOU Decide.
When it comes to defining your interior spaces, well-selected and well-placed art can transcend common design challenges. Paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photography bring life and texture to your space, but more importantly, your art selections should express who you are, where you’ve been and what’s important to you. And the only art critic who [...]
A Berkshire Tudor for a British Family
On a pristine west-facing hillside in the Southern Berkshire Hills, a couple hailing from Great Britain hoped to create a familiar English Tudor interior design experience in their new country home. The Berkshire setting is a close mimic of some of England's finest rural landscapes. The property they found was a beautiful setting, with lovely [...]
Canyon Ranch Lenox Condo
With the completion of 19 luxury condominiums at Canyon Ranch Lenox, we were hired by one couple to extend the ease, relaxation and clean lines of the Canyon Ranch Lenox experience into their new residence. These wonderful clients we are not flashy or dramatic, so we adopted a clean, open-plan approach that gave room for [...]
Pittsfield: Transforming an Industrial Age Workspace with 21st Century Design
Creative design for business and industrial settings is just as rewarding and exciting as creating interiors for homes, hotels and spas. Ultimately, workplace design should enhance the workday experience -- for employees, clients, visitors and even investors. We had a great opportunity to transform an older Berkshire industrial space, when were here hired in [...]
Local Talent for a World Class Design: Canyon Ranch
For interior designers, contractors and architects in the Berkshires, the local talent available to us is world class -- and sometimes under the radar. Let me share these local resources with you through the story of a fascinating high-profile project: the dining room at Canyon Ranch in Lenox. We originally designed the the main [...]