Spaces for Life: The Real Job of a Designer
Spaces for Life: Interview with a designer By Lance McCarthy What is the job of a designer? You might list: pick out paint colors, make things look pretty, draw, plan furniture placement, help pick out materials, or possibly to make your budget jump through the roof! Part design, part counselor When it comes to residential
Spaces for Life: How custom cabinetry can make a home feel authentic
By Lance McCarthy My house was just remodeled a little more than a year ago, but people that walk through it often don’t realize that unless they know the story. I think there are three reasons for that. 1. My wife has a really cool throwback style (if you know her, please let her know
What you mean when you say you want it to feel “open”
The Psychic Contractor My architect Joel and I have a little inside joke. Almost every time we meet with clients to find out what they need, they use three phrases. They say, “We want lots of light.” and “We want clean lines.” and “We want it to feel really open.” Sound familiar? Yeah, you aren’t
Spaces for Life: Call In The Experts – who will you need for your home project?
By Lance McCarthy As you start planning for a project on your home, you might be wondering who you need to talk to? A modern home is actually a fairly complicated system with thousands of parts and pieces. The team you put together can help make sure the work lasts for decades to come. Architect:
Spaces for Life: Project of the Month Lakehouse
By Lance McCarthy Do you guys do _______________? That’s one of the questions I get more than any other. The blank is usually filled with all kinds of projects…bathrooms, kitchens, new builds, office tenant finishes, decks, leaky faucets…We love it all because our real passion isn’t a certain type of project, but more a certain
Spaces For Life: The Cape Cod
By Lance McCarthy Does your house have style? Of course it does! But which one? I’ve asked Joel Perry with Indwell Architecture to talk about some of the common house styles around here. This week we are focusing on one of the most popular house styles in the Prairie Village area: the Cape Cod. Influences:
Spaces for Life: Does your house have style?
By Lance McCarthy Does your house have style? As I’m talking with clients, one topic keeps coming up: house styles. Are you a Tudor? or a Cape Cod? or an American Farmhouse? Sounds like some twisted personality test label! l resolved to get to the bottom of this question. I asked my buddy Mr. Awesome
House Style: Cape Cod
The Cape Cod Does your house have style? Of course it does! But which one? I’ve asked Joel Perry with Indwell Architecture to talk about some of the common house styles around here. This week we are focusing on one of the most popular house styles in the Prairie Village area: the Cape Cod. Influences:
Spaces for Life: Design Trends
By Lance McCarthy I love New Year’s! Partly because my parents take the kids for two days so that my wife and I can remember what it’s like to have uninterrupted conversations and watch big people movies. Partly because I love thinking about the future. Not the sci-fi future of space cars and Jetson maids,
Spaces for Life: Great gifts for the house
By Lance McCarthy It’s hard to imagine a time before shows about selling a house. Remember when “flipping” was something people did to pancakes, “move that bus” was something you said to get out of the school’s circle drive, and “staging” was…uh…something you did…on a…stage?. About that time I had a brilliant idea: someone should