There is a moment during almost every exterior consultation I do where the homeowner steps back to the curb, looks at their own house from a distance, and says something like, I have lived here for years and I never actually looked at it like this before. That reaction happens…
There is a reason people gravitate toward the fireplace the moment they walk into a room. It does not matter if the flame is lit or not, or if it is even a working fireplace at all. Something about that architectural feature pulls the eye and pulls the furniture arrangement…
I still remember the first time I stood on my own patio and felt completely underwhelmed. It was barely eight feet wide, the concrete was cracked in one corner, and there was a rusty old chair that had clearly seen better decades. I thought, there is no way I can…