haint blue

Screened Porches

At the top of our priority list in designing the floor plan was a screened porch. Both Todd and I grew up with them and quite simply, nothing duplicates the magic of a porch. Not even the magnificent floor-to-ceiling windows our architects incorporated along the entire west-facing elevation. Porches blend the outdoors with the indoorsContinue reading “Screened Porches”

Mudroom Fever

I always enter through the MUDROOM, so I’ll start the tour here. My inspiration pictures for this small, simple space were surprisingly complex and numerous but can be boiled down to these priorities: 1) LOW COUNTRY VIBE 2) TEXTURES and LAYERS 3) NATURAL LIGHT And here’s the result: Some key details that were important toContinue reading “Mudroom Fever”

Coming from Chicago, I can safely say I’ve never heard of the color Haint Blue. Well actually, it’s not a specific color, rather it’s a hue or a shade of color. I think. Regardless, I am obsessed with it. Take a sweet little robin’s egg and blend it with the iconic Tiffany blue box, andContinue reading “Haint Blue”