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Farmhouse Renovations
Most American homes built in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries were farmhouses. We were predominantly an agrarian society living on family farms. Today’s suburbs were once pastures. Quite a...
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You Have to Crack Some Eggs…(2)
Rear view We have heard many rumors about this house. Perhaps it was on the underground railroad, or the original owners had slaves, there is a ’57 Chevy buried in the back yard, and there are many...
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Surprise Below the Porch(You Have to Crack Some Eggs…#3)
You never know what you will find while renovating an old house. As we continue to follow the progress on the renovation of an eighteenth century farm house, the point is driven home even deeper. The...
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Ugly Duckling Phase (You Have To Crack Some Eggs….#4)
Half finished view Every project reaches a phase during construction, which only an architect can love. There is that point in major renovations, when structural elements have been completed, but...
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‘Treasure Discovered Between the Floorboards!’ (You Have to Crack Some Eggs…#5)
Envelope Sent in 1861 I have worked on many old homes over the years, including my own. The ‘Holy Grail’ of old home restorations is to find an artifact that reveals something about the early or...
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Fine Home Source
A Few of Our Exhibitors Saturday, September 24th, 2011 From 10:00am to 5:00pm Four years ago we gathered friends and colleagues in a huge tent to showcase their craftsmanship, their technology, and...
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Adding On (Revisited)
New and Original Sections of Home About half of the work in our office is new construction and half renovations and additions. When designing a home from scratch some of the most important elements to...
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Mass. Farm House-Featured Recent Project
Exterior From Road We started with an historic home on a dirt road in the countryside of Massachusetts which had been uninhabited for several years. Our clients came along at just the right time to...
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