What is design for accessible and universal living? I’ll start with what it’s not: When my parents were in their late 50’s, where I am now, they sold their two-story eight room colonial on the South Shore of Massachusetts and purchased what they intended to be their retirement home – a one-story on Cape Cod. … Read more
Well, it’s a rainy Labor Day here in the States, so what better time (now that summer is basically over!) to update the Dream Home Pool House. As a reminder, I have been slowly working through my own virtual Dream Home. You can see the completed spaces here and where I am with the owner’s … Read more
Hello – I hope you’re having a great weekend. It’s been a while, but I have some updates to share on the Dream Home 2021 (now dubbed 2021 2022 because, 2022). I have been working on the Owner’s Wing which you see highlighted in yellow above. The owner’s wing consists of the primary bedroom (aka … Read more
Hello friends! I am thrilled to be able to share my design for the Dream Home 2021 Mudroom / Laundry / Dog washing station / Guest Resources room! You can read about my inspirations and decision making for this space here. At the bottom of this post will be all the products and resources I used … Read more
Hello! I’m happy to finally share the LMDS Dream Home 2021 Dream Kitchen! If you’re new here – you can read the origins of this virtual design project here. This is the second fully completed space in this 4,600 sq. ft. home (plus 600 sq. ft. pool/guest house and 900 sq. ft. deck). I’m nearly … Read more
Crisp white kitchens are a classic and it’s not surprising that they have been incredibly popular for nearly two decades and show little sign of giving up the top spot. My post on the movie decor of Something’s Gotta Give is still one of my Top 10 visited posts and it came out in 2003! … Read more
Hello! I’m thrilled to share the Universal and Accessible Guest Bath – the first completely finished space in the LMDS Dream Home 2021 project. I shared the beginnings of the plan a couple of weeks ago and why I wanted to create a home that could serve all physical needs presently and in the future. … Read more
So, in my last Dream Home 2021 update, I suggested that I’d finalized the floor plan, unless… Lol. Of course I made changes! This week, I’m talking about the front entry millwork decisions made. But first I wanted to share the latest final changes to the overall floor plan, exteriors etc. So, the biggest … Read more
I’ve spent the last week working on my Dream Home 2021 final layout and I’m really excited in the direction it’s gone in. Firstly, I really kept myself to the existing footprint. It’s over 4,000 sq. ft. That’s a big enough home for one woman, her friends and family to come visiting and one tiny … Read more
Back between 2013-2015 I started designing my own dream house which I blogged about (and have since deleted). I had a vision, but it never really got fleshed out as well as I liked and I eventually pooped out on the process because it wasn’t really speaking to me. A couple of years ago a … Read more