23 February 2010

GOT PANTRY?


finally a place for that

petanque?

the soapstone zinc on the zinc (ode to Baltimore)

from the loggia

closer

thats what happens when you lay an old boxspring in the yard and years later a tree grows through it (close in on the stump)

lead faced cabinet for the micro


Recently finished the pantry. It had been the last hold out in the "new" part of the house and the catch-all for stray construction odds and ends. Finally have some shelves for all the big stuff that we like so much. Had a great New Years bash and set up the drinks in there. I was happy to see people hang out in there, became part of the living space.

03 February 2010

RISING IN PARALLEL


At the same time that our home project in California was issuing forth, back in Maryland another project was rising from the foundation (and then some) of a previous home that sat on a beautiful hill in what was once a portion of the park of the old Wroxeter mansion that sits on a bluff above the Severn river. The clients for this project had purchased a home that we had forged back in 1994 when we lived in Round Bay on the same Severn river. They had decided that they wanted to move to a more spacious and private setting. We were engaged to do the design of this new project for them. As it turned out we also furnished many of the pieces and some of the details built in to the home. It was a collaboration between designer, client, and builder that I have truly come to appreciate and one that I will treasure. The clients and builder were an inspiration to work with. Finishes were deliberated upon, samples ordered, shipments delayed but finally sent. A great deal of the work was accomplished from afar via email, culminating in a month-plus long visit and fabrication/immersion. It has gladly been christened in its new incarnation. I wish it and it's new family the most sincere happiness. And I thank them and the entire team that worked to build it.

kitchen

rear facade

front

kitchen

the crew?

boat lamp

front double bay/window seat

upstairs window seat

kitchen

pool

mudroom bench

sunroom

front

entry

kitchen

bathroom tile

upstairs hall

lead clad bay

side view

front

G

carved casing

mudroom

E-room

kitchen

entry

kitchen