Victorian Kitchen Renovation: The Finished Space
A Victorian kitchen renovation that feels original to the house doesn't announce itself, and that's the point. It doesn't have a moment where you walk in and register that something dramatic happened here — no before-and-after reveal energy, no design feature reaching...
Relocating a Kitchen in a Historic Home
There is a particular quality of clarity that comes from a room stripped to its studs — not emptiness exactly, but honesty. You can see how the house was built and what decisions were made along the way, which ones were careful and which ones were expedient, which...
How Much Does a Historic Home Renovation Cost in Denver?
The biggest surprise for most homeowners isn't the cost of finishes. It's what happens when walls are opened and a century of previous decisions are revealed. Knob-and-tube wiring that someone once extended with romex and electrical tape. A drain line running through...
Architecture of Comfort | Historic Renovation Interior Design Firm
You feel it as you step inside, before you've taken more than a few paces. Something settles. Not excitement, not surprise — just a quiet sense of ease, like your shoulders dropping without you realizing they were tense. The door closes behind you with a solid,...
Exhale. How I Read a House Before I Touch It.
Some things about how I work are hard to explain in a studio bio. If you’ve ever walked into a space and felt immediately, inexplicably at home — or the opposite — you already know what this is about. Throughout my entire life, I have been able to feel cities,...
1960’s Boulder Kitchen Renovation
1960's Kitchen RenovationThe Situation The kitchen was 9x11 feet. The previous owner had put an island in it — nine inches from the counter on one side. Not a typo. Nine inches. Enough to technically walk through, not enough to actually use. The family called it their...
1911 Victorian Bathroom Renovation
1911 Victorian Bathroom RelocationThe Situation The original upstairs bathroom had been removed from one bedroom, and the previous owner planned to rebuild it inside the adjacent sitting room — a 15x15 space flanked by three other rooms, more circulation than...
1889 Victorian Bathroom Renovation
1889 Victorian Bathroom RenovationRichmond, VirginiaThe Situation The bathroom was 36 square feet with mold in the walls, cracked plaster, a soffit above the sink cutting into the headroom, and almost no storage. It had been operating as an afterthought for over a...
1889 Victorian Kitchen Renovation
1889 Victorian Kitchen RelocationRichmond, VirginiaThe Situation The house had everything it needed — ten-foot ceilings, intact millwork, and a layout that still largely made sense — except for the way it had been altered over time. A 1990s renovation had inserted...