In New England it can get buggy, so screen porches can be a nice way to extend your home to the outdoors. However, with our relatively short summers, many cl...

It’s very important for me to understand my clients’ preferences in order to design a home they will find appealing. Of course, every designer faces the same...

I’m often asked by clients if can recommend a suitable contractor for their project. I want to touch on a few of the considerations that go into my decision ...

In the past, Prefab Houses (a house built in a factory and delivered to the site) have been synonomous with cheap and unimaginative structures. While there i...

The terms “estimate”, “bid “, and “contract” are sometimes confused, but have important differences. An estimate is an educated guess based on a general desc...

Clients often ask if I use CAD (computer aided design).  It’s really the wrong question- you should ask, do I design in 3D?  CAD started many years ago, and ...

Well, not really, but you will get to meet David and see some cool projects. Maybe life-changing, in a minor way

I just discovered that my baby (the house I designed and built for my family) is for sale, so it seemed like a good opportunity to write about it. There are ...

Do skylights leak?  No.  That was easy!  Ok, I have to add some caveats- if they are of an older design-maybe.  If they are installed wrong- certainly.  If t...

A while ago I was driving around with a realtor looking for land to build a spec house. The realtor asked “what kind of house do you build?”. I said that it ...

Pergolas, or trellises as they are sometimes called (not really the same thing) are structures that form the frame of an outdoor roof, but without the roof. ...

My company is called Light House because I love light, which means I love glass. I try to bring in as much light as possible through a variety of windows, c...

I’m often asked how much a certain type of project will cost, to which I reply “how much does a car cost?” The point being that the features of the car have ...

LED’s have been around for a while now, first as the displays in electronic devices and now in lighting. They use a fraction of the electricity of incandesce...