Tami faulkner

It wouldn’t be a new year without the experts weighing in on the projected trends for the coming year, especially when it comes to forecasting shifts with colors, textiles, and furnishings. Those leading the charge have their ears to the ground and their sights on the horizon, constantly taking note

Let’s talk about arches! If you haven’t noticed, architectural arches are currently in the forefront of design. And though they have always been an important part of architecture, even dating back to ancient times, the inclusion of them abs and flows with current trends. When we look back in history

Behind the scenes in an interior design studio, interior design studio in Northern California specializing in space planning and floor plan design for custom homes. Floor plan design help. How to fix a bad floor plan.

In vetting prospective clients I often get ask, who goes first with the floor plan design, the architect, or me, as the spatial designer? This is an important question, but it doesn’t have a cut-and-dried answer, nor is there a wrong or right way to approach it. It all depends on the prefere

The work continues on the West Islands East Project. All the underbrush at the building site for the West Islands East Project has been cleared. Soon the footprint of the house will be mapped out to determine the best way for it to set on the lot so it compliments the orientation, natural terrain an

I've been away from my studio for the 4th of July holiday, so I'm taking the opportunity to highlight a crowd favorite post that was initially shared 23 March 2020. Enjoy! I’ll be back next week with fresh content.

Easily, the most popular kitchen layout for custom homes today is the two-walled, island kitchen . This kitchen layout creates the perfect opportunity for a beautiful feature wall, a showpiece island, convenient access for a butler’s pantry, lots of counter top surfaces, storage, and visual conne

With the long axis of the primary suite wing, at the Citrus Point Project in Mesa, Arizona, it was necessary to layout the components of the space to reduce circulation while while moving from one end of the wing to the next.

No matter where you begin with the initial design of a new custom home project, there will be a lot of going back and forth between the exterior and interior to make sure everything is just right. That’s exactly how it was with the Timbre Heights Project, a new build in Austin, Texas.

Many of us share an interest in before-and-after transformations, a sentiment I've experienced more times than I can even count. My career right after graduating from design school began with a predominant focus on designing for remodels and addition projects while residing in a rural Northern Calif