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Image 5 of 23 from gallery of The Mann School – White Flower Hall / Envisage. Photograph by Suryan // Dang
This gorgeous home plan is full of amenities. French doors lead into the private study/library from the foyer. Elegant columns divide the dining room from the great room with media center and fireplace - perfect for entertaining. Relax in the whirlpool bath or next to the fireplace in your luxurious master suite on the main level of this house plan. While upstairs, you're sure to enjoy the computer center/loft area, as well as the home theater down the hall. A generous bonus area is also included in this design. See 59063ND for a related house plan .
Renda Helin Design was tasked with designing the New Generation Student Dormitories for their campus in Istanbul, Turkey. The main aim of the project is […]
I’ve been thinking a lot to this time exactly a year ago; I’ll be honest, to the sense of total fear that I had, as I’d arrived in Dorset, physically and emotionally drained after four long days of preparing the office for the lockdown… getting to Dorchester on the Friday evening at the end of the longest week, arriving on a near-deserted train, to find Charlie (himself only just back from New Zealand) waiting for me at the station; back home, the lights were on, supper was in the oven, the house was warm and friendly but in our heart of hearts we were filled with worries and fears. Days followed of phone calls with friends and colleagues; on the Monday evening, the Prime Ministerial announcement that the country was now in total lockdown; fear for jobs, livelihoods, our business, friends’ businesses; shops closed, the street closed, the architectural practice on hold and struggling to move thirty people to suddenly working from home; then the news that an old and much-loved friend had passed away, and a colleague from Lambs Conduit Street… It felt as if the world was closing in. In those days and weeks that followed, these hills – our daily, dawn walk – provided an extraordinary sense of calm in long days that were filled otherwise with intensity and troubles. Gradually, things settled; gradually – and especially, I suppose, when we all began to digest the vast support the government was pouring into the economy – we realised that we could keep everyone employed, keep the show on the road, carry on paying bills because people carried on paying our bills; but that tiny sense of relief, the tiny shoots of hope were nonetheless filled with the sadness of relentless grim news and the sense and knowledge that so many were not faring so well; let’s face it, for so many families, and for so many small businesses up and down the land, the worries are no-where near over; in some cases just beginning again as small shop keepers, cafes, pubs and restaurants struggle to come out of lockdown and cope the uncertainties of how things will move forward – let alone children stranded from friends and struggling to get back to the rhythms of school; or grandparents still longing yet not quite yet able to see their grandchildren.
Welcome to Day 23 of my 31 Day Series, Building Character. Just to recap, throughout the month of October I am joining over 500 bloggers in the challenge posed by The Inspired Room to post on the same topic everyday. The topic I chose is 31 ways to bring character to a newly built, builder grade home. After I accepted this challenge I realized 31 days was not enough time. I could go on about this topic forever. To save you all from that, I condensed it to projects and concepts I have used in my own home. Today, I would like to share how we claimed unused space in the hallway to create our office nook... As with most cape cod designs, our home is small. I'm always looking for ways to maximize every square inch. Our house has three dormer windows across the front. Inside, one of them is open to the two story foyer, one is in the laundry room and this one is in the hallway. When we purchased a gigantic new computer, we realized we needed a dedicated office space. We were out of rooms, the only available space was inside this dormer. The idea of the office nook was born. Here are the steps my hubby took to create the built in desk... (Before) (Brace) (Tops, Sides) (Cubbies, Decorative Brackets) (After) Not only does the office nook serve a purpose but, it also gave the hallway a personality. Before, it was boring pass through. Now, thanks to the built-in desk, it feels important. To view the entire 31 Day Series, Click Here. For information on my affordable online design services, Please Click Here. Thanks for visiting. Linked up to: The Stories Of A To Z Miss Mustard Seed TaterTots and Jello The Inspired Room
