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Year – 2005 and earlier

Enhance home with new garage

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Garages are a typical problem in older Salt Lake neighborhoods. You’ll find garages too small for modern vehicles; garages built for one car when the family has two; garages with ceilings too low for

rdgDecember 30, 2005 Exterior Updating, Garages, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Help garage fulfill its potential

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon With a narrow driveway, a one-car carport and no parking on the street, parking was always an issue for the Smith family. For some, garages are among the least exciting home renovation projects. But

rdgDecember 23, 2005 Exterior Updating, Garages, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Storage needs vary for each family

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Food is a major category of storage. Shelving that takes advantage of space all the way to the ceiling, plastic storage bins and good organization are keys to storing food or a variety of

rdgDecember 16, 2005 Interior Remodeling, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Bathrooms can make big splash

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon A well-designed family bath goes a long way toward helping your home function better for your family. Nice finishes and fixtures can add an extra splash to a very practical room. Many feature two

rdgDecember 9, 2005 Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Kitchen Design: Blending function & aesthetics to design kitchen remodeling project

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Well, how did it go? Was the meal fabulous, the company charming, and your home the perfect setting for a family gathering? Did your kitchen handle the four extra cooks as well as the

rdgNovember 25, 2005 Kitchens, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Master Bathrooms: Master bedroom designs, a luxurious getaway

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Besides the bedroom, a private bathroom is an essential part of a master suite. The use of luxurious finishes adds to the sense of escape from the pressures of daily life — a sanctum

rdgNovember 18, 2005 Master Suites & Bedrooms, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Ceilings: the lowdown on what’s up

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you’ve read our columns, you might be getting the picture that we believe in defining the spaces of a home — from public and private spaces to circulating paths to gathering space. Defining

rdgNovember 11, 2005 Interior Remodeling, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Great rooms are gathering places

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon The addition of a great room off the kitchen (Image 1 & 2) created the ideal gathering space for the family of seven living in this 1940s home. Every home needs space for gathering.

rdgNovember 4, 2005 Family, Living, & Great Rooms, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Rearrange a home’s rooms for better use of its space

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon In the past few weeks we have looked at defining your public and private space and improving the overall flow of your home. These are fundamental design principles for any home, whether it’s new

rdgOctober 28, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Customize House Plans: Plan pathways to create flow in home

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you own a home, you own space. The question is, how does that space flow? Replacing the solid wall of the hallway with a series of columns and beams preserves logical flow and

rdgOctober 21, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Home’s entry should be warm and welcoming

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon When was the last time you washed your doorbell? You probably didn’t think to put it on your fall cleanup list, but hopefully your front entry does receive attention. In fact, we know your

rdgOctober 14, 2005 Additions, Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Customize House Plans: Considering public & private space is key to floor plan design

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you stop to think about it, it really makes sense: There are places in your house meant to be public and there are places meant to be private. When thinking architecturally, there are

rdgOctober 7, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

House Style Remodel: Ranch (Rambler) home is American original

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Rounding out our tour of popular 20th-century home styles, we make a stop on the West Coast where one of the first truly American housing styles was born — the California Ranch (also referred

rdgSeptember 23, 2005 Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Home Styles, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Cape Cod is an American classic

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you’ve followed our columns for the past few weeks, you’ll know we have been taking you on a tour of some popular homes styles of the past century to help you identify (or

rdgSeptember 16, 2005 Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Home Styles, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Craftsman bungalows are simply beautiful

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Last week we began a monthlong series to help you discover the style of your home. Many homes were built true to the popular style of their day and some were built with a

rdgSeptember 9, 2005 Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Charming historic districts bear responsibility

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon One of our clients, Noreen Heid, purchased a home near downtown Salt Lake City in 1991. She loved the charm of the neighborhood and the quaintness of her 1930s house, but the house had

rdgSeptember 3, 2005 Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Home Renovation: Before home renovation, know home’s style

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Several predominant home styles have evolved over the past century in the United States. You’ve seen them as you’ve driven the streets of Salt Lake City: the fairy-tale Tudor Revival, classic Craftsman bungalow, charming

rdgSeptember 2, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Master plans save time, money, sanity

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon We had a client who struggled for years to come up with a design to unify a duplex into a single-family home. This family completed several small remodel projects, only to rip out some

rdgAugust 26, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Allow plenty of lead time for that remodeling project

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Believe it or not, if you want to remodel next summer, you better start planning today. We can’t tell you how many people call us each spring hoping to begin (and complete!) construction in

rdgAugust 19, 2005 Remodeling Tips & Advice, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Ideas for an exterior nip and tuck

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon So you think your house could use a face lift — the weathered siding, the boxy front, the white painted brick. If it’s time for an exterior nip and tuck, then look to your

rdgAugust 12, 2005 Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Give ‘vanilla’ exterior a timeless, attractive style

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Houses are like clothing. There are classic forms that never go out of vogue, while other structures have no particular style or character and quickly look unattractive. A Sandy couple wanting to give character

rdgAugust 5, 2005 Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Home Additions: Small home addition can make a remarkable difference

In last week’s column we explained that when it comes to home additions, bigger is not always better. We presented some less-expensive yet effective alternatives to large room additions. The simple addition of a second-story bay window above one that

rdgJuly 29, 2005 Additions, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

In architecture, bigger not always better

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Existing floor plan of house where clients wanted to add an addition to their family room. Recently a couple in Murray asked us for help in designing an addition to their house. This couple

rdgJuly 22, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Capitalize on views and natural light

Everyone knows that curb appeal, or what you experience as you look at a house from the outside, is an important aspect of a home’s architecture. But did you know that what you experience from the inside of your house

rdgJuly 8, 2005 Additions, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Capitalize on views and natural light

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Everyone knows that curb appeal, or what you experience as you look at a house from the outside, is an important aspect of a home’s architecture. But did you know that what you experience

rdgJuly 8, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Add on by excavating basement: Digging out.

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Greg and Nadia Letey bought their Sugar House home for sentimental reasons. “Nadia’s grandparents were the first owners of the home and raised Nadia’s mother here,” explains Greg. The Leteys also loved the location

rdgJuly 1, 2005December 26, 2018 Basements & Attics, Features Posts, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Redo that dark, scary basement: Basement Remodeling

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon “We need more space!” is one of the main things we hear from clients who come to us for help with basement remodeling design. A basement remodel can turn unused space, above, into a

rdgJune 24, 2005 Basements & Attics, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Dog Shower makes life easy for pet, owner

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon The thousands of dog owners and their pooches on parade at last month’s “Strut Your Mutt” event in Sugarhouse Park demonstrated one thing: Utahns love to pamper their pets. Pet lovers pamper their dogs

rdgJune 17, 2005 Interior Remodeling, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Plan now for a fireplace remodel

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon We know what you’re thinking. It’s the beginning of summer; why are these architects writing about fireplace remodels? Well, besides the fact that with this year’s crazy weather you might actually still be using

rdgJune 10, 2005 Interior Remodeling, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Home Remodeling Costs, Options vs. Move: Architect can help

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon We see it all the time. Homeowners come to us needing more space for a growing family or desiring home features that their current home just doesn’t have. The tough question they face is:

rdgJune 3, 2005 Remodeling Tips & Advice, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Tap unused space in house, garage for extra storage

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Something about spring invokes the urge to get rid of winter clutter and tidy up the home. If you’ve “de-junked” your home but still feel like you don’t have enough room to hold everything,

rdgMay 27, 2005 Designing Principals, Garages, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Attic Remodeling: Attic renovations add usable space to a home

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Space is like the wind: You can’t see it, but you can feel it. People tend to look at the space in a home in terms of quantity — either there is too much

rdgMay 20, 2005 Additions, Basements & Attics, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitors

We have all had the unwelcoming experience of approaching a home without a porch. It’s raining and you hug as close as possible to the door to avoid the dripping rain from the eave. Balancing with one foot on the

rdgMay 2, 2005 Exterior Updating, Family, Living, & Great Rooms, Front Porches, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Mudroom design helps keep the house organized

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you have children living in your home, you can probably attest that you don’t have to hear kids come in to know they’re home from school — the telltale trail of coats, backpacks,

rdgApril 29, 2005 Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Good laundry room design can ease laundry task

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon This remodeled laundry room design includes plenty of floor and counter space, a built-in ironing board, bins for each family member’s laundry, and a clothes steamer closet. Does it seem like your laundry piles

rdgApril 22, 2005 Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Home renovations should keep to original style to retain value

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon News reports have highlighted controversial home renovations in some of Salt Lake City’s classic neighborhoods. Understanding the history, style, and architecture of your home — and the other homes in your neighborhood — is

rdgApril 15, 2005 Designing Principals, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Connect inside of your house with the beauty outdoors

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon With the advent of spring after a particularly foggy winter, you may already be connecting more with the outdoors through hiking, biking, golf or puttering around in the garden. But have you ever considered

rdgApril 8, 2005 Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Architects’ focus is remodeling jobs

After designing a handful of high schools in the region, commercial buildings with little local character, and high-end homes with sky-high budgets, Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon decided it was time to come back to earth. The two architects were

rdgApril 1, 2005 Additions, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

Give the gift of architecture for Christmas

By Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Whether someone on your list simply appreciates good architecture or is gearing up for a major home remodel next year, books, below left, magazine subscriptions, above, and even gift certificates for future services are

rdgApril 1, 2005 Miscellaneous, Year - 2005 and earlier Read more

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