by Jamie Wolf | Feb 12, 2023 | Personal Space
Spaces that nurture the interests of every household member. Some seek a quiet retreat. Others desire an open playspace for friends. It could be a place to craft or create. It’s nice to have room to exercise or meditate. These places encourage everyone to find a space...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 11, 2023 | Kitchen Social Hub
A Kitchen Oriented Social Hub A workshop kitchen with folks nearby but not in the way. Open spaces for informal social gathering anchored by a kitchen hub that moves the farm to the family table. From there everyone is invited on in to cozy up on the couch. This is...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 4, 2023 | Inviting Entries
Putting your best foot forward You meet the world at at your front door. You want to be able to welcome friends and family at this entry, offer them shelter outside, and enough space to exchange greetings or bid farewell indoors without feeling cramped. This means...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 3, 2023 | Inviting Entries
Every entry needs visual cues that tell a visitor, “This is the way to the door.” Here there can be no doubt. The inviting porch with Adirondack chairs beckoning doesn’t hurt. The whole vignette creates a sense of anticipation about arriving. This is the opening scene...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 3, 2023 | Kitchen Social Hub
The Kitchen as Social Hub is a great space that every home deserves. We created this space in the “Begun House”, a true Colonial House that has Georgian features. Built in 1711, it was enlarged and converted to an inn by Judah Woodruff, Farmington’s master builder who...
by Jamie Wolf | Feb 1, 2023 | Kitchen Social Hub
If the kitchen is social hub of the home, then the island is it’s gathering place. The island plays many roles. It’s broad expanse of countertop steps away from all the functional features of the kitchen makes it a great prep space. If the kitchen is a...