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 | Jan 26, 2023 | Inviting Entries
Create anticipation, but save the surprise! Inside this simple and satisfying facade are room after room of truly great spaces. But the exterior is not giving that away. It is however suggesting that care and attention is being given to your entry to the home. Hmm… I...
by Jamie Wolf | Jan 18, 2023 | Inviting Entries
Meet and Greet Guests all arrive at this door, despite the fact that there is a front door – the “Halloween” door is what we call it. There is something compelling about this entry that signals that you are being invited in. Through this opening is a layer dedicated...
by Jamie Wolf | Jan 12, 2023 | Inviting Entries
All too familiar This is a poster child for this all too familiar problem. What we have here is an abrupt two story wall with the yard running right up to it. Nobody goes to the front door of this house, so they can choose between the garage or that back deck – not...
