The Opportunity of Autumn

Autumn has arrived!

After a spectacular summer, cooler temperatures (this week notwithstanding) are bringing everyone indoors, where thoughts of renovating and building percolate to the top of our frothy fall minds!

An important part of every design is education!  We all need it - clients and designers.  Increasingly information about trends in color, style, and lighting come to us on our iPads, smartphones and laptops.  To help you find the best apps and sites out there - I've listed a few of my favorites below!  Take a look, and head to your next design meeting armed with inspiration!

Flipboard

Why do we love Flipboard?  It's hard not to!  Many app-ified content sites deliver with content, but falter on useability.  Not Flipboard!  High on visual appeal, it backs up the gloss with substance and the ease of drilling deep into subject matter without feeling like you've just slipped down the rabbit hole!

Be warned: this app will connect you with EVERYTHING you need for high quality content - not just design related sites.  This is a good thing - because every great design, like individuals, benefits from broad exposure to information - and not just depth.  Flipboard lets you do both!

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Your Social Magazine. Available for iPad, iPhone & Android.

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More results from flipboard.com » Houzz For in-depth research into trends, products and style Houzz is hard to beat!  They have a great feature called Ideabooks to help you catalogue all your product research too - a very handy tool indeed.  Get the app for your smartphone and you can indulge your decorating impulse anywhere. Houzz - Home Design, Decorating and Remodeling Ideas and ... www.houzz.com/ The largest collection of interior design and decorating ideas on the Internet, including kitchens and bathrooms. Over 600000 inspiring photos and 90000 idea ... Kitchen Houzz.com- Kitchen design ideas and photos. The largest ... Bedroom Photos Houzz.com- Bedroom design ideas and photos. The largest ... Bathroom Houzz.com- Bathroom design ideas and photos. The largest ... Living Room Houzz.com- Living Room design ideas and photos. The largest ... Exterior Houzz.com- Exterior design ideas and photos. The largest ... Landscape Photos Houzz.com- Landscape design ideas and photos. The largest ... More results from houzz.com » Pinterest A visually intense browsing experience, Pinterest has a great Architecture section that will take you in all directions across the globe to architecture related websites - a visual feast! Pinterest / Home pinterest.com/Share A content sharing service that allows members to "pin" images, videos and other objects to their pinboard. Also includes standard social networking features such as follows, likes and ... Amy Lambert DIY & Crafts - Home Decor - Pinterest - Outdoors - ... Popular Wendys Chili Recipe - Ingredients: - 4.5 pounds ground beef - 2 ... DIY & Crafts Animals Architecture Art Cars & Motorcycles Celebrities ... Food & Drink Animals Architecture Art Cars & Motorcycles Celebrities ... About What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets ... Hair & Beauty fab'rik boutique via Liza Barley onto fab'rik beauty. ... ----+If you ... More results from pinterest.com » Green Building Advisor Whether you are planning on building with an eye to sustainability, or are opting for conventional construction methods, this website should not be missed.  This site packs a punch by providing both the reasons for building green, as well as the methodology for executing those strategies in the field!  This may be heavy reading for some, but it's a worthwhile resource to include for those who want to move past picking out products, and desire to go deeper into the green building discussion! GreenBuildingAdvisor.com | Designing, Building and Remodeling ... www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/ - United States Green Building Advisor is the one-stop source for builders, remodelers, architects & homeowners looking for expert advice on green products, strategies ... From Our Blogs Brick walls can seriously complicate window installation ... Green Building Blog When we developed GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com ... Community I was thinking about a unidirectional skylight (e.g. lean ... Building Science Holes are generally bad things. Those of us who teach building ... Musings of an Energy Nerd An architectural cliché from the 1970s — the passive solar ... Green Homes Examples of green building. Real houses and green remodeling ... More results from greenbuildingadvisor.com »

Featured Designer : Kelly Muir Interiors

Today, we want to highlight a project by Kelly Muir Interior Design.

Kelly completed the kitchen design and all the millwork produced and installed for one of our infill homes in Altadore.  We were so impressed with the final outcome, we wanted to share it with you, and spread the word!

To see Kelly's website, please visit http://www.muirinteriors.ca/

Taking Shape

The acreage in DeWinton is well on its way! The Nudura ICF for the foundation and main level is up and ready for the second pour.

The design process...

At the beginning of every project, especially for those new to building or renovating, is the inevitable question : where do I start?  Most of our cilents are looking for a range of services that include a complete design appraisal, by-law enquiry, construction documents (including engineering), and permit applications.  If you have chosen to hire a designer, and in particular this designer, here is what you can expect!

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A single family home...

Here's a simple video animation of a recently completed design.  A more indepth article will highlight this project next month.  Stay tuned!