Desert Modernism is a term for the style which captures the Palm Spring mid century movement best.
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A brief history of our “house-print”
[Cover image: Sydney hand drawn map by Jenni Sparks] “The devil is in the details” goes the idiom, and it must be the devil that’s kept me awake from time to time, tossing and turning while we think through the features we didn’t want to […]

The greatest gifts
During 2017 we had some pretty challenging times. My husband would say it wasn’t too bad but he is the eternal optimist everyone needs in their life. For me, the demands of work and raising children are foremost on my mind and everything else comes […]

Travel for work and soul
In March we are often required to travel for trade shows, so our scheduled pool completion was once again on hold as we wouldn’t be there to see it happen. April and June was filled with kitchen and bathroom specifying, so lots to keep us […]

Palm Springs
We’ve had the good fortune to go to many places and have been inspired a long the way, so I will try to add some of the best photos that express what I see in those places. Here’s a few gems that sum up Palm Springs […]

The Barcelona Pavilion
Over the years we’ve been fortunate enough to travel to a few places that have offered us lots of design inspiration. In the middle of our design process, we travelled abroad for work purposes and managed to visit the beautiful Barcelona Pavilion in Spain, the new […]

Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Where is the doorbell?
We’ve been fortunate to see some wonderful buildings and places on travels over the years. With the tourist stuff out of the way, we usually look for more interesting sights when returning to a city we’ve visited before. Philip Johnson’s Glass House has always been […]