Perspectives & Practice
From material choices to construction logistics, from a bathroom in Bainbridge to an estate in Texas — this is where we think out loud about the work.
May 2026
What does a room owe the nervous system? Working with LUX Chiropractic and Lighthouse Fitness pushed us to ask that question seriously — and to find answers in light levels, material warmth, and the careful grammar of a threshold.
Read Article"Good design doesn't announce itself. It simply makes you feel at ease before you know why."Emily Kissel & Jenni Kupersmith, Harmony House
The difference between a Lexington sofa and a West Elm sofa is real — in frame, fabric, and longevity. So is the difference in price and lead time. Here's how we think about the mix, and why a design team changes everything when something arrives damaged.
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What does a room owe the nervous system? Working with LUX Chiropractic, Lighthouse Fitness, and Bainbridge Direct Primary Care pushed us to find answers in material warmth, light levels, and the careful grammar of a threshold.
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A whole-home commission is less like a project and more like a long conversation. At Beck Road, every room earned its place in the sequence — beginning at the entry and resolving, finally, at the grand piano.
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Lunamira asked us to build a store that felt like a discovery — a place where wrapping a gift became a ritual. That brief taught us everything about sequencing, threshold moments, and the power of a well-placed mirror.
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Bathrooms are the rooms where craft is most exposed. There's nowhere to hide in 70 square feet. The Beans Bight project — and later, the three wet rooms at Beck Road — taught us to treat constraint as the creative brief itself.
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When a client hands over not just the design but the construction — contractors, timelines, technical coordination — something changes in the relationship. You become an advocate, not just an aesthetic voice.
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Designing a home in Texas — with its different light, its different material vernacular, its different sense of scale — meant questioning every Pacific Northwest instinct we had. The result surprised us.
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