What you need in a home just starting out often changes once your children are grown and on their own. Your priorities shift; experiences mold your preferences; and practical needs dictate your lifestyle choices. What do empty nesters want in a home these days?

Finally ... You’re renovating your bathroom from the 90s. Sure, it’s easy to pick out a new faucet, but then what? Suddenly the Pinterest boards are overflowing and you’re lost because your dream shower overlooks the ocean in Tahiti. So, can you get a custom shower on a Lake Erie budget?

Western New York is full of beautiful old homes that have been standing on their foundations for generations. We love them and cherish their old world feel; what we don’t love, is their pint-sized bathrooms. But never let that discourage you! Your dream bathroom is not out of reach.

(Here’s How to Do It without Breaking the Bank)

The popularity of outdoor living spaces has fueled creativity and innovation in the furniture and accessories responsible for defining these alfresco environments. We now have more options than ever! Let’s explore what’s fresh for 2020.

Light the Way

Who doesn’t love sunflowers? From Georgia O’Keeffe, to the huge fields that draw visitors searching for the next Christmas photo, sunflowers have been a staple of the garden. Today, sunflowers are much different than our grandma’s.

There are many benefits to owning a pool; and making the decision to have one installed in your yard is the easy part. Determining the type of pool to install is a little more difficult. My recommendation is gunite. You ask why?

When putting down roots in the Adirondacks, what attracts us to the area in the first place often influences our vision of the perfect mountain retreat.

Before you begin your next interior design project, ask yourself,  “How do I want to feel in this space?”  Trying a different approach where you can actually gain an overall better well-being from that space, and the next big projects to come, may serve you well in the long run.

Think of it as the culminating opus of an oeuvre comprised of more than 80 projects. This is the re-designed interior of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges President’s House by CJS Architects.