View Toward Den After We started with a New England home that had great 'bones.'  We raised the ceilings on the second floor, expanded the footprint, and renovated everything else. In the end, our clients got just what they were looking for: A wonderful New England home. Our client served as her own interior designer and made us all proud. I can't imagine her home without her amazing taste and style. View Toward Den Before [...]
Stained White Oak with Runners The selection of a kitchen floor is another example of how our wealth of choices makes those selections all the more difficult. The criteria for a kitchen floor include the following: 1.  It must be attractive-a very broad and subjective requirement, which is often in the eye of the beholder. 2.  It must be durable-there are many forms of durability. For wood, durability may mean looking good with dings and scratches. With stone or tile, [...]
Beanstalk At this time in the growing season, my vegetable garden is struggling as it fights off pests, weeds, and a distracted gardener. By now, we have eaten numerous meals, including delicious, crispy lettuce, snow peas, kale, zucchini, and pole beans, to name a few. The tomatoes are not ripe yet, and the fall vegetables have a long way to go. This is a good time for me to enjoy my photography obsession before summer vacations give rise [...]
View Side The owners of this Litchfield home recognized the potential of a wooded property and decided to build a home. We were lucky that they called us, and we began a wonderful partnership. Some guiding principles were creating a place where the adults could have fun, and the children could grow up enjoying the countryside. We are all very happy with the outcome of this partnership on a wonderful Litchfield, Connecticut, home. Entry Side [...]
Master Bath Vanity We all use vanities and sinks every day. They tend to disappear into the background of our lives unless we pay attention to them and have some fun with their design. As always, we are lucky to be able to work with some very talented interior designers whose collaboration is key to creating some of the most stunning bathrooms in general and vanities and sinks in particular. You can email us at annette@crisparchitects.com for the [...]
Outdoor Living and Dining In the northeast, we don't have a whole lot of warm weather suitable for outdoor entertaining, so we celebrate those perfect days in any way we can in our outdoor living spaces. We are lucky to be able to collaborate with talented landscape architects and designers including Conte and Conte, Renee Byers, Judy Murphy of Old Farm Nursery, and Rob Adroyd of Greylock Design Associates respectively. Outdoor living spaces impact the design of our [...]
Screened Porch with Energy Panels This screened porch extends its livability well beyond 3 seasons. When there is snow on the ground, it can still be a cozy place to be with radiant panels providing heat in addition to the raised fireplace. Indoor/Outdoor Living Space View From the Porch Fireplace Exterior Exterior Photos by Rob Karosis Curated Brochure by Crisp Architects: Portfolio To get my monthly newsletter, On The [...]
New Home Bird House Vent New Home Exterior In our office, as one project is about to finish, and another begins. In many ways, the completion of a project is bittersweet because of the relationships we have made with the homeowners as well as the homebuilders. These relationships often long outlast the projects and that is one of the great pleasures of our profession. New Home Window Wall New Home Room with a [...]
Ewe and Lambs We have had a very busy spring on the farm. Two lambs arrived while my wife was in California, helping our youngest daughter pack up at the end of the semester. Lucky for me all went well with the birth of the lambs, and I just got a pleasant surprise when I walked up to the barn. The mom gave birth to a ram and a ewe lamb, and they both are healthy. This time [...]
Mudroom Over the years, we have designed many mudrooms. Â Sometimes, they are designed as a room dedicated to getting mud off of kids, pets, and everyone coming into the home's side door. Â Other times, they serve light duty as entries with coat hooks and a place to sit and take off or put on shoes. In the design of these mudrooms, we try to make them bright, comfortable, and, above all, functional. Â In one home, the entry/mudroom is [...]
