Laura and Larry respond to a listener’s questions about how designing a custom home in the US works. The post Podcast: How Custom Home Design Works appeared first on hpd architecture + interiors ..read more

Obtaining building permits through the City Permit Office can be a frustrating experience. These tips will help the process go smoothly. The post Obtaining Building Permits From the City Permit Office appeared first on hpd architecture + interiors ..read more

Laura and Larry chat about appreciating architecture on the road during vacations. This and more on the The Architecture Happy Hour. The post Architecture on the Road appeared first on hpd architecture + interiors ..read more

Home design budget considerations as well as understanding the difference between your home design needs and things you want but don't really need. The post Home Design Budget – Wants and Needs List appeared first on hpd architecture + interiors ..read more

Interior Design Color Trends—A Move Away from Gray Color is one of those interior design concepts that’s constantly evolving. Essentially, some event or some “feeling” inspires a need (or a desire) to change our environment, and sometimes the only aspect of our situation we can modify or control is the color of our immediate surroundings.  One popular theory suggests that interior design color trends are related to what’s happening in our personal lives or to what’s happening around the world. Commercially speaking, color trends are greatly influenced by color experts at Pantone Co ..read more

If you’ve ever seen an RV with a motorized extension deck, you probably thought how great it would be to have a small room expand from the side of your home in a similar fashion. In these days of sky-high real estate and construction costs, many homeowners are abandoning the idea of purchasing a new home or building new construction and simply adding onto the home they already love in the way of a “bump-out.” A bump-out is a contained addition to a specific portion or single room of an existing home. If only that process was as simple as an RV stretching its walls to accommodate the family ..read more

If you’ve ever seen an RV with a motorized extension deck, you probably thought how great it would be to have a small room expand from the side of your home in a similar fashion. In these days of sky-high real estate and construction costs, many homeowners are abandoning the idea of purchasing a new home or building new construction and simply adding onto the home they already love in the way of a “bump-out.” A bump-out is a way to extend the space or footprint to a portion of an existing home.   If only that process was as simple as an RV stretching its walls to accommodate ..read more

Planning to make some changes to the interior décor of your home? Whether those adjustments are significant or minimal, one popular source of inspiration can be found on the latest mood boards from popular interior design experts. A mood board is a digital (or hardcopy) montage to the styles, patterns, or textiles an interior decorator seeks to infuse into their project. Basically, a mood board provides a collage of images and materials which become the basis for the project’s vision. Ironically, some of today’s most popular mood board feature design trends that are equally nostalgic and ..read more

In Episode 92 of The Architecture Happy Hour podcast, co-hosts and residential architects Laura Davis and Holly Hall talk about all that went wrong during the massive winter storm that hit Texas and much of the southern US in February 2021.  Who knew five inches of snow could bring the entire state of Texas to its knees? A week of extreme cold and unprecedented snow caused near-catastrophic effects on the state’s electric grid and utility providers. Many homes and businesses suffered extensive damage from busted pipes and flooding. Using this recent experience as a backdrop, we go ..read more

Since the previous podcast with my sister, Karen, where we discussed her experience with starting a modular home build, we’ve been getting some questions about the benefits of modular homes, prefabricated homes, panelized kit homes, and the differences between them? So we’ve put together a bit of a FAQ on all things pre-fab to help you get your questions answered and help you prepare for meetings with your builders and contractors. What Is the Definition of a Prefabricated Home? ‘Prefabricated’ is an umbrella term over a certain type of home and how it is constructed.  For example, the ..read more