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Small Space… Big Character! Week #5

  • Posted on Sep 14, 2016

Staying on the house we’ve been looking at for the last few posts, this week we have what seems like a no brainer but takes some effort and planning.  The big ideas is… the less sheetrock the better! Any time we can showcase more interesting building materials, we seize the opportunity. [Mowery Marsh Architects, Photo ... Read More

Let’s Talk Kitchens! Week #4

  • Posted on Sep 5, 2016

Storage is always a top priority when starting any kitchen design, but we like to think beyond the standard upper cabinets.  They are what make everybody’s kitchen feel like… well, everybody’s kitchen!  The proportion is low visually and spatially, making your cooking environment feel restrictive.  [Mowery Marsh Architects, Photo Credit: Blackstock Photography] In this kitchen, ... Read More

What’s The Big Idea?

  • Posted on Aug 12, 2016

This is the kickoff to a new MMA weekly series…”What’s the big idea?!”  Okay, it’s actually the opposite.  They are little ideas… but that can have a BIG impact on a design. So what’s lined up for this week?  It’s pretty ‘straight’ forward (pun intended!)…  do you have a bedroom wall with a bunch of jigs and ... Read More

Tours, Posts, Magazines, & Books!

  • Posted on Oct 24, 2015

There are lots of exciting things happening for us here at Mowery Marsh Architects! This weekend the house we have been documenting on the blog will be on the Hoboken House Tour.  I’ll be there to answer any questions about the home… and renovation in general.  Joanne Laurie the owner and designer for the interior decor will be there ... Read More

Hoboken Brownstone- Interiors

  • Posted on Jul 17, 2015

Time to wrap up this brownstone series that I started talking about in 2012!  Where does the time go?  We had new shots taken recently that capture the spaces beautifully so I thought it would be a nice way to share some final thoughts on the interiors.  In our practice, we draw no line between ... Read More

Hoboken Brownstone: Stairs

  • Posted on Jun 9, 2012

We had the stairs fixed pretty early on in the project.  At first I thought we would wait to do them so they didn’t get beaten up during the construction, but the fact is… the workers need to be able to get upstairs! And we didn’t want them to further deteriorate with all the traffic. The existing railing was ... Read More

Hoboken Brownstone: Steel

  • Posted on Feb 26, 2012

In the last post we talked about pouring the new basement slab… so now they were ready to start the structural work in the basement. Many brownstones in Hoboken have a beam or bearing wall that runs the length of the building to reduce the overall span for all the joists. Typically the bearing walls will ... Read More

Hoboken Brownstone: Basement Slab

  • Posted on Feb 5, 2012

On the last post, I talked about digging out the basement. Test holes showed that we could gain an additional 6″ in ceiling height if we aligned the top of the new slab with the top of the existing footing.  If we went deeper, we would have to underpin the foundation or create a new ... Read More

Back On Bloomfield!

  • Posted on Nov 21, 2011

I can’t believe it’s been a year since my last post…and what a year it has been!  Last September we were knee deep in our own renovation, living in my sister-in-laws house… all 4 of us bunked in one room.  It was quite the bonding experience and we owe Karen the world! And we said what everyone says… “Let’s ... Read More

Hoboken Doors

  • Posted on Nov 4, 2010

One of the reasons I love Hoboken is that it’s such a great walking town.   What makes it so ‘walkable’ for me is that every time I’m headed somewhere in town, I see something I hadn’t noticed before.   It has a good amount of character, culture, history, revitalization…  all of which makes for an ... Read More

Sweet

  • Posted on May 23, 2010

A few blocks from my house is a delightful little cupcake shop called Sweet.  It’s appropriately located next to a park teaming with wide eyed kids looking for a sugar fix and desperate moms and dads looking for a caffeine boost.  It’s one of those local establishments that makes me love living here.  Not only do they make ... Read More