Collaboration is not underrated.  In the design field, one's work, as I learned many years ago from a respected architect colleague, is only as good as one's client.  The patronage of a client who shares the same sort of vision and who comes with trust for the talent and expertise that we offer makes the finished project a long lasting delight.  Just over the bridge on Snell Isle is a project that I have just completed with just such a client. Ann & Joe Kohler live in the hou

The easy answer is to always hire a professional . The next answer is to make sure that person is someone you trust, the answer after that is - no matter how talented you are - how much of an innate ability you have to create your own designs - execution is everything and a trusted professional will make sure it is done just as it should be. TRIAL AND ERROR IS EXPENSIVE If you have attempted this on your own in the past you may have already found this to be true ....you buy i