Architects Have Great Tools - Exterior Color Studies

At Ron Brenner Architects we have been working on a series of color studies for a client of ours. I have included a number of the studies b...

Warm Air Rises

I received a question the other day pertaining to the image below. "How much does it cost to heat a space like this?" Great room v...

Gobble!

"gobble" happy thanksgiving from simply elegant home designs

cape cod with diamond shingles

I had an inquiry yesterday about the pattern shown in the upper portion of the gables in this house.  This home is a cape cod inspired desig...

Houzz on Fire!

I was recently at the "Capture, Communicate, Create" event at the W Hotel in Minneapolis where Liza Hausman from Houzz was the fea...

traditional yet contemporary home design

Over at ron brenner architects  I am doing some design work for new clients of mine.  They are looking for a home that blends the contempora...

latest design by ron brenner architects

I just wanted to give you a sneak preview of a new home designed by ron brenner architects .  The new modestly sized home is illustrated bel...

granny flat featured in forbes

A few years ago I (ron brenner architects) designed an above garage studio apartment for the father (grandpa) of a client of mine.  The apar...

House Plan Guru Creates New Concepts!

I received a call from a fellow a couple of days ago.  He told me that he has been exhaustively searching for house plans but cannot find on...

New House Plan - The Willowbrook

Over at Simply Elegant Home Designs we will be coming out with a new design in the next couple of weeks.  Below is a sneak preview of our ...

New Unique Small House Plan!

Simply Elegant Home Designs is introducing a new unique small house plan - " The Willernie Cottage " as illustrated below.  Archit...

New Home Design features Granny Flat!

Simply Elegant Home Designs is now offering a new house plan featuring an above garage "granny flat" apartment - The "Deepha...

Custom Home Design - Craftsman Lake Home

I am working on a new home for a client through our   Custom Home Design  process at Simply Elegant Home Designs.  I thought I would give y...

Best House Plans - No Groupon Required!

Here at Simply Elegant Home Designs we are convinced that we offer the absolute best house plans in the business. To prove this point we ar...

Home Design Ideas - 3 Tier Kitchen Island

A 3 Tier Kitchen Island is a simple Home Design Idea I have used many times over the years.  Most kitchen islands tend to be one tier or t...

The Value of an Architect 2 - Architects have great Tools!

A recent project I am working on at Ron Brenner Architects gives me another example of how a good designer can add value to a project. The...