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Meet the Makers: What Your Stone Fabricator Wishes You Knew Before Choosing Countertops (Lessons from 34 Years in the Business)
Meet the Makers Series featuring Carmina Dumitru of DMD Marble & Granite One of my recent kitchen design reels sparked a conversation about materials. The questions centered around value, longevity, maintenance, and what people regret after living with a material for several years. Around the same time, I sat down with Carmina Dumitru, co-owner of DMD Marble & Granite, a family-run stone fabrication company with more than three decades of experience in the industry. While we
Jun 24
Restoring the Architectural Integrity of a Spanish-Style Home
Some homes do not need reinvention. They need restoration. When my clients purchased this Spanish-style home tucked within one of the region’s most established golf course communities, much of its original architectural character had been obscured beneath layers of heavy finishes and design decisions reflective of the late-2000s Tuscan trend. The bones were still there. But the house had slowly lost connection to the architecture it was originally meant to embody. Our goal wa
May 29
How to Think About Lighting in Layers (and Why Many Homes Get It Wrong)
Lighting is one of the fastest ways to change how a space feels, yet it is often treated as a finishing touch. I have recently had more clients express the need for better lighting, but there is still a gap between recognizing that and understanding how to actually fix it. Most homes still rely on a single overhead fixture to do most of the heavy lifting. It turns on, it lights the room, and technically, it works. But a room can be fully illuminated and still feel visually un
May 27
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