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cabinet position
I hereby declare my utter detestation of the overhead kitchen cabinet (cue the sound of throngs of gasping kitchen designers). Nothing screams “suburban kitchen” like an unending line of squatty...
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the (digitally) printed works: TRADhome fall 2012
The following article, a feature on McAlpine Booth & Ferrier‘s Ray Booth, appeared in the fall 2012 issue of TRADHome, a digital magazine form the creators of Traditional Home. We are reprinting it...
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mantel of responsibility
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, nothing beckons us like congregating fireside. The gaping maw of a fireplace with its flames ablaze provides warmth both temperate and temporal. Our...
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holiday of reflection
Every year during the holiday season, the parallel bars stop rolling, whirring pencil sharpeners silence and computers shut down. We throw the brakes on our breakneck pace and halt for a while. The...
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a january prayer
The pull away of all that bounty leaves a hole it seems I am scared, uncelebrated, my flesh unpadded, assurance gone, party over, everyone done, just me alone. I am left to fill a vessel still and...
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decorative arts
Recently, I was invited to speak to a group of interior design students from Auburn University. While chatting with these young, eager minds, I was reminded how complementary and intrinsic the...
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available: mcalpine mod manse
Interested in owning a home in Atlanta that we’ve renovated? How about one personally revamped by Bobby Mcalpine? Now’s your chance. A few years ago, Bobby relocated from Nashville to Atlanta and his...
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This week, the entire McAlpine family is congregating in Montgomery, Alabama. All the partners and all the staffs from our Nashville, Atlanta and New York offices are making the pilgrimage to gather in...
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family re-union
Last week the Montgomery, Alabama bureau of McAlpine Tankersley paid host to the first ever gathering of the entire McAlpine family of offices. Staff from McAlpine Booth and Ferrier’s Atlanta,...
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third time’s a charm
I can’t believe I’ve been penning this little blog weekly for three years now. My mother was right; the older you get the quicker time flies. Every year, to mark the anniversary of this journal, we...
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welcome home
What makes a house feel welcoming? It’s certainly more than a mat lying at the door with the word “WELCOME” emblazoned on it’s dusty surface. We all know the key is hidden there but what causes one to...
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a lady’s home journal
This weekend, the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art will honor Lisa Newsom, the undisputed grand dame of publishing, with the Philip Trammell Shutze Lifetime Achievement Award in Atlanta....
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open house: chicago tribute
This is another entry in a series of posts titled “open house” in which we offer photographic tours of selected projects. Occasionally we’re offered a grand invitation – to design a house for another...
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the catbird’s out of the bag
Our dear friend and cohort, Cindy Smith of Circa Interiors in Charlotte, North Carolina, has a new furniture collection at hand. The Catbird Collection (you gotta love that name) is debuting tonight...
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ice box tops
Of all the appliances in the modern kitchen, the refrigerator is, well, the elephant in the room. It’s a necessary and common appurtenance in our life today but how do you dress, disguise or harmonize...
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a conservatory of hope
Last year, I received a call from the office of the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. I was told the mayor wanted to talk to me about designing a new building at the City Zoo. Knowing full well that zoo...
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burden of roof
Vented dormers, cupolas, monitors, weathervanes – these ornamental follies populate the scape of the historic roof. But what could possibly be the original reasoning for adding these architectural...
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manhattan project
We’re currently working with a long-time client who’s hacking through the savage jungle known as Manhattan real estate. We’ve been playing a design ping pong game where he will send me a real estate...
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collaborative efforts: page duke landscape architects
One contemporary term I loathe is the word “starchitect.” It presumes that the creation of any piece of architecture is a solo act when, in fact, it’s a team sport. It takes many hands to formulate a...
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grecian yearn
Every year, top architects, interior designers and landscape architects from across the globe congregate for a summit of the Leaders of Design Council. For the past four years, we’ve been honored to...
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