Make the most of outdoor living in the spaces in between. Look for my new "House Talk" column about outdoor rooms in The Vine, a publication from the Vineyard Gazette Media Group, on newsstands now.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
KHS "House Talk" column in Vineyard Gazette "The Vine", spring 2017
If you find yourself on Martha's Vineyard this week, pick up the latest copy of The Vineyard Gazette to see my new column in The Vine, spring Home & Garden issue. In it I discuss what to consider when deciding between constructing/adding a porch or an attached arbor. (A nice predicament to be in.)
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
Primer: Banquettes as seen in Fine Homebuilding
The 2017 HOUSES issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine hits newsstands today. Inside, find a "Drawing Board" column I wrote and illustrated about three banquettes that I recently designed for homeowners looking to maximize tight spaces while incorporating a custom-crafted accent feature. Here's a link to the online version of the column. Visit the KHS website, here, for photos of a project featuring one of the banquettes, and an earlier House Enthusiast post, here, for photos of a second KHS project featuring a banquette. The third KHS banquette has just been installed, but not yet photographed. Stay tuned...
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
Primer: New regional vernacular (in Fine Homebuilding HOUSES 2014)
image courtesy of Fine Homebuilding magazineI first learned of a design approach that's come to be known as "new regional vernacular" when I was working for Mark Hutker on Martha's Vineyard some seventeen years ago. Then, this past January, I found myself back on Island touring one of Hutker Architects' stellar examples of new regional vernacular for a story Fine Homebuilding asked me to write for their HOUSES 2014 Awards Issue. The house, called The Nest, won their Editor's Choice award. The story brought me full circle: from my own introduction to new regional vernacular to an opportunity to introduce it to (and/or share it with) the readers of Fine Homebuilding and, now, you.
To learn more about it, pick up the issue on newsstands now and/or peruse a PDF of the story from this link.
Issue #243, Spring/Summer 2014. Reprinted with permission copyright 2014, The Taunton Press, Inc.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast
Primer: Breezeways as connectors and destinations
Image excerpt from my Fine Homebuilding "Drawing Board" column about breezeways. Offset breezeway example.Pick up a copy of the February/March 2014 Fine Homebuilding magazine to catch my latest "Drawing Board" contribution. This one explores designing breezeways that not only connect but serve as outdoor-living destinations.
Click here for a PDF of the column. "Three ways for breezeways" by Katie Hutchison, Issue #241, February/March 2014. Reprinted with permission copyright 2014, The Taunton Press, Inc.
Visit the KHS publications page to see other magazine columns and articles I've written.
by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast