b+co featured on houzz: steel connections make a strong impression

posted on May 16, 2012 by carri beer

"This gives the impression that the steel is a sleeve on two sides of a wood column; it also creates a strong balance between wood and steel in the overall design."

b+co featured on houzz: choose the right doorknob

posted on April 30, 2012 by carri beer

"Sliding doors don't need knobs that turn. This number-two pull is pretty clever."

AIA Baltimore’s Committee on the Environment monthly presentation: Introduction to the Living Building Challenge

posted on April 16, 2012 by carri beer

b+co featured in houzz: Interior Materials

posted on April 16, 2012 by carri beer

"Corrugated metal on the inside? Yes, indeed. Brennan + Company Architects created an interior "street" in this renovation of an old alley house. The corrugated metal is juxtaposed with other materials to let each room off the hallway stand out."

b+co featured in houzz: put a narrow hallway to work

posted on April 13, 2012 by carri beer

"Your senses are so engaged by the texture of this wall, you barely notice the narrow proportions of the hallway."

fun with sherwin williams’ “chip it!”

posted on April 12, 2012 by carri beer

I used this fun new tool from Sherwin Williams today called "chip it!"  With the tool you can take any digital image, apply the tool (bookmarklet style) and you are given an amazing Sherwin Williams paint color palette!  Inspired by a yummy, bright summer's day carton of cherries? Now, you can select colors for your kitchen that reflect your senses! It's quite fun and a little addicting!

brennan+company named on Houzz: Best of Remodeling 2012 DC Metro!!

posted on March 23, 2012 by carri beer

25 Tips for Homeowners to Improve their House

posted on March 12, 2012 by carri beer

image from better homes + gardens magazine

1. Hire an architect – its your best investment.
2. Love your house – it fosters good family time.
3. It is your house, don't focus more on whose house it might be in 15 years.
4. Consult an architect when buying and selling a house.
5. Invest in durable, healthy materials.
6. Go for energy + historic tax credits.
7. Not all windows are created equal.
8. A lot of insulation + air sealing goes a long way.
9. If doing #8, install a mechanical whole-house ventillation system to keep your air fresh.
10. When planning a kitchen, think about what it willl be like to clean it.
11. Less is less. More is more. Find the balance.
12. Don't be afraid of color.
13. Make sure your faucets are metal. Avoid plastic fittings. You get what you pay for.
14. Don't feel obligated to remove walls.
15. Your house details are a part of the house facade, the neighborhood design, the town architecture: what you put on their defines much more than your personal style.
16. Vinyl is boring, unattractive, and toxic.
17. Declutter before you even think of an addition.
18. Use the space you have, just rearrange and reallocate. Who says your dining room has to be a dining room.
19. Purchase high efficiency appliences and + low flow fixtures.
20. Invest in your home's envelope, decrease your mechanical system sizes + save money.
21. Hire an architect – its your best investment. Ooops! We already said that!
22. Find the sunny spot in your house and live there.
23. Reduce indoor allergies by purchasing furniture + textiles that are made without petroleum based, fire-retardent chemicals.
24. Capture rain in your rain barrels and release into your vegetable garden.
25. Invest in an outdoor room.

b+co featured in houzz: kitchen countertops 101

posted on March 1, 2012 by carri beer

b+co featured in HOUZZ: doors open to color

posted on February 21, 2012 by carri beer