Are you looking for a way to pull the details of your home together and add decorative accents? While I don’t consider myself very good at decorating, here a few tried and true ways to bring interest to your home at a low impact and investment. ARTWORK Artwork is one of those very personal choices… Continue reading Decorative accents you can add to your home
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How to Landscape a New Construction Home
Are you wondering how to landscape a new construction home? It’s often the last thing on people’s minds when undertaking a large project such as building a home and rarely is there the leftover budget for this important final phase of the project. However, the landscaping is like frosting on the cake or the period… Continue reading How to Landscape a New Construction Home
Not Your Average Potty
Toilets have come a LONG way and it’s worth a blog post to introduce you to the idea if you are in the market for a new toilet. Recently, I had an awkward text conversation with my client requesting him to go sit on a toilet. I felt it was my responsibility to let him… Continue reading Not Your Average Potty
Wallpaper… How to Use and When
Wallpaper is BACK! But it’s not your typical wallpaper of the 50’s. It’s artful, inspiring and fun. My favorite places to use wallpaper are (in the order of preference): Powder Rooms Kid’s Rooms Dining Rooms Mudrooms Scale: Playing with scale is a fun way to make a statement. In a child’s room, human-scale helps to… Continue reading Wallpaper… How to Use and When
Raising Children as a Designer
As a working mom, my children have been a large part of my career journey. I started working in the industry in 1989 when mauve toilets, clay tiles, soffits, drafting tables, mylar, and blueprints were the norm. I got married in 1990 and had my first child in 1994. Today, he turns 26, is a… Continue reading Raising Children as a Designer
What you need to know about buying a tub
Are you in a market to buy a new tub? Believe it or not, it’s trickier than one would ever expect and is always an issue. The tub is to the bathroom as the hood exhaust is to the kitchen – complicated. We have been working on a large interior renovation project in Rye, NH… Continue reading What you need to know about buying a tub
Colors of 2020
Are you in the market to do some painting at your home? It might help to have a tried and true list of colors to check out that might be a good fit for you. Philosophically, I think of paint like hair – it’s easy enough to change if you don’t like it. Speaking from… Continue reading Colors of 2020
Vegas Baby!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Recap of Our Adventures in Las Vegas While the saying goes, “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas” I think it’s probably important to tell you a bit about our trip to Vegas for the Building Tradeshow and two days of CAD Training. THURSDAY: Up at 3AM and off we go! Molly and… Continue reading Vegas Baby!
Best of 2019 Projects
Happy 2020! I have to admit, I love even numbers. And I especially love 2020 because it’s the last 4-digits of my phone number. This… will be a good year. But before we jump in too far into 2020, I wanted to take an opportunity to thank all my clients (current & past) and highlight… Continue reading Best of 2019 Projects
New Englander Meets Modern – V2
Stout Heart is a marketing company located in Portsmouth, NH and Amy Dutton Home is lucky enough to have them design our website and other marketing materials. We are also lucky enough to have been able to design the renovation of the principal’s home. “New Englander Meets Modern” is a home that had an existing… Continue reading New Englander Meets Modern – V2