If anyone else grew up watching, The Great Muppet Caper, I'm sure you're familiar with this scene: And much like Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo, I wasn't a fan of Murphy beds for a long time. The practicality, on which the Murphy bed seems to base its existence, just didn't add up. So you have a large empty room...why not furnish it with an actual bed? Or are you planning on moving all the furniture out of the room to then put the bed down? Where does everything go? For years, we w

Tucked into a private neighborhood in the west hills, Wise Design was called to help with a partially finished basement space. The previous owners used the space to display model trains - the tracks for the trains were still visible on the floor!- but our clients had other wants/needs for the large, tall basement. They needed a spot to not only entertain family and friends but also an area for guests to comfortably visit. A place for exercise equipment as well as a place to s

The very last space to reveal in the Irvington Foursquare is the basement, which features an adorable playroom, cozy den & beautiful full...

Now that design development was complete on the Mt. Tabor Basement project (you can check out the design posts here and here), it was...

Now that we had nailed down the floor plan for the Mt. Tabor Basement, we were ready to start developing the design. If you'd like a...

Photo by Meagan Larsen It's been a bit since we shared the introduction to the Mt. Tabor Basement project, you can find the post about...