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A Conversation with Brian Milbury, Senior Associate
Learn more about Senior Associate Brian Milbury in this Q&A style discussion about his design journey, the best advice he has ever received, and the five things he cannot...

Q&A with Purple Cherry Architects’ Lead Interior Designers
Tell us about yourself!In short, I am a born and raised Annapolitan, Syracuse University graduate, military wife, gym owner, health food addict, Dalmatian mom, and home renovation lover. Tell...

A Conversation with Peter Guidetti, Lead Design Architect
Learn more about Lead Design Architect Peter Guidetti in this Q&A style discussion about his background, his design philosophy, and his sources of inspiration.

Hidden Gems
When you were a child, did you ever wish there was a secret room or passageway in your house? Perhaps a place where you could sneak away from your...

Inside the Project Team: Consultants
Many clients who come to an architect for a custom home are doing so for the first time. The process of conceiving a design, creating construction documents, and building...

Room with a View? Yes, Please.
In architecture, as in life, context is everything. Especially so when it comes to the relationship between a home and its views of the surrounding environment. Whether a home...

An Examination of the Humble Stair
Anyone who has ever seen Scarlett O’Hara make a dramatic entrance, sweeping down the curving stairs of an antebellum mansion, knows the dramatic impact of a staircase. Less well...

Architects Don’t Do Math
Every architect has probably had the experience of telling a new acquaintance they’re an architect, and being told, “I always wanted to be an architect, but I couldn’t handle...

Four-Legged Design Trends
For many of us, dogs are much more than pets – they’re full-fledged, four-legged, furry family members. After welcoming a dog into your life, it can be hard to...

Interior Paint Selection 101
Did you know that Purple Cherry Architects has a full-service Interior Design team? Our Interior Design services can be utilized independently or in conjunction with our architectural design services....

Spa Living at Home
With the pace of modern life seemingly increasing all the time and the boundaries of the nine-to-five work day expanding with unceasing electronic communication, who doesn’t sometimes feel the...

Choosing the Right Roofing Material
An old song says “you’re never fully dressed without a smile.” While it might not be as catchy, it’s also true that no house is complete without an attractive...