Notes on designing a personal home.
Considered writing on luxury renovation, interiors, materials and the craft of making a home truly yours.
Designing a home around the homeowner's story
Before the plans, before the architect, before a single wall is drawn, Martire begins with your life, and how the soul…
What makes a luxury renovation feel personal
On the quiet distinction between a house that has been renovated and a home that has been composed around a life…
The role of art, textiles and materials in a finished home
How art, drapery, textiles and considered materials complete a home, and why the final, tactile layer is what makes…
Why pre-construction design direction matters
Why engaging design direction before the architect and builder is the quiet difference between a home that arrives…
Whole-home renovation vs. room-by-room updates
Why a single, cohesive vision for the whole home often serves a family better than improving one room at a time…
Designing lakefront homes with architecture, lifestyle and setting in mind
On orientation, light and the seasons, the threshold between indoors and out, and the durable, place-rooted choices…
Every project begins with a conversation about your home, your life, and what you hope it will become.