Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 23, 2009, 4:07 pm
Alexander Esty, Unidentified house, c. 1855, Courtesy of Historic New EnglandFor those of us who grew up here, the older homes of New England often have the first and greatest architectural influence ...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 19, 2009, 10:28 am
Recommended upcoming New England tours Gloucester Home for the Holidays Tour (Gloucester, MA) Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:00 am-4:00 pm Marblehead Holiday House Tour (Marblehead, MA) Saturday...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 14, 2009, 2:30 pm
... hear about it from you.  Let him know via blog@fivecat.com.  For instance, I’d like to see him add an architectural- and house-museum category.  He also includes his fa...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 9, 2009, 9:25 pm
Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Cinema Salem is hosting a Salem Arts Association show November 6 - 30, 2009.  Drop by to see some of my fine art photograp...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 5, 2009, 12:45 pm
Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.If you haven’t recently (or ever) visited Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, this is the weekend to do so. ...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Nov 2, 2009, 11:10 am
A pleasing entry needn’t be grand. This one, on a favorite house, offers entry essentials with grace, ease, and comfort. The integral shed roof, which extends from beneath dormer window sills...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 27, 2009, 10:38 am
I’m fascinated by overlaps, like where indoors and outdoors coincide, or public and private, or two uses.  An overlap can capture the allure of different conditions simultaneously.  Mo...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 22, 2009, 10:09 am
Elevation by Katie Hutchison StudioDrawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England is scheduled to be at the Boston University Art Gallery November 18, 2009 – Ja...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 17, 2009, 5:21 pm
  I’m partial to hipped gables.  My parents’ bungalow has them and so too does this c. 1890 work-building-turned-pottery-studio.  Hipped gables typically reduce the appar...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 13, 2009, 5:27 pm
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of acting as Guest Butler over at Head Butler where Jesse Kornbluth champions delightful books, music, movies, and the occasional product.  You may have he...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 9, 2009, 9:07 am
The texture, color, and subtle reflectivity of old brick patios and paths can enthrall. Green grass, moss, and even weeds sprouting between red bricks often soften the look, while complementing it. Th...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 6, 2009, 8:14 am
photography by Eric RothIf you find yourself on Boston’s South Shore or coastal communities, pick up a copy of the Autumn 2009 issue of Cape Cod & Islands HOME.  In it you’ll discover...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Oct 1, 2009, 9:44 am
Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Please join me on Sunday, October 4, 2009 between 2-4 pm at the Opening Reception for the MAA Annual Open Photography...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 28, 2009, 5:40 pm
I’m fascinated by the mind/body connection. This may be, in part, because I’m an architect. I believe that shaping spaces, which our bodies inhabit, can shape the minds inhabitin...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 25, 2009, 2:09 pm
Click on this photo to see the Newton Kitchen Reno & Mud Room Addition.Check out the October/November issue of Fine Homebuilding to see my latest "Drawing Board" column. In it, I write about two prima...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 23, 2009, 9:05 am
Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Surf the web this week, and you’ll find the House Enthusiast Primer on the third dimension refer...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 18, 2009, 10:25 am
Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Since one House Enthusiast reader noted at Things That Inspire how I really have “a thing for properly designed dormers,&...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 18, 2009, 7:48 am
Don’t miss the next two weekends of free outdoor and cultural activities in Essex County as part of the 2009 Trails and Sails experience. Visit their extensive website to plan your itinerar...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 13, 2009, 10:44 am
Me, me on the family Seawind KetchMuch to my surprise John Black, who blogs from northern California via A Verdant Life, nominated House Enthusiast for a MeMe.  I featured A Verdant Life as a ...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 11, 2009, 10:04 am
The Amato House in New Canaan, Conn. designed by James Evans c. 1966It always sounds curious to talk about preservation and Modernism in one breath, but the two are fast becoming linked as time marche...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 10, 2009, 8:16 am
There's been fun news here at Katie Hutchison Studio.  Earlier this week the Atlanta-based blog Things That Inspire featured an interview with me in the "Inspirational Architect" series....
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Sep 6, 2009, 10:43 am
Q: My husband and I are building a new house and are confused by roof pitches and wall heights. Does the roof pitch have a relationship to wall height? Cathy from Hammond, LA For having her ques...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Aug 31, 2009, 4:34 pm
The New York Times discusses “green" building which really isn’t all that green. In the Sunday article Mireya Navarro writes that research by the U.S. Green Building Council, which ad...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Aug 26, 2009, 5:15 pm
These unique, oversize, sliding doors are double-duty assets. From the inside, they provide filtered privacy when closed. From the outside, they add textural interest whether open or closed. The alter...
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Katie H. posted an article on House Enthusiast - Aug 20, 2009, 1:27 pm
Recommended multidisciplinary course and event Expect this seminar and evening event in Cambridge, Mass. to inspire the creative process by fostering connections between disciplines. Les...
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