Blue Hot Design

You are invited to the annual Wright and Like architectural tour in Milwaukee, a fundraiser helping to support the Wright in Wisconsin

Saturday, July 29, 2023. 9-5, $60 per ticket. Nine homes and one church in the Milwaukee area.

I collaborated with Ken Dahlin of Genesis Architecture on remodeling the featured Friedlander house on Barnett Lane in Fox Point.

Barnett Newcentury This one-owner flat-roof ranch on Lake Michigan's west coast was completely remodeled, enlarged and updated to accommodate the new owners who love to cook and entertain. Design by Ken Dahlin of Genesis Architecture. Material selections by Marianne Kohlmann of Blue Hot Design. Construction by Gabor D...

Sometimes a bathroom design starts with wallpaper.

Daventry Guest Suite

A dramatic transformation makes this 100 year old home’s kitchen more cheerful, colorful and functional. GE Café’s Matte White appliance finish is more subtle than a stainless steel finish. Contractor: Imagine Building & Design.

Pink Prospect Kitchen Historic kitchen gets an Art Deco-colored update.

These washable rugs just keep getting better.

Minimal Cleaning, Maximum Style Shop area rugs, accent rugs and runner rugs at Ruggable. Washable, stain-resistant and waterproof, our rugs are perfect for homes with kids and pets. Ships free!

This is not your grandmother’s quilt museum, although this show was inspired by the artist’s grandmother. Artist: Victoria Findlay Wolfe. Don’t miss her video before you proceed into the horse barn-turned-exhibit space.

Where function and beauty collide.

Just in Time for the Olympics, Starchitects Reimagine Tokyo’s Toilets Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, and Kengo Kuma are among the leading talents who have transformed bathrooms across the Japanese capital

This exhibition at the Japan Society in New York illustrates why I love Japanese carpentry and joinery. If your attention span is short, start 4:00.

Virtual Exploration | Sou Fujimoto | When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan Virtual Exploration | Sou Fujimoto | When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan https://www.japansociety.org/galleryTake a virtual exploration of...