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Architecture, Design & Remodeling, Remodeling
Do you look or do you see? This is a simple question with layers of meaning. We could say it’s the difference between identifying an object and absorbing its details. Looking: Our society has come to accept at face value quite a lot of bad architecture and design....
Bathrooms, Design & Remodeling, Mosby Tour, Room Additions
Mosby Tour: A University City Master Suite Addition A University City, MO home built in 1957 has responded brilliantly to constant transformation. Both inside and out, our homeowner has remodeled most every square inch of her house, and we’ve been there to help. After...
Design & Remodeling, Special Events
When someone has a challenge, we love to provide a solution. That’s why we designed and built a remote desk for KMOV. Scott Mosby, the owner and president of St. Louis remodeling firm Mosby Building Arts, is scheduled to be a commentator for the 2016 Thanksgiving Day...
Design & Remodeling, Remodeling
Are you planning on having a full house over the Thanksgiving weekend? If so, this is a valuable opportunity to learn how well your house works when filled to the brim with visitors and overnight guests. Having lots of people in your house at the same time is when you...
Architecture, Historic Renovation
Architectural Highlights: 175 Years of St. Louis Historic Homes A house must be at least 50 years old to be eligible for historic designation, and St. Louis, Missouri has a solid 175 years of historic housing stock. There are over 100 of them that made the...
Design & Remodeling, Remodeling
When it comes to design, you know what you like, and what you dislike. But do you know why this is? Toby Israel believes that the deep influences of childhood experiences unconsciously shape why you are drawn to, or repelled by, certain aesthetics. If you can tap into...
Historic Renovation, Remodeling
Mosby Ghost Stories: Remodeling in Haunted Homes We remodel St. Louis homes of all ages, and we do love working on century homes. Now, we’re not saying all homes in the 100 year old range are haunted – but homes of that vintage are more prone to having some...
Bathrooms, Design & Remodeling, Mosby Tour
Mosby Tour: A Rustically Elegant Master Suite Addition A South St. Louis County couple nearing their retirement years wanted to update key parts of the home they’ve lived in for 30 years. A top priority was having a light-filled master suite with a larger bathroom....
Designer Talk, Remodeling
DESIGNER TALK Do You Really Need a Dining Room? Karen Bruns, Mosby Building Arts Designer In the remodeling world, we continually confront this question: Dining rooms – do we really need them anymore? Dining rooms have been a mainstay of the American home forever. But...
Design & Remodeling, Special Events
ENTERTAINING SPACES: Secrets to Creating Party Places “If you build it, he will come.” – Field of Dreams …well, not necessarily. Just because you make a pinball room is no guarantee that intense tournaments with friends become a weekly ritual. If the pinball arcade is...
Remodeling, Repairs & Advice
If you live in a home that has remained virtually unchanged since it was first built and inhabited, then you most likely live in a time capsule home. This phrase was originally coined to describe single-owner homes built in the 1940s and 50s that finally hit the real...