Do ARCHITECTS intimidate you a little?  They intimidate me.  Even though the few I've met were professional and straightforward, I was a teeny bit in awe of their ability to design magnificent structures and dwellings. 

Recently I ran across the site of the Crisp Architect Group, an architectural firm with offices in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.  One aspect of their work is especially appealing - economical renovations.

Here are a few of their amazing do-overs:

Kitchen before:

 

 

 

Kitchen after:

 

 

One of the great things about the Crisp Architect Group is that they

work with what you've got.  This kitchen renovation retained its

original layout which drastically reduced the cost of the makeover.

 

 

 

 

Another home owner simply wanted to

convert his garage into usable family space.

  

Garage before:

Garage after:

 Wow, right?!

 

 

 

 

 The house, below, was lovely in its original state but the

Crisp Architect Group cranked it up a notch with paint and molding. 

 

Den before:

Den after:

 

 

 

 

The homeowners for this next project wanted to transform their sunroom

so that they could use it year 'round.  Boy, did they get their wish!

 

Sunroom before:

Sunroom after:

 

 

Here are a couple of photos of the interior of the sunroom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The owner of this next home wanted the Crisp Architect Group

to turn his dreary basement into an English pub. 

 

 

Basement before:

  

 

Basement after:

 Crisp Architects

Amazing, isn't it?  Talk about a man cave!

 

 

It's time I think of architects in a completely different light.

Not only can they design mansions and skyscrapers,

they're Before & After fans, too.