Few things are more relaxing than gazing at the water. Whether your view is the ocean or a lake, making the most of your waterfront property means capturing the beautiful surroundings. In order to maximize these views, it may be…
Let's begin with a basic fact: some floor plans are just better than others. However, it is often hard to pin down exactly what makes one house "feel better" when compared to another. The answer is that the best floor…
There's no question that the world looked very different twenty, ten, even five years ago. Things change more rapidly than we can perceive, and that certainly includes changes to the design of everything around us. Home design in particular can…
Philip and Arlety Bowman have a serious case of the blues and they couldn’t be happier about it. "From navy to cornflower to cerulean, the color washes over their New Canaan residence like a spring rain, giving the 1933 Colonial…
HOW LUXURY CONDOS TURNED BACK TIME ON A PIECE OF NEW CANAAN'S PAST "When Judy Larson and her husband, Bill Gardiner, first considered purchasing the old Jelliff Mill site in New Canaan, what they saw was far from lovely. The…
Fenestration relates intimately with symmetry, balance, proportion and scale. Most important to me is the natural light that windows invite into a building, along with the views out from the various rooms and hallways. Light is so important to the…
Gardiner & Larson Homes, a Fairfield County, CT-based custom home design and build team, were recently featured in East Coast Home + Design. Read an excerpt or click the link below to read the full article. East Coast Home +…
This is a lovely custom design home with style inspired by early 20th century Colonial Revival Style homes common to the Northeast. This property is built upon two park-like gorgeous acres with mature trees and rolling lawns and is situated…
At Gardiner & Larson Homes, we appreciate the great task of designing the backdrop of your life. Your home is the most important thing you own, and we take pride in the fact that every detail is thoroughly and carefully…
Custom-built by Award-Winning Judith Larson, this classic European style home offers timeless beauty, materials, features & details simply non-existent in typical locally built homes. This property was hand-selected for its stability, privacy & views. Every detail was meticulously planned and…