https://www.lebendesign.co/blog daily 0.75 2022-11-11 https://www.lebendesign.co/blog/ontheboards-gardencottage monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/061d4248-b5fa-446a-ae39-9a4ce1c19f17/MDC_6---Kitchen02-1500x844.jpg Blog - On the Boards: a sneak peek of Garden Cottage - Make it stand out Kitchen and Dining Rendering | The large kitchen offers plenty of storage and the dining table forms the heart of the home. Connected to the kitchen is a cozy sunroom sitting nook with 180-degree views of the surrounding landscape. This is a great spot for morning coffee or an evening cocktail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/226eda99-b305-487b-8e96-f7d017389e3a/MDC_4---Kitchen-1500x844.jpg Blog - On the Boards: a sneak peek of Garden Cottage - Make it stand out Living Room Rendering | The open concept plan allows for views and connection from the living room to the kitchen and dining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/5d6157f9-a121-453a-b3a4-caff9fc859d8/MDC_1---Front-Exterior-1500-x-844.jpg Blog - On the Boards: a sneak peek of Garden Cottage - Make it stand out Exterior Front View Rendering | Glassy windows and integrated pergolas make the house feel nestled in the landscape. The connected carport allows for covered access directly into the large mudroom (see plan below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/256cde6b-c025-45d1-bd2b-8a9bc089c910/MDC_3---Living-1500x844.jpg Blog - On the Boards: a sneak peek of Garden Cottage - Make it stand out Living Room Rendering | Large glassy walls blend interior and exterior living while exterior materials extend into the living space. 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A home is where you’ll spend Thanksgiving, raise a family, connect with nature, mark your child’s height on the door jamb, and recover from your four hour long zoom call. It’s the place you’ll think of fondly while coming back from vacation. It can lift your mood and give you peace and comfort. At Leben Design we recognize the power of home. The designs we offer are inspired by the fuss-free, clean lines of minimalism while also embracing the beauty of imperfection -- or wabi sabi. We hope to reinforce a direct association with the natural world and evoke a lifestyle in thoughtful dialogue with the environment. You’ll always find outdoor living spaces incorporated into our designs, along with large, operable windows to reinforce this connection. Our experience of the world is often considered only through visual means, but the simple act of opening the window during a rainstorm can transform a space from static to dynamic instantaneously. The sounds and smells connect us to nature in a way that our eyes cannot. We consider all the senses in our designs and we hope your experiences are richer for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/097db63b-fa34-47bf-8f63-f7438e208593/HEADSHOT-USE-THIS-ONE-01.jpg About - I’m Kelly Mitchell and I founded Leben Design in 2021 with a passion to provide minimalist, high quality design at a fraction of the typical architectural cost. Since graduating from Virginia Tech in 2008 with a Bachelor of Architecture, I’ve spent a large chunk of my career doing custom residential design. I am a licensed architect in Virginia and have worked closely with homeowners and builders from conceptual design through construction. My approach to design is rooted in pragmatism. My father was a custom home builder for over 40 years and I spent summers in college working on his jobsites. Since then, as an architect I have years of on-site experience fielding construction questions and working closely with contractors. My husband and I even renovated our Richmond, Virginia home built in 1836, completing most of the work ourselves. We quickly developed the saying, “the third time’s the charm”. I have a deep respect for what it takes to construct a house. That acquired knowledge is the grounding force to all of my design work. It’s one thing to create a pretty picture and quite another to build it. https://www.lebendesign.co/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-13 https://www.lebendesign.co/home daily 1.0 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60f17c4bf75ab4240ce9d4a8/b76ea52e-275b-4dc0-b517-9cf737195572/HEADSHOT---USE-THIS-ONE-02.jpg Home - Leben Design is architect founded and led. Kelly Mitchell has over 13 years experience working closely with homeowners and contractors delivering high quality homes. 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