Author Archives for David Supple

Triadic color schemes use three equally spaced colors around the color wheel. It is very popular among fine artists because it offers a great deal of visual contrast, yet it still retains balance and richness. n color theory, it isn’t as contrasting as a complimentary scheme, and is thus usually perceived as more harmonious.

Road-warrior that I am, I visited an ivy-covered home in Cambridge yesterday. I felt like I was being let in to the Secret Garden with all the greenery and sunlight shrouding this single family home. Once inside I was astonished at the beautiful airy space that NEDC have created out of the client’s kitchen.

Continuing in our color series, today we are tackling the split complimentary color scheme. If you need a refresher on what a complimentary color is, check out the last color blog which covered what complimentary colors look like. As a recap, to choose a color’s compliment you draw a line directly across the 12 step… View Article

Tucked away in a quiet suburban neighborhood of cape houses is this adorable gem. We bumped up and out the roof line of the home to provide tons more space inside for our clients, and we are giving them a much more impressive master bath. We also added a kitchen island where a wall used… View Article

In this color-wheel installment we’ll cover complimentary colors. Last time we took a look at analogous, which are colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. This time, the colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Literally, take any color you choose on the wheel, and then draw a straight line… View Article

One of the projects we are working on is a roof deck in South Boston. Yesterday was a stunning view of the city skyline; sometimes I have such envy for the beauty that we get to work with every day. This project is going to be really exciting when it is finished, however while we… View Article

This video is a pretty cool behind the scenes look at a major web offsite printing facility from a partner organization that we are friends with. 

Recently, one of our carpenters here at NEDC sent around an email about a product that he spotted in another blog that he reads. He couldn’t remember which blog it was, but definitely remembered the product enough to pass it on. His direct words were “It’s sex on the floor”. Finding this comment intriguing enough… View Article

On Tuesday we briefly introduced the color wheel. We covered what primary, secondary, and tertiary colors are, and introduced the idea of color harmony. One way to arrange colors on a color wheel to create harmony is to use an analogous color scheme. Analogous colors are located next to each other on the color wheel…. View Article

  Nestled in a quiet alleyway in the beautiful North End is a hidden gem of a home that we are lucky to be providing a new addition. For this project, our clients wish to enclose around 400 square feet of their existing roof to use as a new master bedroom and bath, while moving… View Article