I have known Nate Drinkwine for many years and watched him grow from an aspiring to an accomplished architect. When I bought my first condo in Capital Hill in 2007, Nate’s keen eye and sense of design prompted me to ask the builder to change the location of the bedroom doorway. This little change made a huge difference in the design and flow of the small 600 sqft condo and allowed all of my furniture to fit – without this change fitting my furniture would have been a challenge. Fast-forward 12 years and one house later…when my boyfriend and I made the decision to redesign the front entrance/hallway to our home, we didn’t look any further than drinkwineDesign. Nate, and the amazing group of professionals with whom he works, helped us to open up our dark and boring entrance into a bright and welcoming space. He designed a hidden closet disguised by a bookshelf to utilize dead space to store our cleaning supplies (we love showing this to guests!). And made the suggestion that we lay our tiled floor on a diagonal to add a subtle touch of elegance to the hallway. Nate spent the time to listen to our ideas and visions for the space and he utilized his talent, skills and years of experience to design a space that we love; we couldn’t be happier with the way it all came together!