At The Whiskey Porch, we specialize in creating beautiful, functional spaces that connect your home to the land around it.

One design philosophy that’s especially "buzzy" right now is called Organic Modernism—a style that blends modern simplicity with natural materials and seamless indoor-outdoor living.

More than just a trend, this approach can expand your usable living space and enhance your lifestyle—while also increasing the value of your home.

In fact, recent Zillow research shows that homes with outdoor kitchens and nature-inspired features can sell for up to 3.1% more.

We just published a deep dive on this topic over on our Substack "Letters from The Whiskey Porch":
👉 Read the full article on Substack

In it, we cover:

• What Organic Modernism really means
• How to bring this style into your home
• Why it matters for homeowners in Arizona and beyond
• ​How we blend Nordic lifestyle principles into our own version of this design style—light-filled, natural, and deeply connected to place

With Peace & Contentment,

I've been fixing, building, renovating, and remodeling most of my adult life. 

Early on, I would jump right in and just start, then do the next thing, and so on.  Over time, my experiences have taught me that if you've got enough drive and persistence (and lots of luck) you can pull that off.  Kinda sorta.

But I've learned some really important lessons about the planning process that can make it less frustrating and hopefully a lot less drawn out.  And I wanted to share those.

Our biggest motivation is always to meet and exceed the needs of our wonderful clients. 

We get almost all of our business through referrals from happy customers and colleagues, and choose to keep it that way.  And this allows us to keep our pricing more competitive without having to cover advertising overhead.

But I gotta say, getting recognition is pretty cool, especially when it's not something we pursued.  

It's true that I'm doing what I love most and am best at.  Finally.  Took me a while, and I've had a really amazing an interesting career so far which spans several industries and quite a few years.  

I wanted to take a moment to reflect on why that combination of passion and experience make The Whiskey Porch truly an exceptional service provider in the design and consulting space.  What makes us unique here in Prescott, AZ?
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So, why hire The Whiskey Porch??

​Why hire us, instead of just going direct to a contractor, or builder, or landscaping company or nursery?  Or instead of just using the "free" design services at various large retailers?  Or even instead of hiring an architect?

I've got 6 great reasons for you to consider.

Scroll down for the whole story.  
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​It's pretty tough to make decisions on a big project when you have no clear set of guidelines to work with. 

And one of the key elements to build from is a color plan that is customized to your surroundings, what you already have, and your preferences.  
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​You know you need to tackle a few things in your home (or garden) to get it dressed up a bit, but it's so overwhelming and confusing that you just never really get going and it drags on and gets stale. 

It can get confusing with all the media and buzz about what the latest trend is and what's in and what's out.  If you're not a do-it-yourselfer and want to hire professionals to do the work, the truth is you still need to be able to articulate what exactly you want to do and in what priority.  

It can be really hard to know where to start.  And maybe even more importantly, how to bring it all together so that it makes sense when you are done can be very elusive.

The result can be some false starts or even not getting started at all because you aren't confident with how to get going.

I get it.
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