Case Study: River Oaks





Why didn’t I think of that?

While strolling along the riverfront in downtown Wilmington, NC about a year ago, my husband and I passed a unique Bed & Breakfast. This was not your traditional B&B in the southeast. It wasn’t a historic, two-story Victorian home. Heck, it wasn’t even a building. It was a boat! Pretty clever, eh?


All of this reminds me of the William Plomer quote: “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected”. I’ve actually noticed that most of the designers I know have this skill — the ability to make connections or see patterns.

So, here’s an exercise: Brainstorm creative ideas by connecting two or more things that seem really different. After personally doing this, I want to open a cafe that sells surfboards with song lyrics on them! What did you come up with?