Center City Trinity: Small Space Expert Design Solutions
With the advent of the tiny house and sustainability movements, and the popularity of books like Marie Kondo’s "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and[...]
Sustainable Choices: Critical to Our Collective Futures
Part I in a Series on Adaptive Reuse, the basis of an upcoming presentation by Tamara Myers at the 2016 Las Vegas NKBA Kitchen and Bath Industry Show and NAHB[...]
What’s Old Is New Again — and Better Than Ever
We have spent decades becoming experts at breathing new life into old structures throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. And now Tamara is busy preparing a presentation on this topic —[...]
Adding a Shed: The New “It” Project
Building a shed at our home has been on our “Honey Do List” for some time now, so we were happy when we were able to find some time last[...]
Tamara Myers on The Value of Adaptive Reuse
Concrete Windows! This past week, I was honored to visit The Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA, to present a speech on Adaptive Reuse to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of[...]
Your Home: Playing It Cool When Temperatures Rise
Older homes tend to get a bad rap for being energy inefficient, but the truth is, many older homes have built-in energy-saving systems that homeowners can use to their advantage,[...]
Renovation Challenge: Flood Zone
We recently received a call from a homeowner in an area of metro Philadelphia that is a notorious flood zone. In fact, this property owner told us his Schuylkill River[...]
Want to Boost Your Home’s “Warm & Dry” Factor? Think Windows and Doors
This week, we are replacing several outdated, leaky windows and doors for a local artist who lives and works in a carriage house in Philadelphia's Callowhill neighborhood. We are installing[...]
How Does Your Home Fend Off February Chill?
This week started off quite brisk and windy. We noticed that this made our house exceptionally chilly, even though the temperature outside was no lower than some other nights this[...]
Myers Constructs: Community Outreach
Most people know Myers Constructs, Inc., as a source for complete design to build services for home projects, such as kitchens, baths, additions and whole-house renovations. But you may be[...]