Trust: The Cornerstone of the Contractor-Homeowner Relationship
A female homeowner recently confided in me that she is uncomfortable with allowing male contractors she doesn’t know into her house when she’s home alone or with her young children.[...]
Curating: New Look, Old Feel
Sometimes, we get called in to design a job in an older home with particular style design features that have worked for decades and still look great, but[...]
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Spring’s Arrival!
Punxsutawney Phil info here predicted an early spring this morning ... that means it's a perfect time to start planning those home improvement plans you've been dreaming about all winter![...]
Phases of the Typical Home Interior Renovation
Design/Planning Phase – This is an often overlooked, but very important, phase of any home renovation or repair project. Even if your project is as simple as hanging a door[...]
What an Expert Looks Like: 10,000 hours
This past Friday, I spent time with our plumber in a small mechanical room on one of our projects. We were trying to figure out why we were not getting[...]
Wants vs. Needs: A Look at Prioritizing Home Renovations
Our clients, Robin and James,* have lived in their large, 90-year-old stone single home for 20+ years. They are now in their 40s, and have raised two active boys. James[...]
A New Life for Their Space, A Better Life for Them
John and Judy* live in a three-story row home. They both commute to their city office jobs on bicycles. They bought their home when it was just the two of[...]
The Truck Tells the Whole Story
You can tell a lot about a craftsman by how he keeps his truck. At our Maryland Street project, the bank that owned the property before us had[...]
The Importance of Having a Plan
I’ve been speaking with some landscapers about creating a plan for our yard’s landscaping. I’m pretty sure my reaction to the process is a lot like most homeowners thinking about[...]
90% Done, 75% to Go!
When it comes to closing a renovation project, that old saying holds true: the devil is in the details. It’s a time when having logged your 10,000 hours counts, and[...]
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