Home Design Tendencies

Wednesday night I was feeling just slightly overwhelmed by the number of things piling up on my plate, and what I really needed was to have a couple of awesomely productive days to make sure I was on top of everything. Full Post…

Perched above a built-in window seat, this wall is an inviting place to curl up with a book and soak up the available light. A family room is bathed in light when transom windows reach up toward the vaulted ceiling. The pale color palette and white walls enhance the effect. Curtain panels placed between three [...]

Say what you will about flowers and chocolates, my heart melts for tools. This one, by the way, is my new favorite. You can see a bit of what I did with it there, but you’ll have to wait a whole week for the big reveal. (Hint: It has to do with a window.) We [...]

Q: I am selling a house and have gotten a termite inspection by a company recommended by the real estate agent. The recommendation was to tent the house and treat it with Premise 75. The cost for the subterranean termite treatment is $1,250 and for the drywood termites is $2,600. The drywood termites are only [...]

Here’s something I’m good at: using a drill. Here’s something I’m not good at: cleaning. Not even cleaning my tools, which I know is sacrilege… but the truth is I’ve lost many a drywall knife to just sticking it back in the bucket of mud when I’m done and slapping the lid back on until [...]