Walking through my friend Maria's newly renovated kitchen last month, I couldn't help but stare at her gorgeous dining table. The wood grain was incredible, all swirled patterns and character…
When my neighbour Sarah mentioned she was going vegan last spring, I honestly didn't think much about it beyond the obvious dietary changes. You know, no more steaks on the…
Standing in my workshop last Tuesday, I realised I'd been staring at the same piece of reclaimed pine for about twenty minutes. Not because it was particularly beautiful or challenging…
My friend Sarah called me last Tuesday, completely frazzled. "I've been furniture shopping for three months," she said, "and I can't find anything that doesn't make me feel guilty about…
Yesterday morning I was helping my neighbour Sarah pick out a dining table, and she kept gravitating toward this gorgeous walnut piece that probably came from a tree older than…
My buddy Jake called me last Tuesday, completely out of the blue. "Hey, you need to cheque out this South African furniture company I stumbled across," he said, sounding more…
I was helping a client choose dining room chairs last month when she stopped mid-conversation and asked, "Are these actually eco-friendly or are they just marketing to people like me?"…
My neighbour Sarah knocked on my door last Tuesday morning, practically bouncing with excitement about her new dining table. "It's sustainable!" she announced, like she'd just discovered the cure for…
You know, I've been watching something pretty interesting happen at my local Target lately. Last month when I was picking up some basic household stuff, I wandered through their furniture…
My neighbour Sarah knocked on my door last Tuesday morning with coffee in one hand and what looked like a furniture catalogue in the other. "I need your opinion," she…