My client Sandra called me last Tuesday morning, absolutely panicked. The tile contractor had just delivered what appeared to be a truckload of polished marble for her master bathroom renovation,…
I used to think sustainable furniture shopping meant wandering around overpriced boutiques filled with uncomfortable chairs made from recycled cardboard boxes. My first apartment after college was furnished entirely from…
The smell of freshly cut mesquite wood still takes me back to Maria Santos' kitchen renovation three years ago in rural New Mexico. She'd inherited her grandmother's adobe house and…
The call came at 7:30 on a Tuesday morning. Sarah, a client from Scottsdale, sounded frantic. "There's mold everywhere in my master bathroom, and my contractor says we need to…
My clients have been asking about outdoor kitchens constantly this past year. I get it—after being cooped up inside during the pandemic, everyone wants to cook and entertain outdoors. But…
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…