My neighbour knocked on my door last Tuesday holding a brochure for some "revolutionary organic mattress" she'd picked up at a furniture store. She was practically vibrating with excitement about…
My friend Sarah called me frantically last month, standing in what she described as a "furniture wasteland" somewhere in suburban Phoenix. She'd just moved into a new place and was…
Walking into that lumber yard in Tacoma last Tuesday, I knew I was about to have another one of *those* conversations. You know the type. The contractor was already shaking…
I was scrolling through urban planning Twitter last week when I saw a thread that made me stop mid-scroll: a landscape architect talking about a housing development in Portland where…
My client Sarah called me last month, practically bursting with excitement about the bamboo dining set she'd just ordered online. "It's completely sustainable," she told me, "way better for the…
Walking into the Phoenix office of a supposed "green" construction company last spring, I was hit by the most incredible irony. Here's a business claiming environmental leadership, yet their conference…
Last spring, I helped a client in Scottsdale pick out dining room furniture for her newly renovated adobe-style home. She'd fallen in love with a gorgeous walnut table at a…
I've spent the last fifteen years watching friends agonize over furniture purchases, convinced they had to choose between being environmentally responsible and staying within budget. That's complete nonsense, honestly. Some…
My grandmother used to swear by her homemade furniture polish, though I'll admit I rolled my eyes at her "old fashioned ways" when I was younger. She'd mix up this…
Standing in what used to be a grand Victorian parlor, I watched dust motes dance through broken window panes while the contractor explained why we should just gut everything. The…