Had a client meeting last week that reminded me why terminology matters so much in this business. They walked in excited about their builder’s “green home” proposal – bamboo floors,…
My grandmother's dining room table tells a story. Not the kind you'd expect, though. Sure, it's got the usual nicks and scratches from decades of family meals, but there's something…
My neighbour Carol knocked on my door last Tuesday with a sheepish look and asked if I could help her figure out what to do with her grandmother's dining table.…
My neighbour Janet dropped by last Tuesday with what she called her "IKEA crisis." She'd furnished her entire guest room with their furniture over the weekend and suddenly felt guilty…
I'll be honest with you – my first furniture staining disaster happened about fifteen years ago when I thought I could transform my grandmother's old oak dining table with some…
My grandmother's dining room table sat in my parents' garage for three years after she passed away, accumulating dust and serving as an impromptu workbench for my dad's weekend projects.…
Walking into a furniture showroom last weekend to help my sister find a new dining table, I couldn't help but notice how different it felt from the cramped spaces I…
I had a contractor call me last Tuesday, completely panicked. He'd just gotten word that the spray foam insulation he'd been using for three years contained a fire retardant that…
I spent last Tuesday afternoon crawling around in my neighbour's attic, something I do way more often than most people would consider normal. Sarah had asked me to cheque out…
My nephew Jake moved into his first house last fall, and being the dutiful uncle who knows a thing or two about building materials, I offered to help him refinish…