The experts at the popular home and garden media outlet, The Spruce, named their top outdoor living trends for 2024. No surpr...
Read MoreWhile a patio or balcony might be great for a view, sometimes they put you right in the path of the wind. This was the case a...
Read MoreOne of my big moves after leaving college behind was to buy my own home. But one night, chatting with one of my new neighbors...
Read MoreOnce upon a time, an old friend of mine caught the home improvement bug in a big way and proceeded to build a new backyard de...
Read MoreOnce upon a time, I was called in to do some touch-up work on a house in a tiny town on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. It was...
Read MoreI work for a lot of people who truly see their dogs as their children, and who pay me to go to great lengths to make sure tha...
Read MoreLog cabins can be a bit tricky to design around. They use whole logs--or at least materials that look like whole logs--giving...
Read MoreIt’s another gorgeous, blue-sky day in Yuma. The sun is out, there’s a gentle breeze blowing, and you’re enjoying the company...
Read MoreI have always fancied myself a bit of a handyman. It’s always been my philosophy to do it myself before calling in the expert...
Read MoreCable railing is a popular choice with my clients when I’m working on a contemporary home’s deck. The narrow cables and minim...
Read MoreAs a former restaurateur, I am well acquainted with the challenge of keeping smelly or unsightly kitchen garbage away from th...
Read MoreHaving built fences in neighborhoods that are just about as hilly as San Francisco, I’ve encountered many creative ways to bu...
Read MoreBy their placement, corner lots are much more exposed to the public eye than other lots. I’ve worked a lot of these in old ne...
Read More“You have to clean glass all the time.” I hear this sentiment a lot and it drives me a little nuts. Glass isn’t the annoying...
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