Back to school Home Design?
I love fall. Living at beach for many years in New York, it meant DFD's were going home.Ā That's 'down for the day(summer)' for all you landlubbers.
Then, I had kids.Ā Now, it's not the happy Staples parent skipping behind the cart time of year. It's the, 'Holy shit! it's still dark out at 6 am and we are late!'
First day is al...
Ā
DAY 1 Renovation Log
I just gave a couple of guys in flip-flops I met for 15 minutes several thousand dollars, the keys to my brand new house and itās not the first time.
Ā
I left town, heading 1800 miles away. Ā All of my hopes and dreams for a new house fell into these contractors' hands.Ā One of them, I canāt even remember his name.
Ā 
What do you...
Itās 90 degrees. The humidity is so thick itās hard to breathe and the air conditioning has just crapped out.Ā Summer in the city.Ā
I sit in my big powerful truck, powerless and sweaty, I watch the mechanic leaning over a running engine with a lit cigarette butt hanging precariously from his lips.Ā
Ā 
āAbout an hourā, he says and Iām grateful.Ā
Ā
I have...
The Big Mistake Homeowners Make Building a New Home
And How to Avoid IT!
Everybody wants that Pinterest image of a finished space, the kids rolling around on the new sofas, fire roaring in the background as the neighbors stroll in with some fresh baked goods or a basket of fruit.
Well, hold on to the crumb cake, thereās plenty to do first.
The biggest mi...
Framing is the Summer Romance of Home Building and Construction, but don't be Fooled!!!
All the months and months of planning your new home and you finally break ground on your site!Ā Bamm!!!Ā Just like that, you've got a house.Ā Framing usually takes only a weeks time for the average house to go from zero to sixty!Ā If you miss a day, you miss a lot.
Th
...
My Design Sherpa
