BUILDING ON A HILL VS. FLAT LAND: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? I hear you on the trade-offs. I once helped a friend design her hillside home, and we spent mo...

I actually tried those DIY magnetic door sensors in my last apartment—super cheap, but honestly, they’d go off if the wind rattled the door just right...

WHERE DO YOU EVEN START WITH HIRING SOMEONE TO DESIGN YOUR HOUSE? I actually think seeing finished houses sometimes made it harder for me, not easier...

I totally get what you mean about squinting at menus—I've had my fair share of deciphering “artistic” chalkboard specials that look more like abstract...

No More Fumbling For Keys: Did You Know This? I had to laugh at the “can’t forget your finger at home” bit—so true. I remember the first time I insta...

NEED ADVICE ON REPLACING AN OLD LEAKY ROOF I swear, old roofs are like mystery boxes—never know what you’ll find under there. I once pulled up a sect...

I totally get what you mean about the remote being faster. I tried using voice commands while rearranging my living room once—hands full of throw pill...

BUILDING BASE STRUCTURES—WHAT IF YOU HAD TO START OVER? Totally agree on the conduit runs—I've had a couple projects where we had to fish wires throu...

Totally agree—some of my favorite spaces have come together with a mix of hand-me-downs and random finds. I remember working on a client’s home office...