That hits home. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve walked a site with clients and realized there’s nowhere for the mop bucket or the dog food bin....

Totally hear you on the old wiring headaches. I’ve had to get creative with wireless switches in a 1920s bungalow—half the fun was figuring out what w...

Man, I hear you. Last year I framed a lake cabin and swear half the “premium” studs I picked up looked like hockey sticks by the time I got them on si...

Had a similar thing happen with a lot that looked like a swamp every spring. Everyone else ran for the hills, but after poking around, turned out it j...

Funny you mention that—last year I put in a matte black faucet for a client who was tired of polishing fingerprints off her old chrome one. It definit...

That's a great way to frame it. Reminds me of a recent build where the homeowners were dead-set against any kind of motorization (they'd had a bad exp...

That's a solid point about buyers not fully valuing those upgrades yet. Reminds me of a client I had last year—we went all-in on energy-efficient wind...

Haha, been there myself! We built a place last year and even with all my experience, I underestimated how much shading and orientation mattered. Numbe...

Haha, that sounds familiar. Had a similar issue with a client's cat triggering the motion sensor—ended up with the AC kicking on full blast in the mid...