Creative tips
Creative tips
I spent three years interviewing wine collectors, sommeliers, and one particularly obsessive architect in Napa who’d converted his entire basement
Creative tips
I used to think outdoor spaces sold themselves—throw in a patio set, maybe some potted plants, call it done. Turns out, buyers walk through backyards with
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I used to think curb appeal was just about mowing the lawn and maybe slapping on some fresh paint. Turns out—and this shouldn’t have surprised me
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I used to think distressing furniture was just about making new things look old, but it turns out there’s something almost archaeological about it—like you’
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I used to think furniture was just about picking what looked good in a showroom. Turns out, the whole thing is way more complicated than that—and honestly
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I used to think tile patterns were just about looking pretty. Turns out, the bathroom floor I installed in 2019—this gorgeous herringbone marble situation
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I used to think cabinet hardware was just about grabbing a handle and pulling open a door. Then I renovated my sister’s kitchen in 2019, and we spent
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I used to think leather pulls were something only fancy interior designers bothered with, until I accidentally ripped off a kitchen cabinet handle and
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I used to think New England coastal homes were all about those stark white walls and nautical rope accents you see in every beachside Airbnb.
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Why Your Closet Probably Needs More Vertical Space Than You Think It Does I used to think dressing rooms were about hangers and drawers, maybe some fancy
