When folks google “AI remodel,” they want to use artificial intelligence to generate ideas (generally visual) for their homes. The simplest definition is that remodel AIs can generate some of the same advice and renderings that professional remodelers can. In practical terms? A homeowner uploads ... Continue Reading
Why do some homes feel better at night (and some feel worse)?
Some homes become even more beautiful after sunset. When you walk through the front door, your mood softens. You step into what almost feels like another world...it’s instantly comfortable, and comforting. Then, there are homes that do the opposite. Night falls, and the home feels sad, even a ... Continue Reading
Summer breeze: Fresh ideas and summer finds
At the start of every summer, I start mentally redesigning everyone’s spaces when I see them. Why stop at my own front door when it comes to summer updates?! This really starts when I see products that make me think of people. Sometimes it’s on the showroom floor and sometimes it’s at an industry ... Continue Reading
The Point of No Return: When Waiting on Your Home Is No Longer an Option
When something breaks, or something leaks, your home forces a decision. But that’s not how well-designed homes are managed—and it’s definitely not how they’re elevated. What I see over and over (and over and over...) again is a series of decisions with JUST as big an impact on your happiness. ... Continue Reading
Follow a Luxury Kitchen for 12 Hours (Then See Where it Falls Apart)
There’s a moment, early in the morning, when your kitchen tells you the truth about something. It tells you how it wants to look and feel. ...That’s the single, solitary moment in the morning before the day starts. Y’all know what I mean, before the noise and movement begin! This is when your ... Continue Reading
Same Budget, Different Outcome: Kitchen Remodel Comparisons
According to my 30+ years of sitting down with folks for remodel consultations, plus all the “top searches” in Google over time, I can tell you that people almost always start with their remodel budgets as the first step of their projects. Then they think about what they can getwith that ... Continue Reading
What Features Make a Shower Feel Truly Incredible?
When designing showers, standard builders are predictable: tile goes here, glass goes there...as long as it looks clean and updated, it’s “done.” But when I walk into a home, I can tell within seconds whether the shower was designed (like for real), or just installed (you know...what folks ... Continue Reading
13 Lighting Mistakes to Identify Room by Room
Are you at home? Great. Walk into another room. Then flip on the lights…and look. But look at the light itself. What I mean is...how the light falls on the walls, and how it reflects off the floor, and what it illuminates. Or what it doesn’t illuminate. If you look at the actual light close ... Continue Reading