Six Tips for Better Time Management
When I was working as a design engineer many years ago, with deadlines approaching to release a new product to market, I met with my…
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My Home Remodel, Part 13: All Hail the Cabinet Hardware
Most of my decisions for our kitchen remodel were fairly straightforward but there were three things I agonized over: pendant lamps over the island (I…
Cleanup: The New Cha-ching at the End of a Renovation Project
As of March 2021, the overall U.S. economy was operating at 22 percent below pre-pandemic levels. However, it should begin a rebound in the second…
My Home Remodel, Part 12: Custom Cabinetry by a Carpenter Who Cares
The seats from which Clare and Gaga were appreciating the beauty of the kitchen. My mother-in-law watches Clare, my three-year-old daughter, on Mondays and Tuesdays…
How to Retrofit Your Building for a Post-pandemic World
As the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed and we enter a post-pandemic 21st century, we can expect to see building occupants in renovated and newly constructed…
My Home Remodel, Part 11: A Sink Is a Beautiful Thing
My cabinetmaker took my BLANCO IKON sink back to his workshop and built my island around it. When my husband Bart and I got married,…