I still remember the first time I tried to tackle a “stinky house” after moving into my first fixer-upper. I had just finished restoring this gorgeous, mid-century velvet armchair, but instead of feeling like a design pro, I felt like…
We’ve all been there: you stumble through the door after a long, exhausting day, staring blankly into a fridge that seems to contain absolutely nothing, and the last thing you want to do is face a mountain of dishes or…
I remember being back in my family’s hardware store in Ohio, surrounded by the scent of sawdust and old metal, thinking that “eating well” meant buying those overpriced, neon-colored organic bars that taste more like compressed cardboard than actual food.…
I still remember being ten years old in my dad’s hardware store back in Ohio, the smell of sawdust and fresh lacquer thick in the air, when he first taught me that a home isn’t just about how pretty the…
I still remember standing in my dad’s hardware store back in Ohio, staring at the massive aisles of lumber and feeling completely overwhelmed. I wanted to make things, but the thought of wasting expensive wood on a mistake felt terrifying.…
We’ve all been there: you’ve spent the entire day working on a home project or tackling a mountain of errands, and by the time you finally step into your kitchen, the last thing you want to do is spend an…
I remember sitting on my workshop floor last Tuesday, surrounded by half-sanded chair legs and a mountain of sawdust, feeling like my brain was a power tool with a broken switch. Every single thought was spinning at a thousand RPMs,…
I still remember sitting on the floor of my parents’ hardware store back in Ohio, surrounded by the scent of sawdust and fresh pine, watching my dad meticulously count out change for a customer. Even then, I realized that building…
I remember being back in my hometown in Ohio, helping my dad in the hardware store, and realizing that the best things in life aren’t always the most expensive—they just require a little bit of grit and the right tools.…
I was halfway through a cup of coffee yesterday when I saw it—a jagged, ugly gouge right across the surface of my favorite mid-century modern coffee table. My heart sank, and for a split second, I actually thought the piece…