and then, if you turn around and look behind you, you find… Oh, yeah… that’s the old bathroom in Houston. It was gigantic by our neighborhood’s standards. The previous owner told me that, before they turned it into the master bathroom, it used to be a sewing room for the German sisters that lived there prior to them. From the… (more…)
I went to the home show this weekend. I love the home show. Last year when we went, we found our architect, Bouril Design Studio. This year, we were on a mission to find and research insulation options and windows. But, wandering around the maze of vendors, I found myself chatting with the radiant heat guys, the geothermal guys, and… (more…)
I have grown to appreciate how the living room opens into the kitchen, the kitchen opens into the dining room, and the dining room opens into the living room. This allows my kids to ‘orbit’ the house – which is particularly important on cold winter days. Funny though, they always seem to orbit counter-clockwise. I’ve learned to enjoy this –… (more…)