a&a Renovation: Teen Lairs Grow Up Into Guest Rooms

Converting kids’ rooms into guest rooms honestly isn’t easy. There are a lot of memories, and if you have other guest rooms on hand, it might not be necessary to disturb mountains of trophies, stuffed animals, and kids’ books that were so precious and essential at one time.

Virus or not, family and close friends are likely still coming to stay. And, space is always at a premium: this featured renovation, or reno, had zero guest rooms (and needed an office), but three former boy rooms, still cluttered in middle school sports and reeking of an afterthought when someone had to sleep there.  Continue reading “a&a Renovation: Teen Lairs Grow Up Into Guest Rooms”

The anchored Quarantine Home Improvement Shopping List

In the last few weeks, nothing has been more important than a feeling of safety and ease in your surroundings. With each visit to an essential store, I’ve seen more and more shoppers in masks and gloves (and I’ve progressively upgraded from sanitizer to gloves to mask and gloves) which is great- but also quite eerie.

While the economic impact of staying at home absolutely calls for fiscal responsibility, I believe that ensuring that act of staying at home is pleasant is also a responsibility. It’s always been my position that it’s worth a little extra rent or a little extra investment to make your address a home. Now that it’s our place of rest, sleep, work, fitness, hobbies, dates, “travel” from room to room, cooking, and more, it’s never been more important. Continue reading “The anchored Quarantine Home Improvement Shopping List”