Your remodel should not be a surprise.
A surprise reveal is a mainstay of remodeling TV shows and it's basically a jumpscare. Your ideal remodel should include few to no surprises. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: Why a surprise remodel r...
22 Feb 202427min
Trends are not your friend.
Today I am future you’s best friend. Do you know who is not future you’s best friend? HGTV. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: Why trendy remodels mean more waste and less joy. How to stand strong in...
15 Feb 202429min
How to have a big remodeling fight with your partner
Want to know how to have a BIG fight with your partner about your remodel? Or even a series of many smaller fights that blur into each other and become frustration and resentment? Welcome to the Val...
8 Feb 202427min
The modern "mid-century" dream kitchen
The modern mid-century dream kitchen isn’t the kitchen that Lucy Arnez or Donna Reed or Carol Brady had. It also isn’t the kitchen you might find in vintage kitchen ads. And it certainly isn’t the kit...
1 Feb 202429min
Why are mid-century kitchens?
Aspirational mid-century kitchens influenced the kitchens we live in and love today. The kitchens that served as backdrops for our favorite mid-century TV families often included features missing for ...
25 Jan 202421min
Cooking with gas...ads and sponcon in remodeling "reality" shows.
Want the most reliably biased remodeling advice around? Head for HGTV. In fact, pick up or turn on any mainstream piece of home and garden media. Now, try to separate expert advice from paid content. ...
18 Jan 202429min
The (main) problem with HGTV.
This season, I'm pushing back on the default remodeling advice that we all encounter on television and in online magazines, see manifested in big box home improvement stores and hear echoed in the mou...
11 Jan 202427min
Cornerstones of Mid-Century Design: Applying the Cornerstones
If you've been following along this month you know the four cornerstones of a great Mid Mod design ... but how do you make sure that you're going to bake them into your own home and plans? Before you...
4 Jan 202429min
