Kathy and Brian always kept their master bedroom door closed when they had guests over in order to hide it from view. They wanted their bedroom to be a retreat from their very busy lives, but over the years it just became an overflow room where they would store miscellaneous items. It eventually turned into …
Kathy had always dreamed of being able to get ready in the morning side by side with her husband, Brian. But their tiny master bathroom only had one sink and barely so. Having lived in the same house for decades in the small town of San Lorenzo, CA and about to enter their golden years, …
I work with many clients who have wildly varying budgets. Some clients seem to have an endless well of funds while others need to adhere to a tighter budget. But I’ve always believed that creating a beautiful space can be accessible for almost any financial situation. A Tale of Two Dressers My clients, Brian and …
Say Hello To Tina and Ricky My friend Tina never really had the opportunity to learn how to organize or manage a kitchen. With few opportunities to learn cooking skills, she relied on eating out and purchasing processed foods. Her husband, Ricky, however had grown up with a more organized disposition. Consequently with most married …
Last year, my sister, Beka, and her husband, Drew, had a refrigerator that started leaking in their Los Angeles home. Over the course of several months, it seeped into the floor and caused extensive water damage to the flooring, the subfloor and even the lower cabinets. Unfortunately, the existing laminate flooring could not handle the …
I love free stuff especially stuff that is normally expensive. 2 years ago, a friend of mine gave me a cutting from her Monstera Deliciosa. Mature Monstera’s typically sell for around $200 – $300. And while I think they are totally worth the price, not everyone can afford to drop a couple hundred bucks on …
Christmas is just around the corner so here are some gift wrapping hacks to make the holidays a little less expensive. Make Your Own Tags I used some leftover mat board from some artwork I was framing and I made my own gift tags. All I did was trim the corners and punch a hole. …
I grew up in an Asian American household where we only had one utensil for the whole meal: chopsticks. The typical European table settings with multiple pieces of flatware and china looked so fancy and luxurious to me especially when compared to a humble rice bowl and chopsticks. But over the years, I’ve learned to …
My friends, Russell and Melissa, purchased a home in San Ramon, California 2 years ago. San Ramon is located in the east bay and boasts highly rated schools and low crime rates – which inevitably comes with a huge price tag. It didn’t leave a lot of leftover cash for renovations or finishes. The 40 …
