So there I was last week, stuck in another endless virtual PTA meeting about school budget cuts, when something caught my attention. One of the other parents had this amazing…
When my wife and I first moved into this house back in '87, the previous owners had installed one of those big security floodlights on the garage. The thing could…
When you walk into any building – whether it's a doctor's office, a business, or even our church – the first space you encounter sets the tone for everything that…
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There are many factors to consider when evaluating whether or not a restoration project will be successful. My experience living in an inferior dwelling has led to a heightened awareness…
You know, after thirty-eight years in the same house and seven years volunteering with our church's building committee, I thought I'd encountered every type of contractor out there. Regular contractors,…
I got a call last month that really got me thinking. It wasn't about my kids' school this time – it was from a mom in our neighborhood whose company…
# Finding the Right Restoration Design Centre: What I've Learned from Fixing Old Spaces You know what's weird? I never thought I'd become the person my friends call when they…
I'll be honest – I'd never heard the term "regenerative design" until about a year ago. I was deep in one of my late-night research sessions (you know how it…
I'll be honest – I never thought I'd get into restoration work. But when I was hunting for a home office setup that could actually support decent productivity metrics, I…
Last month I was tracking down some workspace inspiration and ended up in the lobby of this massive tech company downtown. They had this incredible living wall installation – probably…
Last month I was driving around Austin's east side looking for a decent standing desk on Craigslist when I spotted this warehouse with "Restore Design Center" painted across the front.…
So I went down a bit of a research rabbit hole last quarter that started with me trying to optimize my own workspace and ended with me buried in academic…
Last week, I found myself reading about something called regenerative air preheaters after running into a problem with the greenhouse I built for my wife three years ago. The heating…
Three months ago, I found myself standing in a 1920s bank lobby in Portland, watching restoration specialists carefully remove dropped ceiling tiles to reveal original coffered plasterwork that hadn't seen…