Maybe I’m romanticizing old homes too much, but I think one of the reasons old houses have so much charm and character is because somebody took the time to care about them and design them with the intention of being good design.

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How do you design for kids? Is there a right or a wrong approach?

The internet has made us all kind of design sheep. We are victims of algorithms and advertising unless we consciously choose not to be.

Price, conditon, location.

Is design as superficial as many people think it is? What makes it important, and how does that inform the design of a home?

New Year, same home, but better.

You should always buy quality furniture. It’s just better for your finances to buy once vs buying and then needing to replace. That said, I think some things matter more than others. I wouldn’t say I really have rules about when to buy quality vs when to not, but I think there are some things you should trend toward if possible.

Don’t just automatically go with your normal bank. You don’t have to and you don’t need to. Once you have your credit score checked at one institution there’s typically a period where you can continue to get your credit checked without any further impact to your score - this is built in to protect you as a borrower so that you can explore your options, so use it!

PSA: I hate those tiny sinks I can’t even fit my hands in. How am I supposed to wash my hands?

“How do you know when to stop?“

“I don’t.”

“This step is why I am so, so so, so, so adamant about measuring every part of the items that you source, before you pull the trigger and actually purchase them.”

“The island was not supposed to be that big. It’s fourteen or fifteen feet. But after living in so many houses, I know everybody just lives in the kitchen so I can have a party and everybody is just in the kitchen, hanging out.”

“When I am looking for inspiration, I go to Veranda, I go to Architectural Digest, I go to Elle Decor. The incredible thing about these sources is that you get so much diversity of design, but the challenge with that is when you compare those to real life.”