Severing the TV Watching – Eating Connection Would Americans be thinner if we all moved our fridges to the attic? Instead, over the course of half a century, we’ve collectively progressed from sneaking food into the den, to enjoying the occasional meal there (TV trays), to essentially combining the Kitchen and Family/TV Room into one, great big, opened-up area....Read More
Staging on a BudgetRegular readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of staging. But what if you don’t have the money? Or you have a 5,000 square foot home, and staging would be prohibitively expensive? I’d still make the case that a half (or a quarter) loaf is better than none. Establishing...Read More
Beyond Finished Square Feet In a tight economy, builders and homeowners alike must figure out how to make their houses live and feel bigger without increasing their finished square feet (and therefore cost). How do you do that? Increase the volume. Huh?? Whereas square footage is two-dimensional, volume is three dimensional. Consider two identical homes,...Read More
