I’ve decided my 6-year-old has the makings of a maximalist. As Interior Designer Ryan Austin Hagood defines it, the maximalist design philosophy…
I got my start writing about design and construction for a roofing industry trade publication nearly 24 years ago. During the interviews…
When my husband Bart and I looked at houses to buy in the Omaha area last April, we narrowed down our choices…
Or—at the very least—treat every home as though it belongs to a member of the media, like me. Why do I say…
There is a saying, often attributed to John Lennon, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Isn’t…
Do you remember the story of Chicken Little? In the story, an acorn falls on Chicken Little’s head and he runs around…
As I write this column, the Christmas holiday has just ended and New Year’s Eve is only days away. My office is…
My friend Heather, her husband, two children and two cats moved into a newly built house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, three years…
In May, the house next door to ours caught on fire. Fortunately, the elderly lady who lived in the house moved to…
I always wanted to be a writer. When I graduated from college with English and history degrees and the strong desire to…
