Off and on for the past year I’ve been working on whole-house renovation project in Inglewood.  It has been a remarkable transformation that makes it hard to believe it’s the same house I started with!  I’ll cover some of the different aspects of this project in future articles, but I wanted to get some of [...] Read More

Sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and do a banister the same every time.  You can go and buy stock pieces off the shelf that will look nice, but it will also look like about every other banister you see out there.  These clients wanted something different for their home in the [...] Read More

I’m a big fan of cedar shakes shingles. There is something cool about a building product that is just a piece of wood that shaved off a tree and nailed to your house. They aren’t square or perfectly uniform which means they tend to give your home a splash of creativity. Often a dormer on [...] Read More

I always like to say that there is tile for every taste out there.  You can stick to traditional glazed tiles and natural stone, or get something handmade and unusual.  For this grand home in Historic Lockeland Springs in East Nashville, glass tiles were the way to go. I don’t get to do a lot [...] Read More

So, just how does a contractor include the “Wow Factor” in their work?  I started thinking about this and it made me chuckle.  In contracting, it’s pretty easy to wow people: Return phone calls Show up to appointments on time Call if you’re running late Get projects done when agreed upon for the price agreed [...] Read More