Episode 48 – Tiny Home Renovations
If you’re looking for a tiny house, is it best to build your own, buy a pre-made house or find one to renovate? Are tiny home renovations a good idea? In this week’s episode tiny house specialist Ethan Waldman joins me to discuss these questions and more.Somehow I was surprised to learn that the majority […]
Episode 48 – Tiny Home Renovations?
If you’re looking for a tiny house, is it best to build your own, buy a pre-made house or find one to renovate? Are tiny home renovations a good idea? In this week’s episode tiny house specialist Ethan Waldman joins me to discuss these questions and more. KM: Ethan, I really appreciate you coming on […]
Episode 47 – Think Like a Plant
In this episode we again address the plants that we bring onto our properties and think in a slightly different way about those choices. I’ll be interested to hear what you think after listening to the episode. Why should plant intelligence matter to the home gardener? Tigrilla Gardenia is a nature inspired business mentor, a […]
Episode 45 – Empowering Women to diy
Cara and I swapped interviews. Our conversation here was about DIY. My episode about tackling major renovation projects in your home is out on her podcast MAKE SPACE. I think her Cara’s mission and classes could be useful to people who are not feeling confident in their design and power tool use abilities. A bit […]
Episode 45-Empowering Women to diy
Cara and I swapped interviews. Our conversation here was about empowering women to DIY. My episode about tackling major renovation projects in your home is out on her podcast MAKE SPACE. I think her Cara’s mission and classes could be useful to people who are not feeling confident in their design and power tool use abilities. View episode enhancements for […]
Episode 44 – TikTok Architect
Tom Reynolds is TikTok Architect, a real architect who shares his experience and love for architecture with his audience of almost 15,000 followers on TikTok. Tom and I had a long talk about what to expect when you will be renovating your house, his own home renovation experiences, his career, why to hire an architect, and more. About our guest: Tom Reynolds is […]
Episode 44 – TikTok Architect
Tom Reynolds is TikTok Architect, a real architect who shares his experience and love for architecture with his audience of almost 15,000 followers on TikTok. Tom and I had a long talk about what to expect when you will be renovating your house, his own home renovation experiences, his career, why to hire an architect, and more. See the episode enhancements for “TikTok Architect”. KM: […]
Episode 42 – HVAC
Hello and welcome to Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven. This is Katharine MacPhail, your host. I am an architect practicing in Eastern Massachusetts. My specialty is additions and renovations to existing homes. I started this podcast as a resource for homeowners. Lately I’ve been also interviewing homeowners about their renovation stories, which I’m […]
Episode 42 – HVAC
Improve your energy efficiency by rethinking your residential heating and cooling strategies Dennis Stinson, Vice President of Sales at Fujitsu, joined me on this episode to discuss the issue of energy usage and energy efficiency during this pandemic, how to bring atmospheric comfort to your home, various types of available heat pumps/mini splits, and more. […]
Episode 40 – Countertops
In this week’s episode I talk to countertop expert and stone enthusiast Lili Morris. She’s been in the cabinet and countertop industry for about 4 years Tennessee (We met on Instagram, where she is @house_on_everett_hill). We talked about various kinds of stone countertops, both naturally formed and man-made. We did get a bit into laminate […]