Tag: Podcast Transcript

Episode 77 – Renovation Story – Aging Pines Homestead

Cover graphic for Talking Home Renovations Episode 77 "Renovation Story - Aging Pines Homestead". The background is a photo of three pines in winter in front of a farmhouse renovation. The red Talking Home Renovations logo appears in the bottom right.

Jake Flitton and his family bought an abandoned house in upstate New York–this episode is about their farmhouse renovation journey. About our guest: Jake Flitton is a licensed architect, practicing in East Aurora NY. He runs his firm from his home office or dining room table, or the living room couch, whichever is most comfortable […]

Episode 72 – Renovation Roadmap

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Today’s episode is about how to plan your renovation roadmap with a renovation coach. Katharine MacPhail  00:10 You are listening to Talking Home Renovations with The House Maven. Is it time to renovate your house, but you’re worried that you don’t really know what you’re doing? This is an educational and entertaining podcast that will […]

Episode 71 – Life Limiting Conditions

Katharine MacPhail 00:10 You are listening to Talking Home Renovations with The House Maven. Is it time to renovate your house, but you’re worried that you don’t really know what you’re doing? This is an educational and entertaining podcast that will ease your fears. Or maybe you just love hearing about home renovations, like I […]

Episode 70 – How to be a Good Client

Cover graphic for Episode 70 of Talking Home Renovations "How to be a Good Client". The background photo is of a dining set on a newly renovated screened porch. The red Talking Home Renovations logo appears on the bottom right.

In this episode, LaShaun Key discusses how to be a good client for an architect, and shares a recipe for amazing lomi salmon. Katharine MacPhail 00:10 Hello, and welcome to Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven. I am your host Katharine MacPhail. I’m an architect, and I practice in eastern Massachusetts. Most of my […]

Episode 67 – Choosing Paint Colors

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In this episode, I meet with Cindy Gelormini to talk about choosing paint colors for your home. Cindy is a color consultant and paint expert. Katharine MacPhail 00:08Hello, and welcome to Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven. I am your host Katharine MacPhail. I’m an architect, and I practice in eastern Massachusetts mostly on […]

Episode 66 – Renovation Story- Split Level Outside of Chicago

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Today’s episode is a split level renovation story about a house in the Chicago suburbs owned by two architects. Katharine MacPhail  00:00 Hey, it’s the House Maven. Are you on Clubhouse? I just started a new club called Talking Home Renovations. It has a room every Saturday morning at 10am Eastern, where we can talk […]

Episode 65 – Kitchens and Baths in Old Houses

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This episode is a conversation with David Rademacher, an expert on restoring kitchens and baths in old houses. Read on for tips for finding antique fixtures, remodeling and renovating old kitchens and bathrooms, and making a newer renovation fit in with a historic house’s aesthetic. Katharine MacPhail  00:00 So, the kind of work you do […]

Episode 64 – Renovation Story – California Ranch in New England

Cover graphic for episode 64 of Talking Home Renovations, "Renovation Story - California Ranch in New England". The background is a photo of a bold, modern kitchen with red cabinets, white countertops, and blue drawers.

This episode is about renovating the rare California Ranch in New England. You don’t see them here much, but Jenny created her dream kitchen in hers. Katharine MacPhail  00:11 Welcome to Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven. I am your host, Katharine MacPhail. I am an architect who practices in eastern Massachusetts. Most of […]

Episode 50 – Renovation Story – Virginia Log Cabin

Cover graphic for Talking Home Renovations episode 50, "Renovation Story - Virginia Log Cabin". The background photo is of a rustic log cabin in the woods on a foggy day.

Gabe and Cristina joined me this week to tell the story of their late 1700’s settler’s log cabin in the Blue Ridge mountains of central VA. Check out the episode enhancements for photos of their log cabin renovation. G: Well, our story started in 2015. We met on Tinder.  KM: Wow.  G: And, um, so […]

Episode 49 – Maximize Creativity

KM: Selfishly, I’m hoping you can give me some pointers on how I can make my office more- Is it more conducive to my creativity or making me more creative, or how would you characterize your specialty in that way?  DR: We are in possession of a lot of knowledge about how our physical environment, […]