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 46 – Renovation Story – Little Cottage in the Woods of Chappaqua
Today’s episode is about Mark LePage’s cottage renovation in Chappaqua. You can see the episode enhancements here. KM: Mark, I appreciate you coming on today. I can’t wait to hear what you have to tell me about. ML: I’m really excited about this. I have not had an opportunity to talk about anything but Entre […]
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. See the episode enhancements for “TikTok Architect”. KM: […]
Episode 43 – Renovation Story – Mid Century Modern, Georgia
KM: Della, thanks for coming on, I appreciate it. DH: Absolutely. It’s a pleasure to be here. KM: We’re both part of the design network, which is a group of podcasts that, it seems to be mostly women, which is strangely nice. I mean, that’s unusual, right? DH: We don’t really represent the bulk of […]
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 41 – Vivacious Victorian
KM: I’m really excited to talk to you today about your house. It is so beautiful. Tell me all about it. Did you always want a Victorian? How’d you even find it? AH: I didn’t really start falling in love with old houses until I was student teaching actually, years ago. I student taught in […]
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 […]
Episode 38 – Mid-Century Ranch Renovations
The mid-century ranch episode with Wisconsin architect Della Hansmann dives deep into a topic that I personally don’t give much thought to: the ranch house. View the mid-century ranch episode enhancements here. KM: Della, thanks for coming on, I appreciate it. DH: Absolutely. It’s a pleasure to be here. KM: We’re both part of the […]
Episode 35 – Renovation Story – Bloomfield Farm
This episode is the first in a new series called Renovation Story. My guest for this renovation story is Kim Tierney, owner and caretaker of Bloomfield Farm, a beautiful stone house in Virginia built in the 1700s. I have been following her account on TikTok and am grateful that she took the time to record […]