Our backstage tour of Stratford throughout 2026 will take us everywhere from an arena to a water pollution control plant. And there may be a swan, or two.
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The one-year anniversary of Renovation Road
The end goal of Renovation Road was not an investment — other than in our happiness and wellbeing.
The renovation R3: Recycle
The big investment is recycling our living room furniture: A Danish L-shaped couch and accompanying chair that have already seen more than a couple decades of service.
The complicated countertop
Sometimes, there doesn’t seem to be even the tiniest Venn-diagram intersection between what you want, and what’s in fashion, when you are planning a renovation.
Adding flame to the game
On the “must have” list when we were house-hunting in 2019 was a fireplace, the ultimate cozy comfort on a dark and cold winter’s night. The place we bought didn’t have one.
The renovation R2: Reuse
When deciding what to reuse during a major renovation, three qualities are determining what’s sticking with us on Renovation Road: beauty; sentimentality; and indestructibility.
These are the things I can do without
And now, my head scratchers: the things populating current design magazine must-have lists that I look at and go, whatever for?
The cult of Farrow & Ball
Designers talking about Farrow & Ball sound like my late, fervently Catholic maiden aunt talking about the Pope.
Teahen Tales 