Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven Podcast
1) Midcentury Modern in Michigan
We've got another renovation story in this episode, a mid century modern house in Michigan. My guest is Laurie Hughet-Hiller, a Michigan architect who was lucky to find her gem of a house as her firs...Show More
2) Residential Landscape Design
I do love talking about and thinking about residential landscape design. Steve Griggs, a straight talking landscape designer from New York, joined me to discuss one of my favorite subjects. We discu...Show More
3) How to hire the right design professional, revisited
We haven't touched on how to hire an architect or residential designer in quite a while, so here is another look at episode 68 with Jake Krowkoski. In this episode, you will discover…….- How do I know...Show More
4) Brick Colonial in Indiana
I started following Kemp Harper on Instagram a while ago, his account @thecolonial_on_park. We talked about his experience with his 1930s/40s Brick colonial in Brazil, Indiana. He is a true artist w...Show More
5) Queen Anne in Pennsylvania
Frank Cesaro and Jim Jones joined me this week to talk about the project they've taken on- a Queen Anne Victorian in Scranton PA. “Frank was born and raised in New Jersey and Jim in Pennsylvania. The...Show More
6) Door Refurbishment
Is your door looking a little sad and you think your only option is to replace it? I just learned that there are specialists who will take your door away and bring it back looking like new. How did ...Show More
7) The Octagon House
Gabriella Somoza joined me in this episode to talk about her unusual Octagon House in Cape May, New Jersey, her love of historic preservation, interior design and advice about purchasing a house for i...Show More
8) Insulation with Christine Williamson- revisited
This week we are revisiting episode 51. Great for women in renovations season!A listener wrote to request an episode on insulation- here it is! Christine Williamson of Building Science Fight Club exp...Show More
9) Renaissance of a Maine Greek Revival
Vana Carmona tells the story her ongoing revival of a derelict Greek Revival house in Maine. We talked about clearing up titles, the importance of understanding budget and timeline and renovating in ...Show More
10) Environmentally Friendly Renovations, revisited
This episode we are revisiting episode 9 with British architect Debbie Bentley.Designing your house for the future:Build lessDo you really need to build more and increase your footprint? Think about h...Show More