The old days of separating the kitchen from the rest of the house by putting it in a closed area at the back of the home is no longer what people seem to want.  Instead, the kitchen has become the heart of the home.  Most of the folks I talk to would prefer to have their kitchen [...] Read More

It seems that we continue to change how we use our kitchens.  The old trend was to make the kitchen separate from the rest of the home, supposedly so the food preparation mess was hidden from guests, but lately the trend is to incorporate the kitchen into the rest of the living area, with barely a wall [...] Read More

I recently had to tear out a plaster wall to combine a client’s living room and dining room in East Nashville.  (See this post).  I knew this would make a terrible mess and that my clients don’t want a mess in their homes as much as possible.  That’s when I decided it was time to invest in a ZipWall [...] Read More

If you’re looking for a way to really transform your living space, why not remove a wall?  This amazing older home in the Lockeland Springs neighborhood of East Nashville has a lot going for it, however, the front couple of rooms were under-utilized and the homeowner wanted to combine them into one large living room, [...] Read More

There are many things that make a kitchen great.  It could be the finishes that you choose, or the space it provides.  Often, though, it’s a question of function and amenities.  For my summer project house in Inglewood, I started with a clear slate.  The homeowner had removed everything down to the bare walls and [...] Read More