Posts by Jayson Gibson
The New Retro :: Thoughts on a Changing Sense of Home Styling :: Jayson Gibson
0May 16, 2012
The traditional is being exploded into an array of options that try to capture the multi-faceted answer to the question, “Who are we now?” [...]
Jayson Gibson :: Building the Coop D’Grace
3September 8, 2011
With all of the hammering, clanking, nail gunning (and occasional swearing) going on next door, it seemed that my neighbor was “up to something.” I couldn’t resist swinging by to see if he was finally adding on that family room he’s had his mind’s eye focused on for the past few years. Instead, I found him slaving over a barn in miniature. Assuming he wasn’t planning on breeding tiny horses, I realized that my neighbor—like much of the rest of the neighborhood—had caught chicken fever. [ . . . ]
Jayson Gibson :: Now that We Have Some Time . . . Remodeling is a No Brainer
4August 31, 2011
If you make your renovations and the economy (and the housing market) get worse, you’re stuck relaxing in a home that meets your functional and aesthetic needs, and you’re probably recouping savings every month to boot (you did go energy-efficient with that renovation, right?). Your long-term horizon for selling your home means that regardless of its value, your house is your home, and you’ve made it a better place in which to live. How can that be wrong? On the flip side, if you make your renovations and things suddenly get hot, well, you’ve got an upgraded and highly-marketable product on your hands, and you’ve recouped your expenses in increased equity. Not a bad job. [ . . . ]
