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Perpetual Trade Deficits and COVID: Or, Why You Can’t Find Yellow Pillows Anywhere
Regular readers know TRH deals with logistics and financial matters every day. But always local and ultra-micro. Perpetual trade deficit and implications from COVID are global and complicated issues. This…
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What We Want, What We Really, Really Want
Our spaces are personal, and in these minimalist days, what we choose to surround ourselves with matters. 40 years in the people/space/stuff business, I know what we want, what we…
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Consults for a Cause September 2021: Drug Crisis in Our Backyard
Addiction has a ripple effect. Beyond those using, it touches those who love them, depend on them, live or work with them. Two things are a certainty: It doesn’t discriminate,…
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UPDATED: Donating and Thrifting in Westchester County
Many of us enjoy the yin-yang of donating and thrifting. Clearing out some things, supporting a good cause, acquiring new treasures, usually for a pretty good price-it’s green and economical. …
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What to Expect From Pre-Listing Consults
Working with a home staging professional might seem foreign or frivolous, especially if you’re a DIY-er at heart. But good news, no-strings-attached, pre-listing consults has been a business model that’s…
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Some of My Best Friends Are Analogies
Good communication isn’t about quantity, volume, or fancy words. It’s knowing how to have a point or idea resonate and be memorable. And sometimes it’s about finding kinder ways to…
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Consults for a Cause August 2021: IFCA
Bettering lives by bettering spaces is as close to my heart as my hometown of Ossining. IFCA being August’s Consults for a Cause designated charity was an easy choice. The…
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Then and Now: Design Trends We Can All Get Behind
Design fads and design trends may sound mysterious and arbitrary but are rooted in realities. Both signal our innate desire for change, for something new, and both reflect some element…
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Lessons From the Supermarket
Searching for ways to explain and clarify what I do is always top of mind; making connections between familiar but disparate elements (of any type) has become sort of a…
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