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ASK RACH: How Do I Hide a Bathroom Next to a Kitchen?

Ways to disguise a bathroom-next-to-a-kitchen problem without building a partition

ASK RACH: How Do I Keep My Mattress Clean and in Tiptop Shape?

Low to no-cost ways to help maintain your precious mattress

ASK RACH: Tiny Kitchen Woes

In my first Ask Rach entry, I help my friend Ron sort out his tiny condo kitchen

How to Use Very Peri in Your Home

You can use the cool, unusual, Pantone Color of the Year quite easily!

Makati Garden Club’s Hidden Gems

A long lunch leads to the great outdoors

“We Learn from the Generation Before, and We Carry On”

An online forum with Paul Noritaka Tange turns out not only to be a discussion of architecture, but a sincere talk about design sensibilities and the continuation of family values

We Did Swedish Death Cleaning and I Think Everyone Should Do It

It was a lesson not only in purging, but in love

Mid-century Modern Mom

Memories of my favorite photo of mom at home

In Praise of Slow, Simple Coffee

Life is so fast and crazy, so I prefer my coffee-making slow

Last Days Before Lockdown

A roundup of all the places I went to a few weeks before the Pandemic