My Home Remodel, Part 12: Custom Cabinetry by a Carpenter Who Cares
The seats from which Clare and Gaga were appreciating the beauty of the kitchen. My mother-in-law watches Clare, my three-year-old daughter, on Mondays and Tuesdays…
Articles by Christina A. Koch
Chicago’s Historic Cook County Hospital Is Redeveloped into a Hotel and Food Hall
Built in 1914, Cook County Hospital often has been referred to as Chicago’s Ellis Island. The 2-block-long, 8-story Beaux-Arts building, constructed just outside the city’s…
What a Difference a Year Can Make
One year ago, I struggled with the words for this column. COVID-19 had gripped our country and the world, and most of us were experiencing…
My Home Remodel, Part 11: A Sink Is a Beautiful Thing
My cabinetmaker took my BLANCO IKON sink back to his workshop and built my island around it. When my husband Bart and I got married,…
My Home Remodel, Part 10: Celebrating Countertops
I agonized about countertops as I was choosing finishes for my kitchen. Last summer, my husband Bart and I decided to browse a stone center…
The Introduction of retrofit home
About a decade ago, a family in my area of Iowa purchased a 24- by 40-foot Presbyterian church built in 1879 and transformed it into…