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  • May 15, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Marisa M. Kashino

  • May 13, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Marisa M. Kashino

    We weren’t prepared for Bexley. That turned out to be a very good thing.

  • Dec 21, 2023 | fredericknewspost.com | Marisa M. Kashino

    If you haven’t finished — or started — your holiday shopping, this gift guide is for you! When you have unlimited choices and limited time, you need to call in the experts. Homes are personal, which makes choosing a gift for someone else’s tough. My strategy? Aim for something fun, with at least a dash of utility. kAmkDEC@?8m3FD:?6DDU2>AjA=62DFC6 4@]i %96 !=246>2Ek^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmSfh 7@C 7@FC M q2D:4 6?@F89 E@ 2AA62= E@ >@DE C64:A:6?ED[ 3FE H9:>D:42= 6?@F89 E@ 766= DA64:2=[ E96D6 4@>6 :?

  • Dec 4, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Marisa M. Kashino

    10 great gift ideas for the home Homes are personal, which makes choosing a gift for someone else’s tough. My strategy? Aim for something fun, with at least a dash of utility. $79 for four | Basic enough to appeal to most recipients, but whimsical enough to feel special, these come in four color combos that will liven up any table. $95 | The beauty of this vase — aside from its modern shape and color — is that it’s really two gifts.

  • Nov 25, 2023 | stuff.co.nz | Marisa M. Kashino

    It's been two years since the paint dried on Victoria Barnes and Paul Keifrider's top-to-bottom, almost entirely DIY renovation of their Victorian house outside Philadelphia - but the angst of the process still feels a little fresh. "He didn't want to wait for a plan. He just wanted to start," says Barnes, of her husband's impatience for fleshing out the details of a project before swinging a hammer.