http://www.bruceirving.biz renovation consultant Fri, 11 May 2012 14:11:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/bring-me-your-tired/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/bring-me-your-tired/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:07:35 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=697 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email I had a great experience recently at one of those crunchy spots that make Boston such a good place for old things. My wonderfully cantankerous grandmother had a set of eight English rush-seat spindle chairs that my wife and I bought from her estate. Many family dinners and wine-soaked parties later, some of them were [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/bring-me-your-tired/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/good-info-from-a-good-firm/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/good-info-from-a-good-firm/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 19:22:31 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=693 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email Doug Hanna and Alex Slive are the H + S of S + H Construction, one of the best and most successful general contracting companies around.  I’ve known them a long time (they fixed a flat roof on my very first house in Cambridge back when we were mere children…ok, in our 30s). Doug’s written [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/good-info-from-a-good-firm/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/february-2012-house-of-the-month/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/february-2012-house-of-the-month/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:23:44 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=654 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email   At 992 Memorial Drive, a classic 1914 elevator building overlooking the Charles River, this penthouse condominium is a one+ bedroom, one-and-a-half bath unit with 1036 square feet, and one of the most attractive properties to hit the market in a while.  The poplar floors are modeled on ones at Winterthur Museum, and the rest [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/february-2012-house-of-the-month/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/cover-story-design-new-england-magazine/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/cover-story-design-new-england-magazine/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:16:07 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=645 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email My article about a highly energy-efficient and ultra-low-VOC house in Concord made the cover of the latest Design New England magazine. One feature: paint that you can literally drink for breakfast (though it tastes nasty). On newsstands and coming online soon.]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/cover-story-design-new-england-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/terrific-book-reviews/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/terrific-book-reviews/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:02:11 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=634 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email Been getting some very nice reviews on Amazon, where the book has a 5-star rating.  Here’s a recent one, by Paul Spring: This is a terrific little book for so many reasons, and it makes a great gift for New Englander or visitor alike. (I’m the latter having only lived in New England 22 years.) [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/terrific-book-reviews/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/radio-interview-about-new-england-icons/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/radio-interview-about-new-england-icons/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:49:08 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=629 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email I was interviewed earlier this week on WCAI (the NPR station for Cape Cod and the Islands) by the delightful host of The Point, Mindy Todd.  Listen here by clicking on the New England Icons show under the Audio tab.]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/radio-interview-about-new-england-icons/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/a-new-england-icons-chapter-to-warm-you-up-for-the-holidays/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/a-new-england-icons-chapter-to-warm-you-up-for-the-holidays/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:12:31 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=623 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email Boston Magazine is calling the book a “must have” for holiday gift-giving–available at Amazon and independent booksellers everywhere. Click the link below for a sample chapter to cozy up to: Sample chapter-Fireplaces]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/a-new-england-icons-chapter-to-warm-you-up-for-the-holidays/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/whats-new-in-paint/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/whats-new-in-paint/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:59:41 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=610 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email It’s one of the miracles of home improvement that one of the least expensive moves can have such a profound effect on a room, and can be pulled off by a (patient, careful) amateur to boot.  In a world of shocking price tags, paint is a great investment.  For about $100, you can transform a [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/whats-new-in-paint/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/the-benefits-of-a-busy-road/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/the-benefits-of-a-busy-road/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:10:48 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=595 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email I went through one of the most tasteful houses I’ve been in for a long time yesterday.  It’s a 1915 brick Colonial on the edge of the great Larchwood neighborhood in Cambridge, near Fresh Pond and Huron Village.  Four bedrooms, two baths, a beautiful cork-floored kitchen, garage parking, and lovely landscaped yard. Here’s the kicker: [...]]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/the-benefits-of-a-busy-road/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/nice-review-of-new-england-icons-in-maine-magazine-2/ http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/nice-review-of-new-england-icons-in-maine-magazine-2/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:29:38 +0000 Bruce http://www.bruceirving.biz/?p=519 • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Reddit • Digg • StumbleUpon • Email MM_Oct11_WhatWereReading]]> http://www.bruceirving.biz/blog/nice-review-of-new-england-icons-in-maine-magazine-2/feed/ 0