Category: What’s Going On

Happy Memorial Day to our dear clients, friends and readers. As we take a moment today to remember those who have died in our nation’s service, we wanted to share a summer’s worth of delicious recipe courtesy of Bon Appetit. In their June issue, they supplied 30 recipes–appetizers, main...

Will you be traveling this Memorial Day Weekend? We came across an article on the Lake of the Ozarks that’s giving us the itch to start packing our bags. Although the lake is massive, it’s actually “made up of several different cities, towns, villages and private communities, each with...

Woodcarving Illustrated has developed a handy guide for buying wood, called A Handy Reference and Inside Tips from 30 years of Buying Carved Wood that we wanted to share with you today. Why? Because “Buying wood—be it pine, basswood, or something exotic like rosewood—can leave you scratching your head...

The editors of Kansas City Homes & Gardens recently blogged about the 9th Biennial John Wornall House Garden Tour coming up on June 5th, and we wanted to follow suit. This year’s tour offers viewers a chance to visit 7 spectacular gardens. They are all located in Union Hill...

We love it when we come across interesting and innovative architectural concepts, particularly when the materials are locally sourced wood. Take, for instance, the super non-traditional tennis complex proposed for Vaxjo, Sweden by Paris-based architecture firm David Tajchman. He won an international design competition for what is aptly being...

If there’s one thing Kansas Citians are experts on, it’s working the grill, especially during the summer months, but did you know there’s more to wine pairings than Pinot Grigio? Our friends at Kansas City Homes & Gardens have devised a list of grill-friendly reds and whites courtesy of...

Calling all Kansas City NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry) members: Sign up for upcoming events! May 6: Chat & Chug at Maloney’s Bar & Grill May 11: Contractors Roundtable May 12: All-day IRC Prep Class May 14: Family Fun Night at the 4th Annual BBQ Battle May...

We were thrilled to come across a blog posting recently by Oh For Heaven Cakes about the author’s project to build a raised vegetable garden with cedar from Schutte Lumber. We’re thrilled that we can help out area couples with their weekend projects! Writes Laura, “The main focus for...

Our Friends at Roseburg  have introduced a new REAL WOOD cedar siding for your home. Cedar Siding is a REAL WOOD siding panel that offers a rustic cedar plank appearance. It combines strength and durability with a rough natural wood. The face of the panel is manufactured using a...

How’s this for a startling statistic: Economists from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimate that every $1 billion in remodeling and home improvement activity generates 11,000 jobs, $527 million in wages and salaries and $300 million in business income. That’s quite an estimate. And one that President...