She wouldn’t be my daughter if she weren’t undergoing a major home remodel in her third trimester of pregnancy. But here we were. I still remember being pregnant with her and standing in my torn-up ...

“I want a bigger kitchen,” my daughter says. “So, remodel,” I say, which is pretty much my first response to any home-related complaint. “But I don’t see how we can make more space, and I want room ...

Once again, even though I know better, those four little words, often uttered in the throes of a home remodel, got me: As long as we’re, remodeling the kitchen, let’s update the guest bathroom.