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While not unheard of, it’s admittedly a rare occurrence when a home’s square footage, as well as a client’s budget, is large enough to accommodate multiple master bathrooms in a residence. Designing within those parameters can be a resolution for meeting the demands of partners who have contrasting style preferences as well as needs, some of which can be in conflict with each other. Such was the case for Tom Reineberg, who recently renovated a home with his/her master bathrooms for a husband and wife with vastly different desires and tastes. Her bathroom featured a contemporary design style with a...

Outdoor kitchens are increasingly becoming popular in America and across the globe. If you’re looking to establish an outdoor kitchen, one of the primary items you’re going to invest in is a grill. The type of grill you choose should help you create a comfortable cooking and dining space. Unlike indoor grills, outdoor grills need to be more versatile as you’re likely to use them more often during spring, summer, and part of autumn. You also want to make sure that your grill is big enough to serve more guests and handle the harsh summer weather. So, how do you...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPY.com may receive an affiliate commission. Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 8, and while we’re sure mom would love one of the usual go-to gifts (or at least pretend to), why not get her something a little outside of the box? Surely, she deserves a little more from the child she carried for nine months than candy from the drugstore and a greeting card. Instead, give mom something she can use for years to come, and something that will remind her of...

Running a food truck requires a lot of electrical power, but it’s important that your power source be just as portable as the rest of your kitchen. Finding the best generator for a food truck can allow you to reliably power your kitchen for as long as you have customers while keeping your entire setup mobile. In order to help you find the best generator for your food trailer operation, we considered a number of features that are important to these machines. We looked at whether they run on gasoline or propane, since this can affect the power output, runtime,...

In 1929, a World War I veteran came to California searching for work. Because of his service, he was eligible to enter a drawing for a land grant in the Tulelake Basin, on the Oregon border. The veterans wrote their names on slips of paper and put them into a pickle jar. One of the names drawn was Norman Grant Dahle, my grandfather. Ninety-two years ago, my grandfather’s service and sacrifice created the chance for our family to put down roots in California. Whether they trace back to the Gold Rush or arrived on a plane last year, nearly every...