Tag Archives: #restoration

A House Under Repair

Our house needed some attention. The amenities were in disrepair. Toilets no longer flushed, buckets were placed under sinks and so many light were broken. We had made a substantial but necessary list of desperate repairs and had handed them to our landlord … Continue reading

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When Gold Fills the Cracks

“When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold.  They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful.” Billie Mobayed Kintsugi, literally translated as golden joinery or … Continue reading

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