Home Guru

By Bill Primavera – Come holiday time, my wife Margaret and I have always engaged in a practice I suspect many homeowners share: in addition to buying gifts for each other, we also buy gifts “for the home.” Over the years

By Bill Primavera – Every year, just as wintry weather arrives, I receive a call or email from the first supplier I ever used when moving to Westchester, Dave Goldberg of Dave Goldberg Plumbing and Heating, making sure that I remind

By Bill Primavera – Normally built-ins are utilized to transform dead zones into functional space, such as under stairs or windows, or between fireplaces and corners, but with our most recent project, there were a couple of other objectives to achieve

By Bill Primavera – I’ll confess that I’ve always been a country boy at heart, having been reared in the Tidewater area of Virginia, where as a boy, I spent most of my time outside and barefoot at that. So, it

By Bill Primavera – The classic sitcom “Seinfeld” may rival Shakespeare for the number of neologisms it has given us – “low talker,” “regifting” and “anti-dentite” among them – and it has also brought us the holiday Festivus and the career

By Bill Primavera – Each fall throughout the years I have given various tips for preparing for the long, cold winter ahead, and among them, here are some that are top of mind. For the lawn, rather than gathering leaves and

By Bill Primavera During the last quarter of the year, any prospective homebuyer can tell you that it hasn’t been a sure thing that you can get the house you’ve set your cap on. In today’s market, if a house

By Bill Primavera Who says bigger is better? Well, all of us do, it seems, when it comes to living larger and wanting more space, especially if we happen to be downsizing but don’t want to be fully aware of

By Bill Primavera As I opened the door to my kitchen pantry to grab a quick snack, the thought occurred to me that I’ve lived in homes and apartments that didn’t feature a pantry and wondered how I managed without

By Bill Primavera For a politician, Westchester County Legislator John Testa said he’s too sentimental about most things, particularly his hometown of Peekskill where he was born and raised and particularly his Arts and Crafts home, which has been in