My Book About Moving to MexicoHouse of Blue Water , Memories of our B&B in Mexico, is about our move from Canada to Mexico, where we ran a B&B in Huatulco, Oaxaca. It...
Before and After Part 3...Two Bedrooms and a DenWhen we bought this house, we loved the ceder and etched glass closet doors that added a touch of an old-world elegance. They covered...
Before and After Renovations PT 2:A New Great RoomOne side of the Garcia Gineres home we divided had an enormous great room of 50 M2 (538 sq ft), but we chose the other side, a 35 M2...
Before & After Renovations PART:1 Garden & TerrasasAfter two years, we are pleased with our renovation in Garcia Gíneres Merida. Looking back, we have accomplished a lot. Above is our new...
A Tale of Two KitchensDividing a large house into two homes required adding a second kitchen. This kitchen will be mine. It began as a bedroom so lots of...
3 Pools... Finally!Digging and constructing 3 pools has been a long arduous affair, however, we wanted each of the three residences to have its own pool....
An OMG! moment. Two doors cluttered a wall at one end of our living room: The first to the guest room, the other was a narrow closet. To allow the sofa...
Taking Stock of Our Renovation in MexicoIt has been a year since we arrived in Merida. I’d hoped that our renovation would be complete by now, but that was unrealistic. Before...
Persistence Pays OffI wanted traditional rattan furniture on our terraza. This is a natural woven material which has been used for centuries, in tropical and...
Building FencesThe expression “High walls make for good neighbors”, may be taken literally in Mexico because people frequently enclose their property...