It’s Monday, so gather the family around the tube for About the Folks! Today we present the fourth and final episode in our 4-part docuseries on my friend John’s 1723 stone house. Having walked through bedrooms, bathrooms, the kitchen, the living room—even the attic!—we’re circling back to the first floor to talk all about the amazing dining room, complete with reproduction woodwork, an epic hand-painted mural, and one of the most magnificent Dutch Kasten I’ve ever come across! A ...| Daniel Kanter
It’s Monday morning, and you know what that means!!! Or, wait, do you? This is still pretty new for all of us. The third episode of About the Folks is here for your viewing pleasure! In this episode we explore one of my favorite parts of any old house—the attic—and then head back downstairs to check out the living room and perhaps the most perfect kitchen of all time. If you’re confused about what this is or why I’m showing it to you, the answers you seek are right over here in this...| Daniel Kanter
Hello hello! It’s another release day! About the Folks Episode 2 has arrived! What is this? Let me tell you. About the Folks is a new semi-regular series wherein I force my friends to display their homes and sparkling personalities for the entire internet. The original idea was to do this in blog posts—relying mostly on photos and a brief video segment—but then my darling life-wife and comrade Juliet went ahead and made a 4-part docuseries because she is an extraordinary talent and a v...| Daniel Kanter
It’s today, it’s today! After many months of scheming and plotting and shooting and editing, Juliet and I are so excited to put this project out into the world. This is just the first of four episodes, in what I hope will be a regular series where you’ll get to know some really cool houses and the incredible owners behind them…who also happen to be my friends, since I like them and stuff. If you love the first episode, why wait for the second??! We’re exploring the bedrooms and bath...| Daniel Kanter
For years now, I’ve had this idea about doing something on my blog other than just talk about myself and whatever I’m doing. Enough about me*. Let’s dish about other people. (*I recognize I also owe you updates about me. life has been insane and I have a lot to tell you.) When I moved to Kingston in 2013, I had barely spent any time here and didn’t know a soul aside from my realtor and the lawyer I hired for closing on the house, neither of whom seemed super excited to be best frie...| Daniel Kanter