Chop and Change

I’ve been leading a double life. I’m an editor by day, and in the evenings and on weekends I become a home remodeler.

For the past four years, my husband, Tom, and I have been renovating a 40-year-old condo in center city Philadelphia. Our decision to renovate was a no-brainer. We got the unit for a reasonable price (all right, it was cheap). And it’s in a good building and a neighborhood that I love.