Journal
Lessons from land, materials, construction, and the closing table, written the way they were learned.
November 5, 2026 · Materials
An extended-stay PIP is fundamentally different from a standard select-service renovation. If you treat the brand's preferred-vendor list as mandatory, you are paying someone else's distributor markup.
November 3, 2026 · Materials
When a hotel brand issues a PIP, they steer you straight into preferred-vendor catalogs with massive distributor markups. The way around the catalog tax is knowing how brand review actually works.
November 13, 2025 · Materials
The installers who buy material from this operation are the same army that installs for it.
September 4, 2025 · Materials
Importing is one trade. Furniture, stone, tile, cabinets: those are just what's in the box.
September 25, 2021 · Materials
Coordinating commercial carpet, wallcovering packages, and multi-zone seating upholstery yardages before issuing a studio and showroom interior order in Houston.
August 15, 2019 · Materials
Directing corporate brand prototype development, custom casegoods detailing, and factory procurement specifications for the Americas Best Value Inn regional lodging network.
March 22, 2019 · Materials
Directing factory-direct FF&E sourcing, custom hospitality millwork, and brand-mandated Holiday Inn H4 guestroom package specifications to bypass distributor markups.
September 12, 2018 · Materials
Directing brand-mandated Holiday Inn Express Formula Blue guestroom FF&E procurement, custom hospitality casegoods detailing, and architectural space audits in West Texas.
September 10, 2018 · Materials
Converting a 91-key economy motel to Choice Quality Inn standards with coordinated seating, ADA wet-area kits, lighting, and flooring takeoffs in San Antonio, Texas.
August 21, 2018 · Materials
Sizing 104 extended-stay kitchenettes, engineered quartz tops, and shower surrounds across seven unit layouts under the Staybridge Suites Flora scheme in North Houston.
August 16, 2018 · Materials
Auditing 154 pages of conversion engineering plans and 178 room schedules to source custom hospitality lighting direct from factory lines in Central Texas.
July 19, 2018 · Materials
Standardizing 99 tub surrounds, integral quartz vanity aprons, and modular 96-inch trim kits keeps repeat-room hotel bathroom retrofits predictable across a three-figure room block.
July 17, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating an 83-key four-story Holiday Inn Express Formula Blue Contemporary FF&E procurement bid with exterior architectural elevation plans in Dawson County, Georgia.
June 12, 2018 · Materials
Aligning field meeting revisions, non-upholstered casegoods, and 70 guestroom bathroom packages on a Choice Quality Inn renovation in Greater DFW, Texas.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating guestroom casegoods, bedding, seating, and lighting quantities for a 57-key La Quinta Living Modern 2.0 Del Sol renovation on the Texas Gulf Coast.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Separating guestroom labor, materials, and open-concept lobby remodeling for a 67-key La Quinta Del Sol Property Improvement Plan in Harris County, Texas.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Modern Truly Yours renovation budget and multi-vendor PO procurement schedule for a 61-key Comfort Inn property in Central Florida.
April 12, 2018 · Materials
Building the brand-approved interior design submittal board and sourcing commercial lobby seating, breakfast millwork, and high-wear finishes direct for a Baymont Inn & Suites in Central Texas.
March 9, 2018 · Materials
Directing the architectural millwork, acoustic engineering, and material specifications for the Gujarati Samaj Houston Event Center and multi-story grand ballroom.
February 26, 2018 · Materials
Synchronizing 54 pre-cut White Quartz countertop sets, stainless and porcelain sinks, and knocked-down birch shaker cabinetry with architectural blueprints for a Central Texas residential build.
January 26, 2018 · Materials
Directing architectural prototype spatial planning, structural steel porte-cochere canopy engineering, exterior composite facade cladding specifications, and commercial FF&E procurement strategies for national hospitality brand standards.
January 12, 2018 · Materials
Resolving wood grains, vinyl wallcoverings, quartz tops, and outlet heights across five elevation sheets (A210-A250) and nine 3D renders before West Texas factory production.
January 10, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating floor-by-floor replacement counts, bedding, casegoods, and appliance buyouts for a 59-key Red Roof Inn renovation along the Texas Gulf Coast.
November 27, 2017 · Materials
Aligning a 13-page PIP audit, 14-page prototype set, and 80-key extended-stay quartz/sink schedule across a mid-six-figure Texas Medical Center renovation.