With all the shingled McMansions that require upkeep in the Hamptons, getting a carpenter to show up for a minor home improvement can be a major hurdle.
So we consulted Barbara K (for Kavovit), the East End's sexy poster gal for DIY. Her ergonomically correct, female-friendly tools are available at Amazon.com, at Target, at Home Depot, at Bloomingdale's and on QVC. She has worked on townhouses for supermodels Linda Evangelista and Amber Valletta. Courteney Cox and the Duchess of York both swear by her tools.
When we spoke to the upbeat fix-it guru, who built her own house, south of the highway in East Hampton, for an astonishingly low $150 per square foot, she wore a T-shirt, a sparkly skirt and flip-flops.
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To learn more about Barbara K, visit her Web site: www.barbarak.com.
