Dear Readers. I know there is a lot of loss in the world right now. This post is not to deflect from that, but this is a story I needed to share today, one year after my dog’s passing. So I appreciate your understanding while knowing I support and believe #BlackLivesMatter and give my condolences […]
April 9, 2019
Move In Countdown Week 7: Home Design Advice
After seeing the progress on the house, it is amazing that it is finally taking shape. As I walk around our future home, I can remember every step and home advice decision made along the way during the home design project. As a result, there are things that I have learned that were essential to […]
April 1, 2019
Countdown to Move In – When the Project Does Not Go As Planned
It is week 8 in the countdown. This week I am writing about one of the most frustrating things in new home construction and new house construction design – when not everything goes as planned! Building a new home and designing a new house has its challenges! Home Construction Mistake #1: Not according to plan […]
March 28, 2019
Pantry Pain Turns Into Pantry Inspiration
During our home construction journey, we made a decision along the way not to go with expensive kitchen pantry cabinetry. Nor did we decide to go with standard kitchen pantry organization in the form of shelves. So, I needed some interesting kitchen pantry design ideas and pantry inspiration STAT! Let me explain our kitchen pantry […]
March 25, 2019
Week 9: Happy (Home) Ever After
I’m often asked how we selected the house design for our home construction project. The key is to finding your architectural design based on the story you want to live. First, it depends on the type of house construction project. If it is a spec home, you may be required to assume the house design […]
March 17, 2019
Countdown: 10 Weeks to Move In
One of the things I have observed on our how to build a house journey, as we have progressed during our home construction over the past several months, is that there is not a lot of visual progress during the various steps to building a house. As the saying goes, “There’s a lot of talk, […]
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