Building a home can certainly be one of the most stressful projects you’ll experience in your life. However, it doesn’t have to be super stressful! Below I’m sharing 4 tips to help you reduce stress while building your house. Spoiler alert … a lot of the stress of home building comes from poor planning and…
Where to Buy Trending Door Hardware Online
Are you curious where you can go online to order beautiful hardware? I’ve got you covered below with a list of three great places to buy trending door hardware online! I’m also answering your questions about what hardware finishes and styles are popular AND whether or not door hardware should match throughout your house. Affiliate…
3 Tips to Design the Perfect Floor Plan for your Family
Creating or choosing your floor plan is a HUGE part of building a home. It’s exciting to design your floor plan, but it’s also important that you really think about what you’re doing. You want to create a home that flows well and is functional for YOUR family … plus, you want it to fit…
3 Myths About Building a Custom Home
Are you dreaming of building a custom home but you aren’t sure it’s a possibility for you because you don’t have a huge budget? Guess what … this is just one of the myths about building a custom home that is swirling around. What if I told you that you can, indeed, build a cute…
How to Choose Cabinet Hardware
When building a home, there are MANY decisions to make (as you know). Obviously choosing your cabinets is one of the big decisions, but it doesn’t stop there. You need a way to open those beautiful cabinets! If you’re struggling with what style, finish or size of cabinet hardware you need OR you’re unsure whether…
Why Important to Plan Before Building Your Home
Are you building your first (or next) home and you have no clue where to start? Are you afraid to make all of the design decisions you know you’ll have to make and, even worse, making costly mistakes? Building a home doesn’t have to be scary! You just need to have a plan in place…
Why Most People Go Over Budget When Building
Does this sound familiar? You’re planning to build a home for the first time and you have soooo many questions and worries, but going over budget when building is your biggest concern. This fear is very valid considering most people do (unfortunately) go over budget when building a home. However, this doesn’t have to be…
Avoid this Critical Mistake when Building a Custom Home
I see you out there … you’re scrolling through Pinterest to learn from others’ home build ‘mistakes’ and ‘regrets’ so you don’t make the same ‘mistakes’ when you start building your own custom home. Well, I’ve got a big one for you! Avoiding this ONE CRITICAL ‘mistake’ when building a custom home will set you…
Should I Hire a Designer when Building a Custom Home?
I was recently on a Zoom call with one of my ‘Building Your Foundation’ (BYF) members. She’s starting to plan for her home build and she asked me, ‘is it worth it for me to hire a designer when building a custom home?’ We determined that she probably didn’t need a designer, but your situation…
Custom Home Build Regrets (and Loves) 7 Years Later
Is one of your biggest home build fears that you’ll end up with custom home build regrets that are too costly to fix? Or possibly you’re afraid you’ll make decisions that are outdated in just a few short years? Guess what … I had the same fears as YOU! Keep reading to find out how…
Serena & Lily Look for Less: Family Room Redo
I love (LOVE) the look of this calming neutral family room, but it’s just a little out of my price range (ok, a lot out of my price range)! The good news … I created a similar Serena & Lily look for less than half the cost! A low decor budget does NOT mean your…
7 Signs you’re Ready to Build a Custom Home
Are you dreaming of building a custom home, but you aren’t quite sure if you’re ready to take the plunge? In this blog post, I’m sharing 7 signs you’re ready to build a custom home! I have to be honest though … building a house is kinda like having your first baby. No one is…
4 Rooms I Wish I Added Windows to When Building
One thing that is often overlooked when creating a floor plan is window placement. I did a good job with windows when I created my own floor plan; however, I did make some ‘goofs’. Below I share the 4 rooms I wish I had added windows to when building my home. You can learn from…
Why I Sell my Custom Two-Story Floor Plan with Main Level Master
Have you been scrolling through Pinterest until your eyeballs burn to try to find the perfect two-story floor plan with a main level master? If you answered yes, then you might have just stumbled across the perfect plan for your family. Fingers crossed for you! WHY I SELL MY CUSTOM TWO-STORY FLOOR PLAN WITH MAIN…
Best Exterior White Paint Colors
I don’t know about you but I happen to LOVE the look of a creamy white painted brick home 🙌. If I were building today, I would 99.9% go with this look on my home. And because I love to daydream about my future home, I decided to round up some inspiration of the best…
How to Determine Cost to Build a House
A blog reader recently asked me, “is there a way to find out what the average construction cost per sq ft would be?” I’ll share my answer below about how to determine the cost to build a house. But first, let me tell you that there are MANY variables that come into play when it…
8 Crucial Questions to Ask Potential Home Builders
Are you afraid you’ll choose the wrong builder for your home build and the process will go badly? I get it! Your builder can make or break your entire home build experience. The key to choosing a great builder is to ask potential home builders these 8 CRUCIAL questions! By asking each builder the SAME…
10 White Home Exterior Ideas you’ll Swoon Over
Are you in LOVE with the white home exterior as much as I am?! Do you want to build a white house, but you worry it’s just a trend and will be out of style before you even finish building your house?! If YOU are on the fence, keep scrolling down and I’ll let you know…
