I want to start with a question … ‘Do you know how to prioritize your home build budget?’ More specifically, do you know what YOUR family’s priorities are?  Do you know exactly where to spend your money and where to pull back … and do you know this now, BEFORE the decisions start flying at […]

One of the biggest concerns I hear from people who are building a custom home is going over budget. (You can probably relate!) But here’s what I want you to know … it is possible to build within — or very close to — budget. It all comes down to knowing where to splurge and […]

Whether you’re planning a custom home build or designing a kitchen renovation, countertop selection is one of those decisions that carries real weight. And a common point of confusion I hear from my BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ clients is, ‘what exactly is the difference between quartz vs. quartzite’? I get it! When I first started hearing […]

Custom home exterior regrets are something you really don’t want to discover after the fact — and yet it happens all the time, even on expensive homes in beautiful neighborhoods.  I’m sure you’ve driven by houses or walked by houses, and something just looks ‘off’. Maybe you can’t figure out what’s off, but something doesn’t […]

Feeling overwhelmed building a home — even just thinking about it — is completely normal.  And honestly, I can relate more than ever because I’m hoping to build again in the next year or two.  That’s partly the reason I decided to write this post. But the main reason is because I want to share […]

Selecting a paint color (in general) is overwhelming. Selecting a white paint color can be even more intimidating because there are literally hundreds of options to choose from.  Honestly, white can be one of the hardest ‘colors’ to choose, so I’ve narrowed down the vast amount of choices to 10 white paint colors that designers […]