I’m answering a GREAT question I got from someone attending my free on-demand class. The question was this: How can you best create a realistic custom home budget before you meet with a builder? I LOVE this question because the person who asked it is already thinking about planning for their home build the RIGHT […]

If you’re planning to build a custom home, you’re probably worried about the typical things … you know, like staying on budget or making the right design decisions so you don’t have regrets. But guess what? There are other things you might not even realize you need to think about until you are already in […]

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 […]