8 Crucial Questions to Ask Potential Home Builders

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One of the most important decisions you’ll make when building a home is choosing the *right* builder for your project. Your builder can make or break your entire home build experience and I want you to have a GREAT experience :). So I’m sharing eight crucial questions to ask potential home builders as you go […]

Jul

26

Podcast

8 Home Upgrades that Are Worth it When Building

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In order to have a *chance* of sticking to your home build budget, you’ll most likely need to make some sacrifices and might not be able to get everything you want in your future home. I don’t want this to discourage you though. It’s simply a fact that we all deal with it when building […]

Jul

12

Podcast

6 Crucial Steps Before You Break Ground

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If you’re dreaming about building a custom home in the near(ish) future, you might be curious about what steps you need to take before building in order to have a positive home-build experience and to make your future dream home a reality. I’m not going to sugarcoat it … there is A LOT that goes […]

Jun

21

Podcast

tips to design beautiful & functional master bathroom FI

9 Tips to Design a Functional Primary Bathroom

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tips to design beautiful & functional master bathroom FI

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Your primary bathroom is one of the most expensive rooms when building (or renovating) your home … so you kinda wanna make sure you *really* think about what you want BEFORE you design this room. And if you’re anything like me, you want to design a functional primary bathroom that works perfectly for the way […]

Jun

07

Podcast

Before You Build (How I Help YOU!)

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In this episode/post, I’m sharing some feedback I recently received from a client that really got me thinking. I had a quick initial thought of ‘that sucks’ and then I realized there was some truth in what she said … but there’s so much more to it. Listen to the episode or read the transcript […]

May

24

Podcast

Tips for Designing a Functional Kitchen Layout

9 Tips for Designing a Functional Kitchen

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Tips for Designing a Functional Kitchen Layout

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Building a home is overwhelming (been there, done that!) … and one of the hardest (yet most fun) parts is designing a functional kitchen! The kitchen is the most utilized room in the house and the top place for friends and family to gather … so you want it to work well for both entertaining […]

May

03

Podcast

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I designed my own custom home from the ground up, inside and out. A home that is cozy, comfy, laid out perfectly for the way my family lives, and makes us happy every single day. Oh, and did I mention I did this all without going over budget?! 

Yep, it’s true. I’ve been there, done that, and actually lived through it … and you will too. Pinkie promise!

a.k.a. Caroline on Design

I’m Carrie Barker.

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