Trying to choose the perfect white paint color for your home? (me too, girl, me too!) Let me guess … it’s way past your bedtime, and you’re still scrolling Instagram and using the search bar to find houses painted with ‘Simply White’ and ‘White Dove’ and ‘Chantilly Lace’ and ‘Swiss Coffee at 75%’. You’ve typed […]

This blog post was updated in October 2026. The original blog post (and podcast episode) were published in March 2023. There is a paint product on the market that I am obsessed with … Samplize mess-free paint samples. These weren’t around when I built my home back in 2013, but I sure wish they were! […]

Whether you’re building a custom home from scratch or renovating your existing home, designing a functional primary bathroom is one of the most expensive design investments you’ll make. And with so many decisions—from layout and storage to lighting and plumbing fixtures—it’s easy to get caught up in the beautiful details before thinking through how you’ll […]

Are you intrigued by the thought of adding wallpaper to your home, but you have no idea where to even start looking for it? Did you know that you can simply order it online?! In this blog post, I’m sharing a list of 12 of my FAV go-to sources for where to buy wallpaper online. […]

If you’re on the hunt for the perfect white paint color for your home exterior, I’ve got you covered. 🙌 This episode is actually based on a blog post I wrote six years ago. I rounded up the best exterior white paint colors at the time (in 2020).  And the crazy thing is that the […]

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 […]