My Custom Floor Plan: A Lil’ Sneak Peek

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Have you seen photos of my home floating around Pinterest as you search for floor plan ideas and you wonder if my custom floor plan might just be the perfect layout for your family? Well, you’re in luck because I’m sharing a lil’ sneak peek of my house plans in this blog post! Just so […]

Nov

11

Building a Home

4 Tips to Reduce Stress While Building a House

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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 […]

Oct

21

Building a Home

Avoid this Critical Mistake when Building a Custom Home

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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 […]

Aug

26

Building a Home

4 Rooms I Wish I Added Windows to When Building

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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 […]

Jul

22

Floor Plan Creation

How to Easily Organize Home Build Design Ideas

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Unlike building a production home with limited design options, building a custom home allows you unlimited design freedom. While this freedom to gather design ideas and inspiration from all over the internet is great, it can also be very overwhelming UNLESS you know how to easily organize your home build design ideas. Lucky for you, […]

May

13

Building a Home

Image of a woman's hands at a laptop typing the 5 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Home Build FI

5 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Home Build

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Image of a woman's hands at a laptop typing the 5 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Home Build FI

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I see you out there … you’ve been dreaming about building a house forever, but now that it’s becoming a reality, you have NO CLUE where to even start. You want someone (anyone) to just tell you the FIRST STEP (and the next steps) to prepare for a successful (and pleasant) home build experience. Preparing to […]

Feb

12

Building a Home

hey there,

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.

DREAMING OF BUILDING A                   HOME BUT AREN’T SURE WHERE TO START?

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