When building a home, there are MANY decisions to make (as you know). Obviously choosing your cabinets is one of the big decisions, but it doesn’t stop there. You need a way to open those beautiful cabinets! If you’re struggling with what style, finish or size of cabinet hardware you need OR you’re unsure whether […]

One question I get over and over from clients inside my private ‘Before You Build’ home build prep group coaching program is how to plan for ageing in place features when building a home.  In full transparency, I had never heard the term ‘aging in place’ before starting my membership program. However, I am now […]

When I built my house eight years ago, things were very different when it came to the home build prep design process. Pinterest was in its infancy, there were very few home design blogs (if any), and I had never even heard of Instagram. I literally tore (physical) pages out of (physical) magazines to organize […]

The idea of building a custom home is very exciting, but there is A LOT that goes into making your home build a success. And it all starts with 5 simple steps to building a home that you should complete BEFORE you even think about breaking ground! Believe me … I know from experience that […]

It’s a new year (hello, 2022 👋) and that means new design trends … including new paint colors for house trends. In this blog post, I’ll share the trending colors for my two (favorite) go-to paint brands, Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore. Spoiler alert … subtle green is VERY popular this year as evidenced in […]

Are you dreaming of building a house but the financial unknowns, including the cost to build a new home, have you up at night questioning whether or not this is the best decision for your family? Are you wondering if it would be easier (and cheaper) to just buy an existing home (although you can’t […]