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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

If you’ve decided to build a home and you’ve found the perfect lot, the next step is to choose whether you’re going to build a custom vs stock floor plan.  But I want you to first celebrate that you’ve made it this far and gone from the ‘dreaming about building’ phase to actually starting the […]

In this post, I’m pointing out seven (pretty hefty) unexpected expenses when building a house because I want you to make sure you include these ‘hidden costs’ in your budget so you don’t have any surprises pop up later. I don’t want this list to scare you, but rather I want you to be aware […]