I recently decided to try creating a floor plan design with ChatGPT.  I was looking online at different floor plans, and I found things I liked about each one, and then I thought, “Well, why don’t I just create my own, and I’ll have ChatGPT do it?”  I thought I could plug everything that I […]

In this episode, we’re talking about the MANY MANY MANY benefits of planning before building your house.  I see these benefits first-hand with my home build experience, as well as with my clients as they go through and complete the home build process. I’ve started a movement to get people to PLAN before they build […]

Are you creating your custom floor plan and want to make sure you do it right? (i.e., you want to avoid making costly floor plan mistakes that you’ll later regret.) If so, keep listening! In this episode, we’ll cover 11 common mistakes people make when creating a custom floor plan (or tweaking a stock plan).  Unfortunately, I even […]

Whether you plan to hire an architect or not, the key to designing the perfect floor plan for your family (that is functional, can grow with you, and you absolutely LOVE) all lies in the very first step.  And in this episode, I’m going to tell you what that very first step is so that […]

This episode is a VERY informal kitchen design questions (and answers) session I had with Anne-Marie Klobe, Kitchen Designer. This Q+A session was not intended for my podcast but rather for clients in my private ‘Before You Build’ program. However, there are SO many golden nuggets of kitchen design advice that I wanted to share […]

Today I’m chatting with Holly, the founder and architect of Hereabout, about her floor plan design process. Holly has more than a decade of experience in residential architectural design, and she started her business, Hereabout, to bridge the gap between budget and design for people who want a thoughtfully designed floor plan but might not […]