How to Visualize Furniture in Your Floor Plan (+ Spoak Review)

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If you’re planning to build and you’re struggling to visualize furniture in your floor plan (while it’s on paper), you are NOT alone!  When you’re working on your floor plan, there comes a time when you start second-guessing room sizes and start questioning whether your king bed will actually fit in the primary bedroom with […]

Dec

03

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Draftsperson vs. Architect: What’s the Difference?

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If you’re building a custom home, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is this: Do we need to hire an architect, or can we just work with a draftsperson? This draftsperson vs architect dilemma is very common, so you are not alone! But I get it … when you’re investing hundreds of […]

May

21

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A Custom Home Build MUST DO!

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Building a custom home is a HUGE investment in both time and money. Obviously, you want to get it RIGHT! I want this for you, too, so I’m giving you a huge tip in this episode … stay tuned because this is a custom home build MUST DO! A CUSTOM HOME BUILD MUST DO! Listen […]

Nov

06

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Floor Plan Design with ChatGPT

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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 […]

Sep

18

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Benefits of Planning Before Building

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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 […]

Aug

28

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11 Floor Plan Mistakes to Avoid

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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 […]

Aug

14

Floor Plan Creation

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.

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