Welcome to the Before You Build Podcast. I am so thrilled you’re here. If you are dreaming of building a custom home in the future or you’re ready to start planning right now, this show is for you!  The Before You Build Podcast is your one-stop shop for actionable home-building tips as well as advice […]

Have you been dreaming about building a custom home for a long time and you’re finally getting *close* to making this dream a reality?! If so, I imagine you’re trying to gather as much info as possible before you start building so that you know what to expect and can feel fully prepared for your […]

This blog post is a little different than my typical post … it’s more of a personal explanation of my top floor plan regret in my own custom designed home.  Although this is a personal post about my own home build experience, I know it will help at least one person out there who is […]

I’m doing something that I’ve never done before … I’m sharing a Caroline on Design home tour VIDEO (😳)! Well, it isn’t a whole house tour, but it *is* my entire first floor. I’ve shared hundreds of photos of my home over the years, but I’ve never shown it in video form. I decided to […]

Building a custom home is a HUGE investment in both time and money. Obviously, you want to get it right … the first time! By definition, a custom home has never before been built so you can’t be certain of how it will look when completed. One way to make sure the final product looks exactly […]

One of my absolute FAVORITE things to do for clients inside my ‘Before You Build’ home build prep program (a.k.a. BYB) is to offer personalized feedback on their floor plan drawings.  I loooove doing this because floor plans get me so excited (I should have been an architect). When I look at a floor plan, […]