There was a time when a pantry meant a single narrow closet with a few wire shelves and a light that flickered when the door swung open. Those […]
Best Kitchen Upgrades for a New Build
If there is one room in your new home worth spending real time and thought on, it is the kitchen. This is the space where breakfast happens before […]
New Home Construction Timeline Week by Week
One of the most common questions anyone building a new home asks is simply, how long is this actually going to take? It is a fair question, and […]
Hidden Costs of Building a House Nobody Talks About
When most people start budgeting for a new home build, they focus on the big, obvious numbers. The lot price, the construction contract total, maybe a rough estimate […]
25 Things to Know Before Building a New Home
Building a new home is one of the most exciting things you will ever do. It is also one of the most complex, drawn out, and occasionally stressful […]
Month 2 Custom Home Build Progress: Framing, Roof, Plumbing, HVAC, and Electrical
If the first month of our custom home build felt like a whirlwind of excitement watching our empty lot transform into a foundation, month two brought an entirely […]
Our Honest Delta Faucet Reviews: Delta Trinsic Touch2O and VoiceIQ
Choosing a kitchen faucet might seem like a small decision compared to picking cabinets or countertops, but if you use your kitchen sink as often as we do, […]
How We Found Land to Build Our Custom Home
Long before we picked out a single cabinet finish or debated over countertop samples, our custom home journey actually began with a much more foundational question. Where were […]
How We Picked Out Kitchen Appliances For Our Custom Home
Choosing kitchen appliances for a custom home build sounds like it should be one of the more straightforward parts of the process. How hard can picking a fridge […]
Design Center Tips: Picking Upgrades at the Builder’s Design Center
If you have ever walked into a builder’s design center for the first time, you probably remember that mix of excitement and pure overwhelm. Rows of countertop samples, […]