So here’s the thing nobody warned me about when we started building this house. You don’t pick out wardrobes at the end. You pick them out in this weird middle stage where the drywall is up but the floors aren’t…
The Built-In vs Freestanding Wardrobe Debate That Has Eaten My Brain for Six Weeks
Is Crown Molding Still Popular? Why We Said No During Our House Build
Okay so. Quick story before we get into it. A couple days ago we were standing in what will eventually be our living room. Windows were in but that was about it. You could still see all the rough electrical…
What a $100 Budget Actually Does to a Living Room – Honest Breakdown
Here’s something I haven’t wanted to admit out loud: I’ve been treating my current living room like it doesn’t count. Like it’s a placeholder. Like the real version of my life starts when the house is done. That house counts….
What Actually Makes Layered Rugs Look Good – And What Makes Them Look Wrong
Okay, so I have a confession – I’ve been obsessing over rug layering for months without actually having floors to put rugs on yet, which is either very Type A or just what happens when you’re building a house from…
The Long-Awaited Roof Update – It’s Done, It’s Beautiful, and It Took Three Months
The roof is done. And honestly, I have a lot of feelings about this. It’s been a long time since we broke ground on this house – longer than we expected, if I’m being completely honest – and when you…
Do All Houses Have Attics? A Builder’s Honest Answer (With Photos of Our Very Humbling 1 Meter Attic)
So here’s something I didn’t think about once while we were planning this house – not once – and then it became a whole thing: do all houses even have attics? The answer is no. And finding that out while…
