Many of you have been asking me for a fall house tour. And I am excited to say that I finally got around to making a video tour for you. Get Ready for a Real-Life Home Tour My home tour is a real-life home tour. This means you won’t see a picture-perfect place that’s magazine-ready. …
After almost a year from the start of our house building process, I am so excited to share with you our custom home tour. It’s been a long process but it was totally worth it. Fixer Upper to New Construction When we moved into our last home, the Senior Colonial, it needed so much work …
After searching hundreds of gold lights for our kitchen, I put together a list of the best gold kitchen island lights. Selecting lights was the hardest part of the entire home building process. When designing the kitchen, I decided to take a chance on adding brass and gold finishes instead of black or satin nickel. …
I could spend hours browsing home decor Instagram accounts. It’s one of my greatest time wasters when I am avoiding chore or work (right up there with scrolling Pinterest and Facebook). Since we started to build our new home, I was eager to start planning the decor in our new home. Having a blank slate …
Our modern farmhouse kitchen design took quite a bit of planning but I am so excited to say that the plans are finally complete. If you haven’t been following our story, check out our custom home building story here. When designing the kitchen, I wanted to strike a balance between the farmhouse style and a …
Do you have any suggestions for front door colors for a gray house? I am totally struggling with this big decision. Thankfully, if I regret my decision later, I can change my mind pretty easily on this choice vs. something like siding color (it’s a little more difficult and expensive to replace siding). But who …
Don’t miss the kitchen trends 2019 if you are planning a kitchen renovation or you’re building a new home. While farmhouse kitchens continue to be popular, there are a few kitchen trends that are taking over 2019. Here are the kitchen trends I think we’ll see this year. Kitchen Trends 2019 Photo by Boswell Construction …
This post is going to be a little different than normal. I wanted to update you all where we are with our custom home build. Building a custom home isn’t easy and having some of the big meetings during the busiest time of year is not suggested. Between Thanksgiving, our oldest’s birthday, Christmas, and my …
Finding plans for a house with mother in law suite felt impossible. Despite searching countless websites, we struggled to find a house plan that worked for us and for our mother in law. There are lots of plans that have one bedroom for a mother in law. But, there aren’t many that have an entire …
Building a custom home isn’t for the faint of heart. I am sure you’ve heard that before, but I can tell you from personal experience that it can be overwhelming. But, is the journey worth it? Definitely. Who wouldn’t want a home custom designed to meet their family’s needs? This isn’t going to be a …