When we built our house, I had a feeling which room would be my favorite and I made decisions to ensure that we loved the space. If you...

Happy Wednesday, friends! Its time for another building 101, and this time we are talking about front and back porches. You can head over...

Happy New Year! Building 101 took a break for the holidays but we are back. If you are unfamiliar, Building 101 is a weekly series I do...

Let's talk about appliances! A couple things to keep in mind as we discuss appliances: We ordered our appliances through out builders...

Did I make a lot of progress last week? Yes. Did I make so much progress that I got nearly nothing done this week? Also yes. Though, I...

This blog was previously published, but shared again for building 101. Now that we are in the house, I'm so glad I was picky about our...

When we picked out our fixtures, we did all of them throughout our builder's supplier at our design meetings. When we originally...

If you haven't made a simmer pot for your home, you are missing out! It's so easy and makes your whole house smell incredible. Here's...

I had so much fun with the Spring One Room Challenge where we transformed our stairs, that I had to come back for the the Fall 2021...

Before I dive into this post, I want to say that some of these things vary based on where you live. I live in Ohio and am writing solely...

Both plumbing and electrical are big decisions that will impact how functional your house is, so be sure to put lots of thought into both...

Let's talk about exteriors! This can make a big difference in the look and feel of your house so we spent a lot of time thinking through...

It's September! I've had my mantle decorated for a week or so as fall I say favorite season. Here's how I styled my mantle for fall. I...

My favorite part of the build was choosing doors + windows (mostly doors) because I think that they are very defining features of your...

This week on my Instagram stories, we talked about foundations and framings for our weekly series, Building 101. Here's what that stage...

A version of this blog was posted in 2020, but I’m reposting it for today’s Building 101! You will likely meet with several builders...

If you’re thinking about building and not sure where to start, this post is for you! Here’s how we got started with our building process:...

Building a home can be an exciting, fun journey. But it isn’t always. Today in my Instagram stories, I got honest about some of the less...

Building 101 is back this week and we are talking all about landscaping! As most of you know, this house was built on a budget and we cut...

Let's talk about countertops! We spent some discussing this, trying to decide what would be the best route for us. Here's what we...