4 splurges we skipped when building a new home
4 things: Master bedroom
A basement is born
A carriage garage door and red barn lights
A concrete floor in the laundry closet
A homeowner’s guide to solar panels (and how much they actually cost)
A lighting plan for the new house
A makeshift playroom in the basement
A neutral bathroom and sources (so far)
A peek at the downstairs bathroom
All framed in
Basement plumbing, in-floor heat and walls
Build list: Outlets
Build list: Windows
Building our own house: How much did it actually cost?
Building stairs for the UPS guy
Built-in hidden dog gate
Carpet’s here!
Changing the front look of the house
Choosing bedroom paint colors
Choosing door hardware for a farmhouse
Choosing Engineered Wood Siding
Choosing wood flooring for new construction
Classic vs. trendy design when building a house
Creating a slide on a deck platform
Dear cabinets: I think I’m gonna marry you
DIY carpet installation on stairs
DIY fireplace hearth and stacked stone wall tile
DIY plaster walls and home progress
DIY screened porch
Downstairs light fixture tour
Electrical progress and planning
Farmhouse porch skirting
Farmhouse Trim Choices
Floors on our new front porch
Forget the Joneses
Framing walls in the new house
Frankenstein fireplace design
Geothermal basics for new construction
Getting a hex tile look (with vinyl)
Hiring a draftsman: How we saved thousands on a custom home plan
Home on the range
Home-building dreams turn to plans
Horizontal railings on the porch
House plans
How much does it cost to build a new house?
How to finish yellow pine floors (without poly)
Inspired: dining room
Inspired: Moody downstairs bathroom
Inspired: Upstairs bathroom
Installing floor trusses (and trusses vs. joists)
Installing kitchen drawers and shelves
Installing wide-plank pine flooring
Installing windows in the new house
Kitchen cabinet organization ideas
Kitchen inspiration for the new house
Oh Say Can You See…..
On building our own home
One year ago, we bought a house…
Our (most likely) exterior color palette
Our bedroom addition plan and progress
Our full exterior palette and a new red door
Our master bedroom addition with classic green board and batten
Outdoor progress at the house (front and back porches, soffits, trim and siding)
Painting doors (black and white)
Planning kitchen storage and organization
Plumbing, insulation and wallboard for Christmas (part 1)
Porch railings in white
Porch roofing and exterior lighting ideas
Primed and painting
Raising the walls in the house
Sconce light fixture tour (bathrooms and bedroom)
Siding progress (and thoughts on engineered wood siding)
Sleeping in the living room
The (finish this) house list
The big kitchen “reveal”
The next big project: Shiplap in the basement family room
The roof is on … (fire)
The trouble with “cost per square foot”
The unfortunate fate of the nest in our garage
Trimming out a fireplace with barn wood
Wallboard for Christmas (part 2)
We have a (very expensive) hole in our yard
We’re in (and we still have a million things to do)
Weigh in: Ceiling Fans
Weigh in: Door colors
Weigh in: ideas for our farmhouse fireplace
What to buy online when renovating or building a house
What to Know Before Building a Home
What we’d do differently
