We’re in our new house. It’s magical. It instantly felt like home. We closed in early October but waited almost ten days before moving in. That gap allowed us time to install light fixtures, cabinet hardware, and wallpaper—so much fun … [Read more...]

Since I shared the first video tour of our new house, everyone keeps asking me, “What color are you painting the walls?” I get it. For years I've been teaching Color Confidence—how to create a whole house color palette. So, I think … [Read more...]

For our new house, we skipped the builder's lighting options and made our own lighting plan. Our builder has a lot of amazing design features and options, but their lighting packages didn't wow us. First, they do lighting in "packages". … [Read more...]

Our Modern Bathroom Design We had a great master bathroom in our last house, but it was very plain. It lacked personality. For our new bathroom design, I wanted something more interesting, more us. We’ve learned over the years that … [Read more...]

Home Designer Suite 2020 Review Since sharing Goldie, the 3D model of our house, I've gotten a lot of questions about how I created her. I want to answer all of those questions in this post. What software did I use? Why use 3D … [Read more...]

After we nailed down our kitchen design, we moved right on to the master bathroom. We had several tile choices to make in the master. Time for some master bath inspiration! All of the bathrooms in our past homes were builder basic … [Read more...]

I’m not mad that we didn't like the cabinet hardware choices at the design center. There are a million options out there, and it’s kind of fun to shop for hardware—gives me something to do while I anxiously wait for our house to be done (or … [Read more...]