Diary of a Dream House – Part 1: Purchasing the Land
As an interior designer, I have always wanted to plan a house from start to finish; certainly for the experience, but also as a test of my accumulated knowledge and skills. Can I build a house that...
View ArticleDiary of a Dream House – Part 2: Selecting a Builder
When it comes to selecting a builder, gosh what could be more important? Use these tips to select the guy or gal who is going to make your dream a reality. Remember, you are going to spend many hours...
View ArticleDiary of a Dream House – Part 3: Determining a Budget
How do you determine the budget when you are building an entire home from scratch? Well, here are some tips to get you started. Let’s Start with What NOT to do. The excitement of building a home of...
View ArticleDiary of a Dream House – Part 4: Hiring an Architect
Once you have a builder selected, and your budget in order, the next most important person on your team is your architect. He or she is the one person who is going to take your dream and make it...
View ArticleDiary of a Dream House – Part 5: Bumps in the Road
The process of designing your dream home has several steps, and you should have started these steps already if you have a builder and an architect already selected. Because before you can choose the...
View ArticleDiary of a Dream House – Part 6: The Man Cave
Every building project is different, but I never heard of the “man cave” being the first place to be “decked out”! Here’s how it happened. The property that we purchased came with three structures on...
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