Yesterday the crew was out in force (love to see that!) framing up the interior walls in the basement. Seeing each room take shape makes it easier to visualize how everything fits in — and the kids can walk around in their own rooms for the first time.
The walkout basement will include a large theater/recreation/exercise [...]
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Breathe. Breathe.
This is the third time we’ve built a home and the fourth home we’ve purchased. Never in my life has it been such an episode. This morning we finally closed on the course of construction loan, but not before feeling utterly beat up and screwed over and smacked around.
First, we went through the nightmare of [...]
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Monica spent a number of days pouring over all different bedding online. She is 12 years old and looking for something fun, without being too young.
Over the years attending the Parade of Homes with me, she took a liking to the new pink/green combination we saw in a lot of girls’ rooms. And so it’s [...]
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When we built the Eagle Mountain house in 2003, we chose to put fans in most of the less formal main living areas for comfort. Each of the seven bedrooms had a fan, as did the family room and “the canyon.” (This was a three story high area adjacent to the family room that had [...]
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Focal point. That was the big debate. While I agree that it’s silly to position all the furniture in a room so that you have to crane your neck to see the television, the thought of building a family room all around a TV set makes me cringe. It’s about family, right? Not about staring [...]
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