Monday Pins This week all of our Monday Pins are inspired by gorgeous beach houses and beach house accessories! From eclectic beach style to cozy cottage feels, each photo inspires you to design wi…
A blog about Interior Design with focus on French style and other Old World aesthetics.
Don't have a lot of space for a kitchen table but would love the option of a sit-down meal from time to time? This clever picture table design is a be
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Subtle ways to add personality to your home
We round-up 8 examples from the pages of AD to provide you inspiration for your home's next project
A wide range of weekend home projects under $100! These ideas will add beauty and value to your home without breaking the bank.
We are building our dream home! Since we moved to Charleston, we have been keeping our eye a beautiful neighborhood on Johns Island, just 5 minutes away from our current house. Last week we decided to jump in with both feet and went under contract on a lot with perfect marsh views. We are using a small custom home builder…
When building a new home, there are many builder upgrades available. Some cost more than others and your budget will likely require to choose. Read below for my top 10 builder upgrades you should do, and a few builder upgrades to avoid when building your dream home.
These tips won't require you to start a huge remodel, but rather to customize the details that make it feel custom-built.
Want to make your house look like a custom home without spending a fortune? Check out these 10 easy ways to make your house look more expensive.
Easy and affordable DIY home improvement projects and budget friendly decorating tips to add character to your builder grade home.
Before we made the design to build our home, we spent a lot of time trying to figure out what our dream home would actually cost us. Now that we’ve gone through the design studio process, I’ve rounded up prices on upgrades AND what it would cost to DIY so you can make the best decision for your
Hi! It’s been quite a while since I have posted… we have been busy busy! There is a lot to fill you in on. The short story is we closed on our lot in August 2020 and spent quite a bit of time in the planning stages (highly recommended and I STILL didn’t plan for everything). It took months to…
There's A LOT that goes into a successful home build and it all starts with these 6 crucial steps BEFORE you break ground!
Read the 10 Steps for Planning Your New Build by Maria Killam. Building a new home means you'll be making many decisions. Are you ready? Read More Now!
A Builder grade home is what 95% of America lives in. Many of us are in neighborhoods where one house doesn't look much different than the next.
Do you think it's impossible to build your dream home without breaking the bank? I’m here to tell you how you CAN build within budget!
The most clicked, read, and talked about blog posts of 2020.
Sharing the high end house building ideas I didn't do! Grab these brilliant ideas for your new consturction home so you don't have regrets.
Want to know how you can renovate an old house on a budget to make money? Follow these 8 steps and create equity in your home!
Kitchen updates don't have to be really expensive or overwhelming. These six tips for updating a builder-grade kitchen will hopefully give you some inspiration and ideas to make your kitchen feel more like you, without breaking the bank. I think the charm of a kitchen that feels custom and vintage speaks volumes, and it isn't
Have you ever heard people who have just moved into a new home say.....I wish I had thought of that when I was building or I wish my contractor had suggested that to me? I
Want to make your house look like a custom home without spending a fortune? Check out these 10 easy ways to make your house look more expensive.
The top 9 things I WISH I had known before building a house! This is helpful for anyone in the midst of, or thinking about, building!
Whether you have a small or a large budget…you’ve got options!
