We built a custom house and, while we love most of it, there are a few choices we wish we had made differently while building a new home.
Whether you're renovating an older home or building your dream home from scratch, here's a list of things I wish we included in our home when we built.
When you decide to build your new home, the builders give you a sticker price. Once they have you hooked, random costs pop up. Here are some tips from our experience to avoid surprises.
Building a new home? Make sure you avoid these 9 common mistakes people make so you will have a great experience and love your new home!
We designed and built our own home with our own hands. After one full year of living in it, here's the good, bad, and ugly of what we've learned about our...
Where do you start when you want to build a house as an owner-builder? This guide will help you plan step-by-step to save time, sanity, and a TON of money on your dream home.
Whether you're renovating an older home or building your dream home from scratch, here's a list of things I wish we included in our home when we built.
Keep these 5 things in mind when building a custom home! Discussing our new construction process, helpful ideas when building a custom home, & challenges.
The Off Grid Cabin | A step by step guide to designing, building and enjoying your dream cabin. Inspiring off-grid enthusiasts worldwide.
Building a custom home can be a confusing process. Most websites only have generic info. Learn about custom home building from our real life experience.
What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.
Building a new home? Make sure you avoid these 9 common mistakes people make so you will have a great experience and love your new home!
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.
When building a custom home, make sure everything is exactly the way you want it. Here is a helpful checklist to follow when making this endeavor.
Congrats on deciding to build your new home. There are many items to consider to find and build your future dream home. Go through my free tips and home building checklist for building a new house to help you get into your dream home.
Are you thinking about building a new house in the next year or so? Learn my best tips for building a new house so you can avoid costly mistakes & do-overs.
Just a few home building tips for you if you are thinking about building a home! There are 5 things we wish we had thought of during the build!
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…
If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.
5 tips for drawing your house plans & designing your dream home.
Building a hidden library for my children was a dream project and one of my favorite renovations of all time.
When building a custom home, make sure everything is exactly the way you want it. Here is a helpful checklist to follow when making this endeavor.
The simple and easiest answer is if it requires a major Reno or tare out it probably better to do it with the builder.
Weidner Backyard A-Frame Playhouse
If you're looking to add storage and display space to your home in a cost-effective and space-saving way, this is the perfect project for you.
To construct this new house in the San Juan Islands, one of two houses we built on the same property, a Schultz Miller crew of 16 lived on island for two years.
Building a house with your own hands is a remarkable feat in and of itself, but to build a house with kids is a different ballgame. We'll show you how we managed to build our home safely while taking care of our young son.
We recently visited a friend and supplier of ours, Francois from Le Workshop , and his wife, Sarah-Lee, in their amazing tiny home that Francois built himself here in Napier, Hawke's Bay. Measuring only 7m x 3m, the house is made from American cedar outside, with plywood inside and American ash on
We’ve seen quite a lot of tiny houses and while many of them find a way to put a new twist on the movement, we’ve never seen one that’s round until we caught a glimpse of the Lexa Dome house! This 540 square foot...
The ultimate DIY cabin foundation guide. Dive into a comprehensive guide for a tiny home, cottage or off grid cabin foundation that lasts a lifetime.
I am super excited to share my covered and open deck reveal on the blog today. It has been a long process; however, it was definitely worth the wait.
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…
We designed and built our own home with our own hands. After one full year of living in it, here's the good, bad, and ugly of what we've learned about our...
Are you thinking about building a new house in the next year or so? Learn my best tips for building a new house so you can avoid costly mistakes & do-overs.
We built a cordwood house with our own hands on 16 acres of raw land. Learn how we got here, how we built it, how we live off the grid, and how you can do it too. Explore the site for loads of information on cordwood building and starting a homestead froms scratch.
We designed and built our own home with our own hands. After one full year of living in it, here's the good, bad, and ugly of what we've learned about our...
