I’m not claiming your architect is inevitably flawed, that she doesn’t have great ideas and that each design move isn’t intricately and brilliantly tied to the one before. What I am saying is, if you don’t have questions and comments (indicated by only saying things like, “I love it!” or, “That’s perfect!” after each meeting without follow-up questions and comments) then frankly, you may not be picking up on what they’re putting down....
Read MoreHave Confidence In Your Ability To Influence The Design Of Your Home
This instrumental piece of fabric was in a shop window. I was a young lass and a trifle under dressed for this establishment, but I had to go in! This is my story. Your experiences will unveil the story of your new home. Have confidence in your ability to help shape that story.
Read MoreDepict Your Goals To Your Architect. Don’t Worry, You Won’t Cramp Their Style
I am going to talk to you about two couples that called me to design custom homes, how they got their priorities across (nailed it), and saved thousands doing it. You can too.
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Read MoreHow To Select Your Architect
You always want to select short female architects who listen well, and have lots of advice of how to spend your millions of dollars. Kidding. Here are some REAL things you should consider.
Read MoreClean out your crap before you bother modifying your home
Seriously, how do you know how much of what type of space you need if you have rooms and rooms full of crap that you don’t even like? Before I remodeled my home, I went through every single item and got rid of enough useless stuff to make the VIP list at my local Goodwill Store. You should too.
Read MoreJust because you can’t figure out how to make it work, doesn’t mean we can’t
Put your priorities together in order of importance, and don’t add unnecessary items to your scope just because you think that is the only way to make something work. Let US figure out how to cost effectively make your priorities work.
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