by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 21, 2010 | for Home
When planning a custom home, you can incorporate all sorts of really cool things that are important to you. We have durable, easy to maintain surfaces, granite with fabulous details, a stainless steel kitchen sink, lots of storage space, and a simple design. But you...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 20, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Towel rings, towel bars, toilet paper holders…these items comprise bathroom hardware. They run the gamut from on price range and, unfortunately, the budget our builder alloted isn’t close to what we need. When we got the bottom-end bid from our general...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 19, 2010 | for Home
Now that we are preparing to move into our own digs—finally—we’re reconsidering our television choices. After a year using Utopia—instead of a local TV satellite system—we’re ready to get back to satellite. All year the signal we’ve had was lousy,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 17, 2010 | Contest, for Home, for Money
Seriously, who doesn’t use WD-40? We just moved into my dad’s house for a few weeks to wait for the house to be complete. He has an upholstered rocking chair that’s older than I am and it squeaks something terrible. WD-40 to the rescue. Saved my...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 17, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
As it typical for craftsman-style homes, we have a lot of built-in cabinetry. And that means lots of cabinet hardware as well. I found some beautiful cabinet hardware at Kitchen Cabinet Hardware and was able to get everything I needed for the whole house in one...
