by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 23, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This morning the window and door bucks were installed on the main floor. It seems like a minor thing, but you'd be surprise at how much this detail defines the rooms. With this single addition, you can more readily see the layout as well as the outlook. Standing in a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Note: The cabinet drawings have been updated. The kitchen has been modified and the master bath vanity drawing is now complete. 5/5/10 Just a quick heads up to all you carpenters and cabinet makers! We are going to be getting bids on all the cabinets and built-ins in...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Building is a nightmare. At least that's what I hear. Whenever someone learns we are building a custom home, the response is pretty predictable. Generally it's something like: I hope you don't get divorced! I've heard that's more stressful than a death in the family....
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 17, 2010 | for Fun, for Home
There's no accounting for taste. A few months ago we saw one of those longish commercials, kind of like a mini-infomercial. It was advertising a silicone baking set that made a cake that looked like an enormous cupcake. Dumbest thing I ever saw. Who would ever buy...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 15, 2010 | for Body
When I was two-years-old I donned my first pair of eyeglasses and by the time I was in second grade, my prescription was for bifocals. Set aside the fact that I already had red hair and freckles and, as you can imagine, I was a walking “Kick me!” sign....
