by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 3, 2011 | for Home
When we built the house in Eagle Mountain, we intentionally left most of the basement unfinished. We finished the laundry room, my office, and the homeschool room (except the cement floors, which we intended to stain, eventually). But the theater, guest room, guest...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 20, 2011 | for Home
In 1991, we moved into our first home—after renting apartments and townhouses for six years—in Boca Raton, Florida. We leased it, with an option to buy, for a year. Finally, in August 1992, we were home owners! A couple of weeks later, Hurricane Andrew was on a direct...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 20, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Leaving your door unlocked at night—or even during the day—has become a thing of the past in most places in the country. Unfortunately, the general cultural understanding of respect for others' property has been largely replaced by a take-what-you-can-get mindset....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 18, 2011 | for Body, for Home
When we began the search for our first home in 1992, it was with the condition that there be no swimming pool. That might not seem like a hard constraint to meet in most areas, but in south Florida it was. With two little girls in our family, I just didn't feel...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 21, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When you design your own home, you can customize not just the placement of rooms and look of the architecture, but also the function of the home. Custom homes that are well-designed not only look good, but make your life more comfortable and productive due to the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 17, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This post is far too late, as are a number of other posts reporting on the final steps of the build of our home. Our months-late move in was preceded by our daughter's engagement—both of which left us with too much to do and too little time. To top it off, I was...
