by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 11, 2012 | for Home, for Spirit
Tanya Edwards is the winner of the giveaway! She has been notified. 🙂 As far as Mormon arts are concerned, we're not always on the cutting edge. We've had our Saturday's Warriors and our Charly's to live down. But there are some beautiful works of art available with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 6, 2012 | for Home
If you followed the building of our custom home, you may have noticed that I still haven't completed all the subcontractor reviews. By the time the house was finally completed—five months after our contract date and just days before the construction loan expired—we...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 5, 2012 | for Home
When building or remodeling a home, lighting can make an enormous difference in the mood, either inside or out. Specific task lighting, general room lighting, and ambient lighting all work together to make a room beautiful and functional. My husband is an electrical...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 5, 2012 | for Home, for Money
Building a custom home is a huge undertaking. If you plan to dive into the process, I strongly suggest you start with a sound financial footing, strong marriage, and robust health. No matter how you slice it, this project is going to try all three and the better you...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 5, 2012 | for Home
When we build our first full custom home in 2003, it was a huge undertaking. It was something we had always wanted to do, but didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into. After months and months of choosing appliances and fixtures and doors and knobs and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 13, 2012 | for Home
This summer my daughter is singing in a Broadway show at Lagoon, an amusement park in our state. She works six days and performs 18 shows per week. All summer long. For a music dance theater major it's kind of a dream job. I mean, you're getting paid to sing and dance...
