by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 16, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We recently finished our mailbox with the stones used as an accent on our house. It looks beautiful and blends nicely with the home design. Rather than use the tacky, plastic, glue on numbers you see everywhere, we added a more substantial set. The finishing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 26, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Our tile installer, as I've told you before, was fabulous to work with. We used lots of tile in the house, even though we have all cement flooring. We used tile for showers, tub surrounds, and back splashes. I've told you how much I love the glass tile in our kitchen....
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 19, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
A year after the completion of our home, we still have a couple of minor projects left undone. One of those is completing our custom mailbox enclosure. The physical enclose was finished last fall, the mailbox securely embedded in the weatherproof material. But the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 18, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When we moved from Florida to Utah, we had the grand idea that we were going to be gentleman farmers. We had purchased five acres of land with animal rights and were getting ready to make our way on our ranchette. We planned for horses, mini-cows, chickens, and goats....
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 10, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
I realize I still haven't completed my final post on the landscape. With the end of summer and the cooler weather closing in, we're trying to wrap up all the final issues, replace plants that didn't survive the year (or the deer!) and get everything ready to sleep for...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 6, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Chaotic surroundings are stressful. Ordered surroundings allow peace, creativity, and all manner of good stuff to flow. For years, I've collected brochures showing fabulous garage storage systems and steel storage cabinets. Although I don't spend much time in the...
