by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 24, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
Before we can dig the hole, we've got to secure a construction loan. No matter how good our credit is, no matter how big our down payment, no matter how secure our income, this step has always just been nerve-wracking to me. It keeps me up and night and gives me...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 28, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Moving stinks. Seriously. It never ends. As soon as you think you're done, you find entire rooms you never knew existed that are full to the brim with furniture and things that you can't categorized. Not to mention things you can't pack. How do you pack a telescope?...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 25, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
A few years ago, we got a mailer from a company called DirectBuy. It sounded a bit like a Costco or Sam's Club for home builders, designers, or remodelers. I've been a happy customer of Costco for years and thought I'd give it a try. First, I googled for info about...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 17, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
A couple of weeks ago, entirely out of the blue, we got a phone call from a family who lives exactly .3 miles from our empty lot. (Our current rental is 6.3 miles away and our old house was 17.9.) They are moving to New York for one year and wanted to know if we would...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 14, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Our new dream house did not come in at a dream cost. And so, as I told you last month, we decided to redesign the house. That's no big deal. We've done it so many times already. And we did it endlessly on the first custom home, too. It's the time factor that's killing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 8, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Details make all the difference in home livability. Your new custom home can go from great to amazing with some forethought and planning. Check out these 8 cool features submitted by the SeerStone Homes community. Implement those that fit your lifestyle and you'll be...
