by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 24, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
My builder got a phone call from a lighting wholesaler. He was distraught when he found—after reading this blog—that I was purchasing a good portion of my lighting online. He said we were making a big mistake. His response was not unlike that of the plumbing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 23, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We are ready (finally!) to look for landscaping bids. We've been looking forward to this stage for…forever. In addition to a landscape design, we would like a maintenance schedule to explain needed watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc., of the plants in the yard. If...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 22, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
If you do fencing, we're looking for you. We are ready to accept bids on the fending for our backyard. If you're interested in bidding, please use the contact form or comment below. Specifications: White vinyl Private or semi-private 6′ high Back (southern)...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 14, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We are ready to get bids on the countertops, tub/shower surrounds, tile, etc. for our custom home. If you are interested in bidding on all or some of the items below, please use the contact form or comment below. After much deliberation, we have decided on the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 13, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
After grinding through subcontractor after subcontractor—and wishing we had personally done the footwork on some subs selected by our general contractor—choosing a painter for our home was a breeze. Maybe it's just the nature of painters (are they always just easy...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 13, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Choosing cabinets was, I think, the most difficult single decision on the entire house. It was grueling. Not just for me, but probably for the cabinet makers as well. With budget overruns in engineering, footings, lumber, electrical, and plumbing (oh, yes, you'll hear...
