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 20, 2010 | for Money
Looking to add to your bottom line? Aren't we all! Of course, the million dollar question—literally—is how to go about it? Have you considered some kind of internet marketing? It's one of the best home business ideas around. In 1994, I started an educational products...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 14, 2010 | for Mind
The high school US history unit that we use for our homeschool is simple to administer, very educational, and fun. Our kids have loved studying United States history. A History of US: Text and Movie Study We start our study of US history following the ten book A...
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...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 12, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Raised panel doors are just so every-single-house-on-the-block. We really wanted some clean flat panel interior doors instead to compliment the simple lines of a modern craftsman style home. But such doors aren't easy to find. Because Stock Building Supply's lumber...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 8, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The crew is building the custom closet organizers for the entire house. Having these done with finish work (instead of the cabinet-style closet systems) saves a bundle and still works just to your specifications. These easy closets make organizing a breeze. Half of...
