by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 5, 2009 | for Home
Now isn't this a romantic post? Let's talk toilets! In 2001, just before embarking on our first, full custom home, I was attending a party at a friends home. This wasn't just any friend. It was a friend who happened to live in a multi-million dollar home on the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 2, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When we built the Eagle Mountain house in 2003, we chose to put fans in most of the less formal main living areas for comfort. Each of the seven bedrooms had a fan, as did the family room and “the canyon.” (This was a three story high area adjacent to the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 4, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
To maintain sanity while building a custom home, you must come to grips with one sad fact: the construction industry is a living mess. It's rife with inefficiency, stupidity, dishonesty, and carelessness. I don't know if it's the worst industry on the planet, but I do...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 5, 2008 | for Home
Whenever we are building, we make it a habit to attend the Parade of Homes in both Utah and Salt Lake counties. I can't get enough of it. Sam was overdosed about three years back. But it was at the Parade that we made a remarkable discovery. Remarkable, at least, for...
