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Category Archives: Building
Building: Picking Insulation
Today we’re talking about what came after framing: Insulation. Since we live in Texas, where generally the weather forecast for any day later after April is “balls hot”, this topic is very important to us. Our last house was horribly … Continue reading
Tagged As energy efficiency, insulation, spray foam
Building: Lighting Purchases
Nick shared some of our lighting options/inspiration yesterday, so here’s a peak into some of our purchases so far! I already blamed our trip to Old Home Supply for our master bath choice. What I didn’t tell you is that we scored some … Continue reading
Tagged As DIY Lighting, vintage lighting, west elm lighting
Building: Let’s talk lighting
So during the whole building process we’ve been killing ourselves looking at every light source we can. Today I’m putting together some moodboards of the fixtures we’ve been looking at. We learned during the process that we both kind of … Continue reading
Tagged As kitchen lights, lighting, modern lights, mood board, pendants lights
Master Bath: Compromise Isn’t an Option
When I had my plumbing meeting, I picked out a 36×60 rectangular soaker tub for the master bath. I liked the modern rectangular shape and how deep it was. Our plans were drawn and the budget was set for a … Continue reading
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Plumbing choices
Amber discussed going to our builder’s plumbing supplier and looking at fixtures. Here’s the scenario: our budget for plumbing was squeezed along with the whole house budget. The cheapest options available were still over budget which is completely depressing to … Continue reading
What to Expect: Plumbing
There was this one time that I had to go pick out all my plumbing fixtures with this wild 3 year old…yeah that’s her dancing in the shower to something that’s blaring from an iPhone. You know in the echoey … Continue reading
Tagged As picking bathroom faucets, plumbing
Post Framing Video Walk Through
Yesterday, Amber wrote a post about the house being framed and today we have a video for you to watch! We wanted to give you guys a better feel for the house and floor plan and what better way to do … Continue reading
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Framing the Beast
After the foundation was poured, remember how I was freaking out that it was too small? I recruited my mom and dad to come measure it with me just in case. I was shocked to see they had already started … Continue reading
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Design Decisions: Wall, Trim and Door Colors
Yesterday Amber wrote about our Door and trim options, and today I’ll be talking about our color choices regarding those. Before I jump into our actual color choices themselves, allow me to tell you a story. Back in April, during our … Continue reading
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Design Decisions: Interior Doors + Trim
We had our meeting to pick our interior doors and trim. I have my nice binder/notepad combo at each meeting now since inevitably the meeting will cover things in so much detail I won’t be able to keep track. Plus … Continue reading
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