FINALLY VISUALIZED MY APARTMENT LAYOUT AND IT CHANGED EVERYTHING I get where you’re coming from, but I’ll throw in a slightly different angle. I’ve b...

You’re definitely not alone there. I’ve built a few homes for friends and family over the years, and most of them still go with a classic deadbolt for...

SINK FIXTURES DRIVING ME NUTS LATELY I hear you on the mixed metals thing. I did a kitchen reno for my sister a couple years back—she wanted brass ha...

Title: Keeping Track Of Your Construction Loan Payments Without Losing Your Mind Honestly, I tried to keep everything in one mega spreadsheet and it ...

Building Base Structures—What If You Had To Start Over? Man, I hear you on the analysis paralysis. I’ve definitely spent way too many evenings starin...

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOUR CITY CHANGED ITS CONSTRUCTION RULES? I get what you’re saying about catching changes early, but honestly, I’ve found the ...

BUILDING BASE STRUCTURES—WHAT IF YOU HAD TO START OVER? Man, this hits close to home. I spent a whole summer leveling out what I thought was a bullet...

LIGHTING TWEAKS MADE MY WORKSPACE WAY BETTER I hear you on the sunlight battle—my old office had this one window that turned my desk into a solar ove...

That’s pretty much the route we took, too. I remember getting sucked into those showroom demos—fridges that tell you when you’re out of milk, or play ...

We did something similar—ended up losing a bit of square footage to get better morning sun in the kitchen. Honestly, at first I was worried we'd regre...