I totally get the appeal of just sticking with regular switches. I tried smart bulbs in my last apartment, and honestly, it was more hassle than it wa...

WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS That orange wall story is way too relatable. I thought I could pull off a deep n...

Appraisal Came In Lower Than Expected—Now What? Yeah, this is exactly what tripped us up too. We added a bunch of stuff we thought would set our pl...

I feel you on this. Just moved into my first custom-built place, and I thought it'd be cool to get one of those smart TVs with voice control. First ni...

Haha, reading this brings back memories of my own thermostat adventure. I triple-checked everything, felt super confident, and then... nothing worked....

I totally get where you're coming from—I'm in the middle of my first custom build too, and I've been having similar thoughts. At first, I was pretty s...

Totally agree with this. I've been thinking about mixing reclaimed stuff with modern fixtures too, but I'm worried it'll look like I just threw things...

Yeah, totally agree with this. We just started our custom build journey, and honestly, meeting lenders in person gave us way more insight than reviews...