FINALLY UPGRADED MY LIVING ROOM LIGHTS—ANYONE ELSE TRIED SMART BULBS? I totally get what you mean about wanting things to just work every time. I’m s...

I hear you on the conduit—hardwired is just rock solid. I went wireless for my shed at first, but yeah, as soon as I tried a Zoom call out there, it w...

ARE BUILDER REFERENCES REALLY THAT HELPFUL OR JUST FLUFF? I totally get where you’re coming from. I was super skeptical about builder references too,...

Building Greener: Simple Swaps That Make a Difference I totally get what you mean about the paint—when we did our living room, I went with a regular ...

That’s hilarious and honestly, I totally get it. We tried a sage green and blush combo in our dining area because it looked so chill on Instagram, but...

I get it, I really do. When we moved in here, I thought having a “smart” everything would make life easier, but half the time I’m just repeating mysel...

Lighting really does make or break a color scheme, doesn't it? We just painted our bedroom a dusty lavender that looked perfect in daylight, but at ni...

Haha, been there myself with reclaimed stuff... always looks great until you start working with it. Did you end up renting a planer or did you already...

Totally get where you're coming from on the slate thing. When we built our first custom home last year, I was dead set on slate at first because it ju...

That's a really neat insight. I'm currently building my first custom home and we've been debating similar things—especially the reclaimed wood idea. Y...

I totally get what you're saying about the paperwork overload. When I was building my first custom home, my lender handed me this huge binder full of ...

I get what you're saying about simplifying HOA docs, but honestly, I think some of the complexity is unavoidable. When we moved into our first custom ...