I get where you’re coming from, but sometimes I wonder if we’re just shifting the problem around instead of actually solving it. Like, sure, traffic r...

Totally get this—spent way too much time mapping out where I’d actually plug stuff in, and it paid off. I did splurge on dimmers in the living room, b...

Totally get this. I’m always paranoid about picking something I’ll regret, especially since repainting isn’t cheap. What helped me was starting with s...

Glad you mentioned sketching layouts—doing that really helped me visualize the actual usable space. I realized pretty quickly that a smaller lot can f...

Definitely makes sense to have some cash set aside. Learned that the hard way when we redid our bathroom last year—thought it'd be straightforward, bu...