BUILDING BASE STRUCTURES—WHAT IF YOU HAD TO START OVER? Compacting was one of those things I didn’t think twice about until my builder made me jump o...
SINK FIXTURES DRIVING ME NUTS LATELY We just moved into our first place and I totally get what you mean about all the “statement” fixtures. We almost...
Sink Fixtures Driving Me Nuts Lately I totally get where you're coming from. We just finished our build a few months ago, and picking sink fixtures w...
Totally get what you mean about the “hospital lighting.” When we moved in, the builder had put in these super bright, cold bulbs everywhere. My partne...
Totally get what you mean about those color surprises. When we moved in, I picked a soft gray for our living room, thinking it’d be super neutral. But...
This! I picked what I thought was a soft sage for our kitchen, but under our weirdly yellow LED lights, it turned into this almost minty toothpaste co...
I actually had the opposite experience with some of my cabinet hardware. The cast stuff looked great at first, but a couple handles snapped under pres...
Builder Insurance—Ever Wondered Who Covers the Mishaps? That “acts of God” thing gets me every time. I swear, I read my policy three times and still ...
Had a similar experience recently when I was picking up paint samples—card got flagged randomly, and I stood there feeling pretty embarrassed while th...
Kiln-dried lumber is great and all, but honestly, even with careful storage, I've still had boards twist on me. Built my deck last summer, stored ever...
We went through something similar when we built our fire pit last summer. I loved the look of natural stone, but after a friend mentioned the whole th...
Ran into something similar a while back. Listing said "seasonal creek," and I pictured this charming little stream trickling through the property... t...
Totally relate to this. When we first moved into our custom build, I panicked because the dishwasher wouldn't start—brand new appliance, figured it ha...
We switched to a salt-free system last year, and I totally get what you're saying about the lather. At first, I thought something was wrong with our s...
This really hits home for me. When we renovated our kitchen, the contractor who impressed me most was the one who openly admitted he needed to bring i...