WHERE DO YOU EVEN START WITH HIRING SOMEONE TO DESIGN YOUR HOUSE? I hear you on feeling awkward about pushing back on the designer. When we started o...

I can relate to this a bit too well. When we moved into our new place, I was all about the smart thermostat and those fancy air quality sensors. I fig...

I went with real brick walls in my living room, and while I love the look and feel, I have to admit the acoustics were a bit tricky at first. Like you...

Your point about lighting is spot-on. When we moved into our new place, I went with a deep plum and soft sage combo in the living room—honestly wasn't...

I wasn't convinced about dusty rose at first either, but after seeing it paired with charcoal gray in our guest room, it really grew on me. It's subtl...

Totally relate to the silicone struggle—spent way too long scraping off dried bits afterward. Thought I'd save money doing it myself, but after the th...

Yeah, that's a fair concern—local governments usually aren't built to keep pace with tech trends. When I was researching easements before building my ...

Haha, sounds painfully familiar... I recently tackled my first kitchen sink install and thought I'd save a few bucks with plastic fittings. Big mistak...

That's definitely solid advice, but honestly, I found that too much documentation sometimes made things feel overly complicated. For me, having a sing...

I had a similar experience recently while renovating our kitchen and bathroom. Initially, I assumed our standard homeowner's policy would automaticall...