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10 Great Built-In Bathroom Storage Ideas To Consider When Building A Luxury Home

Building a home? Today’s post is bursting with built-in bathroom storage ideas for your new build, remodel, or DIY projects. Before we get into the specifics, though, I want to take a minute to discuss something. I believe bathrooms, especially primary bathrooms, are one of the most important spaces in a home to PLAN. Here’s […]

5 Annoying Mistakes To Avoid When Designing Your Home Office

All Photos By Christa Tippmann Have you found yourself dreaming more and more of designing your home office lately? Maybe you get lost in fantasies of walking to “the office” in your slippers while you’re stuck in traffic on your morning commute (again). Or maybe you currently spend your days working from the dining room […]

A Step-By-Step Guide To Planning An Organized Kitchen

I have observed an interesting phenomenon over the years. Wherever an item is placed in a kitchen on move-in day is the place where it tends to stay. As a home organizer (and someone who thinks about efficiency a lot), I have witnessed this in the homes of my friends, family, and clients. The problem […]

My Exact System for How To Stay Organized While Building A House

How To Stay Organized While Building A House In 5 Steps You just made a big, exciting decision. You decided to build a house. First of all, congrats! (Cue the confetti, because this is seriously exciting!) Second… can I give you a little advice?   I’ve been where you are, starry-eyed with the possibilities and […]

Building A Home? A Simple Guided Journal Helps You See What You Really Want

What if I told you that the simple act of journaling could help you take a giant step forward toward building a home of your dreams?  Would you do it? I know it sounds crazy. Too good to be true. But consider this…. every beautiful thing was once an idea.   And if improving your […]

3 Guaranteed Ways to Clean Up Your Act + Hide Clutter In An Open Concept Home

It’s the end of a long day and you are washing dishes in the kitchen. While you’re elbow deep in suds + dirty dishwater… you’re staring at the mess in the living room.  Ugh! Then, when you finally finish, you want to kick back and put your feet up on the coffee table. So you […]

Do This If You Feel Stuck Decorating Your Open Concept Living Room

Tips for Decorating Your Open Concept Living Room I recently asked my friends on my email list: “What is your biggest design issue?”   One reader sent back this response:  My biggest challenge has come with our ‘open concept home’- I get so stuck trying to create individual spaces that then need to flow together.  […]

White Paint Colors For Walls: 9 Designer Favorites

Have you ever found yourself standing at a paint store staring into an endless sea of color swatches and trying to find white paint colors for your walls? Feelings of overwhelm, self-doubt and indecision are enough to make you want to throw in the towel before you even begin. I have found that choosing paint […]

Building A Custom Home: 5 Pros You’ll Want on Your Team

WHO TO INCLUDE ON YOUR CUSTOM HOME BUILDING DREAM TEAM Listen On Spotify Multitaskers, unite! Building a custom home can be an extremely rewarding, satisfying experience. Or… it can be stressful. Your level of enjoyment will be directly linked to the quality of help you have along the way. There are a series of key […]

Planning An Organized Laundry Room

When we built our custom home, planning and organized laundry room was top priority. Today I’ll walk you through all the details I considered when planning our mudroom/laundry room. An organized laundry room When we were choosing a floorpan, having an combination laundry room / mudroom off the garage was a non-negotiable for me. Our […]

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