Design Center

Prepare for the Design Center Meeting: 8 Tips for Custom and Semi-Custom New Construction

Whether in a design center, at a vendor’s showroom, or at a builder’s office, your design center meeting is an exciting new home construction milestone!  Although exciting it can also be overwhelming and it is easy to blow your budget. I know because we are currently building a new construction custom home and went through …

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Builder Basic Home

Is a Builder Basic Home for You? 3 Tips to Help You Decide

Is a Builder Basic Home Without All the Upgrades for You?  The term “builder basic” doesn’t inspire enthusiasm when building a new construction home, but what if it could? I know most people don’t equate building their dream home with a builder basic home. However, builder basic is a great way to save money on …

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Best Low-Cost Upgrades

18 Best Low-Cost Upgrades for Big Impact on New Home Construction

Choosing upgrades is a part of building a new construction home that is the most exciting, yet also the most challenging.  Maintaining your budget while getting those touches that make your home comfortable and tailored to your needs is especially difficult. Focusing on low-cost upgrades that make the biggest impact is a great way to …

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New Construction Save Money

Save Money! Best New Home Construction Partial Upgrades!

Partial upgrades are a great way to save money on new home construction!  A partial upgrade lets you prepare for future upgrades and bypass paying for the full upgrade now. You can make the full upgrade a future DIY project, or you can hire someone to do the job. You may also save money by …

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Should I Get Invisalign

Should You Get Invisalign? My First 30 Days With Invisalign

Should You Get Invisalign? If you are considering Invisalign, and want to know if you should get Invisalign this is the article for you! I am going answer some of the most frequently asked questions. How do you know if you are eligible to get Invisalign? Invisalign primarily corrects overcrowding issues, underbite or overbite and …

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New Construction Home Upgrades

New Construction Home Upgrades: What We Selected for our Custom Home

New Construction Home Upgrades: What We Selected for our Custom Home Choosing upgrades for a new construction home can be one of the most exciting and stressful parts of building a new home. Prioritizing and budgeting are key to focusing on getting what you want without breaking the bank. That is hard to do when …

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pre-drywall walkthrough

Pre-Drywall Walkthrough: 7 Confidence Boosting Tips to Prepare!

The pre-drywall walkthrough is an exciting phase of building a new construction home! It can also be a frustrating or stressful phase if you don’t know what to expect. In this article, I will share some information we learned during building our custom home and give you some tips on how to prepare for your …

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kinds of intelligence

IQ Tests Don’t Measure All Kinds of Intelligence

Do IQ tests measure all kinds of intelligence? IQ tests are a useful tool for measuring cognitive and academic aptitude but do IQ tests measure all kinds of intelligence? In this article, I will show you that regardless of your IQ score, you are smarter than you think you are. IQ test stands for Intelligence …

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Lighting New Construction Home

14 Must Have New Construction Lighting and Low Voltage Ideas for Your New Home!

New construction lighting and low voltage choices are important and sometimes confusing parts of planning your dream home. Most people have no reason to have electrical planning experience, and even seeing a wiring diagram can make your head spin! Have no fear! We are sharing the complete list of our electrical and low-voltage choices. Consider …

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Low Voltage

What is a Low Voltage Plan and How to Make One

The low voltage plan is part of your new construction home’s electrical and wiring plans. When most people think of building a new construction home, they focus on the floor plan. However, the electrical plan brings that floor plan to life.  The electrical plan forms the foundation for how you and your family will navigate …

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