by Cale | Apr 22, 2017 | Not Work, Our House
One thing you learn about the building process is that some things have to happen in specific order. In fact, most decisions should also happen in order. We have been fretting over paint colors in the great room. What makes it tough is until everything comes together...
by Cale | Mar 19, 2017 | Not Work, The Dogs
When you look at the pictures below it’s tough to see that this guy has a bit of a grumpy streak. The primary issue is our last dog, Simba, would eat up any attention we’d give him. This guy, Spencer, gets a little intimidated or overwhelmed when we get...
by Cale | Mar 19, 2017 | Our House, Random BS
When it comes to building as house neither Lisa or I can claim to be aficionados of home decor or, style or anything, really. We both know what we like when we see it and luckily, we like a lot of the same things. We don’t really argue about much related to...
by Cale | Mar 16, 2017 | Not Work, Our House
An interesting thing has been occurring for me over the last several months, especially related to building this house. Here’s an example, the fireplace wall originally started out the way it is now but over the course of a few months we worked through several...
by Cale | Feb 25, 2017 | Not Work, Our House
This the fireplace wall. It has caused a few arguments and a few anxious moments. Why is it so difficult? There’s a lot going on here. First, this is our biggest modification, other than square footage, to the model we started with. Fireplaces have their...
