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Things To Do Before Building/ Renovating Your Home
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items Here are several free and easy resources that can help you in the beginning stages of planning your own home build. From floor plans, virtual tours, checklists, and design quizzes, it's all here at your fingertips! Follow for more resources regularly...
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Pre Planning/ Initial Steps
The pre planning phase for us has been looking at house plans, deciding on our must haves, purchasing a property to build on, settling on a general design style, and reviewing our finances.
Sharing this resource because she shares a free organizer and podcast videos to help guide you during a home build process.
How to Stay Organized during Custom Home Build
Can't decide on a house plan? This website is SO EASY to navigate and also offers free 3D models for most plans that you can virtually tour. This helped me to actually visualize the rooms verses an aerial view of a floor plan.
House Plans: The Best Floor Plans & Home Designs | ABHP
Utilizing a free mortgage calculator can help give you an idea about your budget and potential monthly payments. It is nice to play with numbers like this so you are not blindsided along the way!
Mortgage Calculator | Bankrate
Check out this free quiz to help you define your design style! It's quick and easy!
STYLE QUIZ | Refresh Home Design
FREE Custom Home Build Checklist
Building a House? Grab this Free Checklist
You will likely need to have a survey of your property, whether you own it out right or not. They will section off the space where the house will go for the loan. Here is a resource that outlines what a survey is and why you would need one.
What Is A Property Survey, And How Do I Get One? | Bankrate
General Design Tips
I am a visual learner so I love having tools I can use to see differnt designs put together.
40+ Beautiful Board and Batten Wall Ideas To Upgrade Any Room
40+ Beautiful Board and Batten Wall Ideas To Upgrade Any Room
Top Bathroom Trends of 2024
2024 Bathroom Trends and Design Ideas for Master Bathrooms and Small Baths – jane at home
I'm so excited to mix metals in my home build! It's unique and fun, but without the proper guidance, it can easily go wrong! Check out this amazing blog explaining these easy but simple rules with pictures to support!
6 Tips For Mixing Metals Like A Designer — Blakely Interior Design
Another amazing guide on mixing metals, specifically in the bathroom! I cannot love this one enough and reference these pictures too often to admit!
The Ultimate Guide to Mixing Metals In Bathrooms Like A Pro
I LOVE this look especially if you are wanting to mix metals or have gold accents! Calacatta gold marble look ceramic wall tile. Perfect for kitchen and bathroom backsplashes, and shower walls
LuxeCraft Calacatta Gold Marble 8 in. x 24 in. Glazed Ceramic Wall Tile (1.33 sq. ft./Each)
If you are a visual person like me, you might prefer to use a mood board for your design choices so you can see all of the design elements together and make sure you love the flow!
Custom Mood Board Design - Single Room - Bedroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Den, Bathroom, or Outdoor Living Space
Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave by Joanna Gaines (Hardcover)
Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave by Joanna Gaines (Hardcover)
It's Go Time
As my build is about to break ground, here are the first things my builder has asked us to try to pick out!
SHINGLES! (Or tin) There are many different types of shingles, styles, and colors! Go ahead and look into all the options and pick out what will work best for you!
The Ultimate Roof Color Guide: Roofing Shingles
Going with tin? Here's a guide on how to select Which Type of Metal Roofing is Best for Your Home?
Homeowners Guide: Which Type of Metal Roofing is Best for Your Home?