Use Your Fashion Sense to Find Your Interior Design Style design Oct 30, 2020

“I don’t have a style.  I don’t know what I like.”  Yeah right.  Do you dress yourself?  Even if you don’t do it the greatest you have probably thought about your clothes and how you present yourself quite a bit.  You can start there to find...

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Who is Britney Johnson and What Is She Doing? Oct 20, 2020

Who is Britney Johnson and what does she do!?

Let me tell you - I am an incredibly capable, positive and intelligent person.  I have an interior design degree from Iowa State University, I have worked for large and small design firms and for myself, on projects ranging from Silicon Valley...

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Red Flags and Situations You Don't Have To Put Up With During Construction construction Oct 06, 2020

Working in construction, things happen - the weather, material delays, unexpected fixes, etc. but there are things that you don’t need put up with.  Contractors not listening to you, trades people pushing their own agenda, designers wanting their own style, sales reps not trying to...

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Walk The Walk - How To Walk Onto Your Construction Site With Courage construction Sep 29, 2020

The construction site can feel a bit daunting in the beginning but you absolutely need to go there, embrace it!  You are creating your home, you should be part of the process, to know every nook and cranny and how it got there. There will be questions on site, things that don’t turn...

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The Construction Process - Phase 1 The Foundation construction process Sep 21, 2020

99% of new homes begin in the same way - with the foundation, so obviously, let’s start there and with what you can expect during this phase.  This is NOT a how-to for building your home but an explanation of what is most likely happening on your site.  The background knowledge...

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The Construction Process - Overall construction process Sep 14, 2020

Let’s talk about the Construction Process. 

You are about to jump into a whole new world full of jargon, power tools, and men and if you have no idea what to expect, if you show up on site with that ‘deer in the headlights’ look you will get run over.  It’s easy...

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Foundational Questions Before You Design Your Home design Sep 08, 2020

Let’s start to think about your home and how you want to live.  I mean REALLY think about it.  Not so much what the kitchen’s going to look like, exterior colors or even layout yet.  Let’s get down to the fundamentals, the bare bones of what you want in a...

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Emotions of the Construction Process design Aug 10, 2020

It’s easy to dream about your perfect home, to save inspiration images, and judge other peoples projects (we all do it - “I won’t make that mistake”, “I would never put those finishes together”, etc.) but when it comes down to actually putting pen to paper,...

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Where do you start?! A quick breakdown of where to put your energy when designing your dream home. design Aug 07, 2020

So you are thinking about building a house?  Where do you even begin?!  It’s all fun and games until you actually have to start the process and then most people are immediately overwhelmed.  If you’ve already started, you know what I am talking about, if you are still...

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YOU are the Boss. Hierarchy of the Construction Process. design Jul 19, 2020

The MOST important thing to remember throughout this process and in life (I am not even going to make you wait for the end for it!) is that YOU ARE THE BOSS.  This is your design, your construction site, your home - you are paying them, they work for you, you get what you...

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