$258,000.00 This is the preliminary estimate for our addition. It includes everything. It is more than our home cost us to begin with. It is also about $100K more than I had hoped to pay. So, now what? The way I see it, I have a few choices. Option A: Scrap my plans and live comfortably in my cute little… (more…)
I have grown to appreciate how the living room opens into the kitchen, the kitchen opens into the dining room, and the dining room opens into the living room. This allows my kids to ‘orbit’ the house – which is particularly important on cold winter days. Funny though, they always seem to orbit counter-clockwise. I’ve learned to enjoy this –… (more…)