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Can You Afford To Build Your Dream Home?
Have you always dreamed of building a new home but you are not sure if you can really afford it? Have you qualified for a new home loan, but now don’t know the next step in finding the right size house plan to fit your needs and your budget? Or is your spouse like...
That Time I was on Extreme Home Makeover
I am often asked what I “do” as a designer. People think we are all imbued with fairy dust due to the magic of TV, where the designers pull a design out of thin air. They are mesmerized by unrealistic shows where the clients are not involved in the decision making...
What Do Love Languages Have To Do With Building a House?
It started out as a hushed whisper, two voices: a man and a woman, that I couldn't quite make out, not for lack of trying, as I stood in one of the tile aisles at a big box store. This hushed whisper quickly escalated to a full on “yelling” match, the kind you expect...
You Said Yes to a Floor Plan Review…Now what?
Now we have to dig into what you really need in a home based on your daily life habits. We need to uncover how you see yourself living in your new home. Functional design is all about creating a floor plan that works for you not against you. Problem: Do you like to...
Stock Floor Plans vs. Functional Design
https://youtu.be/fq16jgUnocw A comprehensive floor plan review is my way of saving a couple's marriage/relationship and their sanity before, during, and after the building process. This happens by making sure the selected floor plan fulfills their individual needs and...
Communication Chain of Command for a Stress Free Building Project
I find that during a building project, good communication is essential for a good outcome. This does not always mean you have to be the primary communicator. If you do not like conflict and run far away from it, you need someone who is not afraid to stand up and ask...
The 5 Most Important FORGOTTEN Questions To Ask When Hiring a Contractor
Are you ready to tackle building a new home or starting a home remodel project? But are you asking yourself, where do I start? As an industry professional, I am often posed this question. I have compiled a list of five very important questions that are often forgotten...
5 things a builder wants you to know, but does not know how to communicate
I know what you are all asking, if there are things my builder needs me to know, why doesn’t he just tell me? It's not that they don’t want to tell you or it is a big secret, they just don’t know how to tell you. The good builder doesn’t want to cause you undo stress,...
What the heck is a McMansion?
The musings of a rambling designer. To be honest I didn't even know what a McMansions was until my 24 year old son enlightened me. I consider myself fairly learned, but somehow I must have missed a couple of decades of what John Q Public considers “good architectural...
Hi! Glad you joined me.
Hi Y'all, I am Christi Cooper, all Southern and and a Little Sass.I am a little quirky and maybe a little eccentric, but I own it. I harness the uniqueness of my combined gifts to create beautiful intuitive interior and home designs, drawing on the energy of my...
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