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Can You Afford To Build Your Dream Home?

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

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...

You Said Yes to a Floor Plan Review…Now what?

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...

What the heck is a McMansion?

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! 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...