Building a house, and a family, one step at a time.
How can you create a home that’s more welcoming, more inviting, and more people will be blessed by entering? Well we’re not entirely sure, but here’s a sample of what we’re doing to try to create a Home for Hosting. On this site you’ll find how-to’s, stories, a build blog, and product and technique reviews on what we like, what we’d do differently, and what to avoid when building your own home.
(Oh yeah, we are still very much building this site and importing a ton of posts over from our previous home building blog which was pretty haphazard. BUT, we are already getting some pageviews despite not yet sharing it anywhere, so if you happen to stumble upon this site somehow, please check back later when we’ve got it all prim and proper!)
Miss Mom
Milly learning how to make cookies. She did it all by herself and no one complained of any egg shells!
A story worthy of its own soundtrack
Throughout the entire sell and build process we were dealing with the alternate storyline of some piano drama. It was a great day when the new (to us) piano was brought in and Dana and the kids could get back to praising, playing and practicing
Bo knows
Baby Bo explains the work that went into the balcony rails and posts. Some of the door trim, lighting, and timber framing in the living room can also be seen.
Welcome!
Dana uses gel stain on the main entrance to finish things up.
Mr. Speaker
Adding the in-ceiling speakers. One in the kitchen, one in dining room, two in the wood soffit on the back deck, and two in the cathedral part of the living room.