Blinded by Straight Lines
Date: June 29, 2020Straight Up Straight lines are a rather common and expected form related to building and remodeling. It makes sense as shapes constructed of straight lines …
Efficient Spaces and Cozy Places
Date: May 28, 2020Efficiency vs Space When I read blogs and articles about home remodeling there is one thought process I am reminded of frequently and it is …
What’s Up with SketchUp
Date: April 29, 2020Catching up on SketchUp If you haven’t yet heard of SketchUp, it is an intuitive 3D modeling application that lets you create and edit 2D …
Clean Your Hands, Clean Your Fridge, Clean Your House, Clean Your Mind!
Date: March 26, 2020Clean your hands, cover your cough, stay away from others if you aren’t feeling well Those are all pretty common tactics for most of us …
Deconstruction to Reconstruction a Path to Greener Building
Date: February 27, 2020Deconstruction Salvaging, Reusing & Recycling Building Materials Green Builder For over a decade, Lake Country Builders has been promoting sustainable building and building green. These …
Hidden Rooms and Secret Doors
Date: January 29, 2020Sometimes one click leads to another, then another, then another and before you know it, there you are, falling deeper down a rabbit hole of pictures …
Give today, give tomorrow, give when you can and give even when you think you can’t
Date: December 20, 2019“Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can’t …
Home and Cabin Design for Winter
Date: October 30, 2019Design with thought to maintain your home or cabin through the winter climate It is most likely that you have already started or completed your …
Usonian Design for the Millennial New Home Builders?
Date: September 28, 2019On my way to work the other morning I listened to an interesting design podcast that was explaining the Usonia1 home that was built by …
Boathouse Move
Date: August 28, 2019This summer has been full memories but here is one that stands out a bit more than the rest. When asked to help this …