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Exterior Details – Building 101

Hey, hey, y’all! It’s time for all the exterior details for Building 101! I’ll be going over our board and batten, wood accents, metal and shingle roofing, roof pitch, gutters, lights, and all the small details in between you might or might not think of! So let’s dive into all the details! If you are interested in the windows, you can check out this Building 101 post over Windows, Doors, and Trim.

Exterior Materials

Our house is completely wrapped in James Hardie siding. It is the cement board panels are textured. We bought the 8 foot panels, but because we have 10 foot ceilings everywhere, we had a horizontal seam around the entire exterior. I could NOT have that, my OCD was taking over! So I asked to have a 2X2 board put over the seam. It helped give the exterior a little more dimension than just vertical lines, and loved the final look! The 2X2 boards are spaced apart 13 inches (from inside to inside).

I wanted also help break up the vertical lines with some horizontal siding on the gables up top! It is also James Hardie siding. This is the only space we have horizontal siding around the house.

Paint

Picking out white paint was a LOT harder than I thought it was going to be. I never knew there were so many to pick from! I found my top two or three favorite exteriors on Instagram and asked them what their white paint was. Most of them said Sherwin Williams Alabaster or Pure White. I went with Alabaster, which, in my opinion, is the perfect warm white!! We also painted the garage door too. The white garage door was too white next to the Alabaster.

Exterior Details- Wood Accents

All of our exterior wood is Cedar wood. It is the best type of wood that holds up in our crazy Texas weather! It I put in cedar trusses in each gable of our home. and there are cedar posts for the front porch, and back porch. We originally stained it with a clear coat, because everything we tested out, came out very dark.

Although, we liked it at first, we had to re-stain everything after just one year. It soaked up into the wood and faded extremely fast from Texas heat and sun. So we had it re-stained a little darker. The painters didn’t ask what stained and assumed the stain color. They used Minwax Golden Pecan, which was originally really dark, but once it soaked in, it was really pretty and showed the wood grain perfectly.

**Just a quick note about stain. The type of wood you use matters how the stain color comes out! So yes, Golden Pecan is very light, but Cedar is a very dark wood. This stain would look completely different if it was on pine or knotty alder wood. **

Exterior Details- Roofing

I wanted black roofing, but it wasn’t offered in the brand that my contractor purchased. We looked around and it was all very expensive. So we decided to go with the darkest we could. We GAF roofing in the color Charcoal. Which, next to the white paint, it looks really close to black!

For the metal roofing, I don’t really know what brand it is. I just told my builder I wanted matte black metal roofing. And that’s what I got! 🙂

Roof Pitch

Our roof pitch is a 10/12. Don’t have much else to add to that! 🙂

Gutters

I didn’t have much thought on gutters until I was asked to pick them out. There are times when your builder will ask for something, and you are like “wait, I never thought about that decision…” So since Alabaster is a warm white, I didn’t want to get white gutters because I was scared you would see the differences in whites. I was very nervous about getting black, but I LOVE the contrast and how it kind of frames the house.

Exterior Details- Lighting

We bought almost all of our exterior lighting from Amazon, except for the little sconces by the front doors and back doors. Our flood lights can be also switch to be regular or motion sensor. The up lights our electrician actually bought, so I’m not sure where he purchased those from. Our back porch chandelier isn’t actually an “outdoor” light, but since it is under a covered patio and in an area where the rain doesn’t reach, our electrician said it would be fine. We haven’t had any problems, and I love the vibe it gives when its on! Sharing images below, then all their links!

Below are links to the lights on Amazon. My foyer light is no longer available, but I did find one that looks almost identical!

You can find the outdoor sconces that are by our front and back doors, here.

Next up for Building 101

That about sums it all up for exterior details for this building 101 post. Next post, I will be talking about all things flooring. I’ll share our floor selection, how we decided on the type of flooring, the direction of the flooring, and how it’s been holding up!

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Plumbing Fixtures

Hey, hey y’all! Glad that these Building101 topics are starting to get fun and interesting! When building I wanted to jump right in to finding the good stuff like lighting, plumbing, flooring, etc. So let’s get down to business! I will quickly break down plumbing fixtures I’ll be covering in this post.

Bathroom & Kitchen faucets
Bathtub faucet and shower heads
Freestanding tub
Kitchen farmhouse sink
Tankless Hot Water Heater

Plumbing fixtures – Bathroom & Kitchen faucets

I bought a TON of our plumbing fixtures off Amazon for our home. Why? Because it was fast, easy to make returns, and it was the perfect price point for us. I also purchased from Home Depot, Wayfair, and Overstock! You can click the image below to shop any of the items I talk about in this post and more on my Liketoknow.it shop!

plumbing fixtures throughout my home — My plumbing fixtures

Below, are the faucets we bought for our bathroom and the boys bathroom. These faucets were only $88 at the time, and helped us stay in budget for sure! Although, after using them for two years, I’ve started to notice some of the white calcium build up on the boys bathroom, and I’m sure its cause they don’t wipe down their faucet if it’s wet. Jeremy and I don’t really have that problem, and haven’t seen any build white build up. I knew though that these cheap faucets will hold us over for a while, and eventually I could choose a nicer brand later.

These are oil rubbed bronze, and you can click the link above to purchase these faucets, or any other product I talk about in this post!

master bathroom faucet — Master bathroom sink faucet

For our little guest half bath, I decided to change up the look and order a waterfall faucet. I think it’s fun way to upgrade the feel of the bathroom for our guests. It is from Amazon and is matte black. No calcium build up on this faucet!

Next up, is our kitchen faucet. Jeremy wanted a pull down sprayer and I wanted a bridge faucet to give the old farmhouse feels to the kitchen sink. Well there aren’t many options out there like that! Many pull down faucets are modern looking, and the bridge faucets normally have a separate sprayer. Amazon had a few cheaper brands, but I didn’t like them once I saw them in person. So I knew I was going to have to spend a little more money to get the quality and look. I didn’t mind this because the kitchen sink is something we use frequently on the daily! Kohler had the PERFECT one! The quality of it is outstanding! There is always water on it, but there isn’t a spec of calcium buildup! I recommend 11 out of 10! 😉

Yes, it has an oil rubbed bronze finish to it, but it blends in perfectly with the black hardware and other finishes we have in our home. Many oil rubbed bronze finishes blend well with black, so don’t be afraid to mix them!

To quickly touch on pot fillers, I personally don’t cook a lot, but I wanted a pot filler for two reasons, 1.) from a design point of view, it helps visually break up the space between the range and the vent hood, without changing up the backsplash and 2.) my sink isn’t right next to the range.

The pot filler was not included in our plans, but our plumber asked if we wanted one. He said that he wouldn’t charge extra, and it was easy to do since the tankless hot water heater is right above the range. Pot filler plumbing fixtures can be really expensive or really inexpensive. All depends on the look you want, the finish, and where you are shopping at! I found mine on Amazon for only $88! Like I said, I don’t use it often, but it has been perfect and is serving the purposes I wanted to do.

Pot filler- Centered between the vent hood and range from where it is mounted on the wall.

Bathtub & shower Plumbing fixtures

Moving on to shower faucets, I kept our shower head and the boys shower heads really simple. I also order these from Amazon, and haven’t had any problems with them, even with calcium build up. We also purchased a shower head extender so the water reaches over further to our bench! You can see in the images below the difference with the shower extender (left) and before it (on right). Also, I knew I wanted a shower wand to make cleaning the large shower easier!

The boys shower faucet, and ours are oil rubbed bronze. Again, we mixed a lot of oil rubbed bronze in with out black finishes because it blends well, it’s cheaper, and it there are more style options. I’m sure by now there are more styles available for black finishes! Sorry, I don’t have a photo of the boys bathtub shower head, but it’s pretty basic!

The bathtub faucet is matte black, and is made by Kingston Brass. It is also from Amazon. I LOVE the old time farmhouse feels it brings it the modern looking tub!

Plumbing Fixtures – Freestanding Tub

I’m more of a shower person, than a bath person, but I knew I wanted a place for a freestanding tub. From a design point of view, I wanted to be able to see our tub through our double doors in our bedroom. Jeremy didn’t want to spend the money on one, because we don’t really take baths. Here was my three arguing points, 1. I’ll take more baths if I have a nice bathtub (which we haven’t ever had) 2. It is good for a selling point later on and 3. I want to have the design look of one. Purchasing one I knew that I would have to find one that was an outstanding price point, and it had the look to it that I was going for. Well, Wayfair came through for me. I found this tub for about $700. Jeremy couldn’t argue with that!

view from master bedroom into bathroom with the tub in the center of the double doors.

bathtub view from the top. looking into the tub filled with pumpkins

Farmhouse Fireclay Sink

I knew from the start I wanted a white apron front sink in the kitchen, but I couldn’t decide if I wanted a single basin, or double basin. We chose a double basin, that was split 60/40. We chose this because we could easily separate dishes t o on one side, if we needed the other side for something. It would also take less water and time to fill up a split sink, then one big sink! This sink size is 33X18 and we purchased it from Overstock. This sink is also double sided, allowing you to pick the smooth size, or panelled side. We obviously chose the smooth side! 🙂

Tankless Hot Water Heater

Now, I know this isn’t really under the plumbing fixtures topic per say, but it is what gets the water flowing to them all! Also, I didn’t know where to fit this in to any other topic! Jeremy kind of picked out our tankless hot water heater, cause I know nothing about them. But I do know that Jeremy will research and find the best products for the best prices! Tankless hot water heaters can go in the attic, which is nice since I don’t have to make a space for it somewhere on the main floor.

The tankless hot water heater is very Eco friendly because it saves us money by not using the hot water. The hot water heater will only turn on when you turn on the hot water, thus saving you money. We only turn the hot water knobs on when we really need hot water. This is also a big reason why we bought widespread faucets, so we could only turn on the hot water when needed. So its a positive that it saves money, but it does take about 15 seconds for the water to get hot when you turn on the water, which is something I’m willing to sacrifice for saving money! I don’t have a photo of it, cause it’s not very pretty! Haha! It is linked in the image at the beginning of the post to my LTK.

Next up

Thanks so much for reading about plumbing fixtures and I hope you found at least one thing that helped you in some way! Reading and supporting Forever.Six.Acres blog means the world to me, and I hope you will subscribe to get future, more in depth details about our home and projects we do. I am always more detailed in my blog post’s than on my other social platforms, so be sure to sign up for emails. Anyways, our next #Building101 topic is exterior details!

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Building 101 – Windows, Doors, and Trim

Lets talk about all things windows, doors and trim this week for building 101!! I will share with you my experience about deciding on our selections, and a few ways we saved money!

Building 101 – Windows

Windows aren’t something you first think about when you first start to build. There are other things that came to my mind before windows. When I asked my builder, what was the first things I needed to have picked out for him to order, he told me doors, and windows. I was like uhhhhhh I don’t have any idea about either of those. HA! I was hoping he would say something like, lighting, or flooring, because I already had ideas for those!

Let me just mentioned, we saved quite a bit shopping around for windows. The window company the builder suggested was extremely expensive for the style of windows we wanted. I wanted black on the outside, and white on the inside.

How We Saved Money on Our Windows

Jeremy did lots of research on windows, and he decided to go with a newer company called Elevate windows. They actually offered an oil rubbed bronze exterior, and white interior option. The oil rubbed bronze looked just like the black, but they were THOUSANDS cheaper! So we went with the oil rubbed bronze, with white interior. You literally can’t tell the difference, they look black!

All our bedroom windows and the windows in the playroom are 7X3. The boys room have double windows. A money saving tip that I hope can help you save money during your build, too!

The windows that open have a single line going down the center, and the windows in the back don’t have any panels. I didn’t want any lines going through the large windows in the living room, and the large window above the kitchen sink.

Building 101 – Doors

Our builder sent us to a local door company that he uses. There we picked out our interior doors and exterior doors. All of our interior doors are Masonite hollow doors in the style Logan. The Logan style is very similar to the shaker style doors, but the wood around the panels slants down. This helps out with the dust, because it falls off the slant instead of sitting on top of the door ledge of the panel.

Types of Doors and Sizes

The outside exterior doors to and from the garage are in the same style. We also have Bi-panel double doors leading to our master bathroom. The bi-panel doors are the same size as our other regular doors, just split in half!

All our doors are 8X3. We wanted the taller doors since we have 10 ft ceilings everywhere. We also have 9 pocket doors. Builders don’t like pocket doors because they are a pain to install, but honestly, they are huge space savers! The only time I shut our master closet door is when I take photos. Other than that, it stays open. Other places we have pocket doors- master toilet area, 1/2 bath, 3 in the boys bathroom, 2 french sliding doors for the playroom.

Front Doors

I’m going to dedicate a whole section to my front and back doors. My top two most asked questions on my Instagram are about my brick, and my front doors. Our front doors are custom made from the door company we purchased our other doors from. They are made of knotty alder wood, and stained with Minwax Golden Oak. Our front doors open in, and our back doors open out.

I know that having wood exterior doors means we will probably have to replace them later on just because of natural wear and tear. We will have to probably re stain the front doors next summer due to the Texas summer heat. That is why they are really dark at first, but you can see they are lighter now, which are the three images with the white peony wreaths below. The first photo is not stained, second is only one door stained.

Building 101- Trim Window and Door Casings

I included trim work with this topic, because it goes hand in hand with windows and doors! I won’t be covering all trim work, like small trim work details, the closet/pantry shelving, or any shiplap. This section will just cover window casings and door casings!

I never would have thought about window and door casings, If my two of my friends wouldn’t have just built before me. One of them didn’t think to ask for them, she didn’t realize it was an option. The other had it on her list from the start! So my plan ( to save money) was to case all the doors, and only windows that would been seen by guests. Which was the main great room. Well turns out to have to have window casings on shiplap walls in order for the shiplap to be “finished” off properly.

So we have window casings everywhere but the boy’s rooms. Which isn’t bad! Once we put up curtains, you can’t really tell. There is still a window seal, just not down the sides or on top. See pics below! The first image is of Blaine’s window in his room, and the second image is of the playroom window which is completely cased.

Research on window casings

I started to figure out what I liked for trim casings on doors and windows by researching. As always, I start with Google, and then go to Pinterest for inspiration. I found lots of good information on window casings on Pinterest. And ultimately I decide on the basic craftsman style trim casings. The image below shows several different styles of window and door casings. I chose number 4, but added a 1X2 between the horizontal and the vertical trim.

We have 1×4 vertically, then a 1×2, 1×6, and another 1×2. The baseboards are 1×8’s. See images below.

Pantry door casing, Top 1X6 had to be extended to accommodate for the barn door hardware.

Next Topic

I hope you were able to find some helpful information in this post! It was a lot to talk about! Next up for building 101 is lighting fixtures! Such a fun topic, but also a stressful one since there are so many choices to choose from, places to buy, and finding all the best prices to stay in budget. So you can expect to see some helpful tips to get you through those tough decisions!

I know it’s been a while since I posted, but I am hoping that since I have a new computer I can finally get back in the game. Mine last MacBook was so old it wouldn’t even update!! Have a great week y’all!

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#Building101 – Foundation

Hey y’all! Foundations are a huge step in the building process! It feels like it’s finally happening. Be aware that once the foundation is laid out, it might feel really small! It’s just an illusion! Don’t worry, it gets better once the framing is put up!

Types of Foundations

There are several ways to create stable foundations for whatever type of structure you are building. I don’t know much about any of the other ones, but I have linked a website that goes over details of all the different main types of foundations. There you can get more information about what type of foundation is good to build a solid support structure for your home!

Isolated Column Footing
Basement Foundation
Slab Foundation (what we have)
Wall Footing Foundation
Pile Foundation

You can find more information on the other foundations on this Civicconcepts.com! Finding a foundation that is best for you depends on your location and type of soil you have.

Slab Foundation

We have a concrete slab foundation. Many people are so surprised to hear that we don’t have a basement! Basements in Texas are not common, or recommended. The ground shifts too much and will cause major foundation problems! We also don’t have freezing weather, so our ground does not freeze and thaw our causing cracks in the foundation. Another benefit to having a slab, is that with the warmer weather we have, having a solid concrete slab, helps keep out the bugs! Houses down in Texas are built with a solid concrete slab to help support the house from caving in the basement, help prevent serious cracks, and keep out the bugs!

I’m not a 100% sure, but I would think that a solid concrete foundation would be less expensive, then having a whole other story below ground level. I could be wrong?? Some of you might ask, where we store everything? Well since we don’t have basements here, many people try to create a lot of attic space by building taller roof pitches.

Areas We Have Attic Storage

The spaces we have for attic storage are above our garage, kitchen, and master suite area. We have roughly about 900 square foot of attic space! We would have the entire square footage of our home, but we can’t really get to the other side of the house because of the vaulted ceilings in the dining room and living area. So we don’t have attic space above the dining, living, playroom, or boys rooms. But what we have now, is PLENTY of storage space! It is the most we have ever had!

Things to Know Before a Slab Foundation is Poured

There are a few things that will need to be discussed with your builder before your concrete slab is poured. If you want any type of electrical run to somewhere in your house that is not connected to an outside wall. For example, we had floor outlets added to our living room floors if we ever needed to use them for lamps, or christmas trees. We strategically planned them out to be under our couches. This meant we needed to have our living room furniture placement figured out before the concrete slab was poured. We put in them in areas though, that if we moved our furniture, the rug would be able to cover them.

Double Check and Measure!

Another thing that needs to be done before the slab is poured, is to run the plumbing that will go throughout the house. You will want to double check all measurements for plumbing. We had to move our bathtub drain over 5 inches after the foundation was done and tile was installed, because it was too close to the wall. So to save yourself some setbacks later on, measure things out to double check your plumber, and contractor. Double check and get it right, or you will do it twice! 🙂 I linked some 100 ft tape measures above, so you can measure the long distances from wall to wall, or measure the plumbing and electrical in the middle of the home.

Any Special Flooring?

Another thing to discuss with your builder before you pour, is the type of flooring you want to have, and if you want anything special, like brick floors. We used full sized bricks for our entire front patio, and used full bricks around the outline of our back patio. These need to be noted before the pour, because those area’s need to be recessed in according to the thickness of the brick you chose. You can see on the image above towards the middle right side, that our front patio is recessed several inches compared to the rest of our slab. This allows the brick to sit flush with the rest of the slab once it is laid.

Process of How the Slab is Created

Concrete slabs are created from the outside, in. They first put up wood forms to create the perimeter of the house. Next, they completely level the ground making it compacted and flat as possible. They will use lasers to make sure it’s completely level. They dig trenches for where the plumbing and electrical will be run to areas of the house that are not connected to an outside wall. The trenches also help the slab foundation from moving or tipping as the weather changes the soil throughout the year. They also help support the load bearing walls. These trenches have a big role in the stability of your home!

Next is what you call “tamping” the ground. Which is when the soil that was not trenched is compacted very tight to create solid stable ground area. Then they cover those areas with black tarps to help even more as a moisture barrier. The rebar is installed as a floating reinforcement. It helps support the solid part of the concrete, as well as the footers.

Concrete Pouring

After the rebars are installed, pouring the concrete comes next! This step happens pretty quick! Slab pours are done in one day and take about 1 to 2 days to dry! If you want to do handprints or write your name in the concrete then you should try to get that done a few hours after it was poured so it’s semi-set!

After the concrete is poured, your slab might feel really, really small. It is like an optical illusion. There are several stages in the building process that will make your house feel big, and small, then big again.

Next Up

Next up for your build is framing! This happens fast, so I will probably include HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Insulation as well! I hope you found some informational insight about the type of foundation you need, and learned a couple things about how a slab foundation works.

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to the next building101 topic!

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#Building101- Where to Start

Where to start – questions to think about.

So you want to build, but you have no idea where to start. Well, lets start with a basic list of things to consider.

Have you sold your home yet, or are you currently living in a rental, or apartment?
Do you have money saved?
Are you going to build on land, or in a community?
Do you want to build a completely custom home, or a spec home?
Are you going to hire a builder to help you through the build, or are you going to self contract to save money?

SOO many questions and you haven’t even started yet! Haha! Welcome to the adventures of wanting to build! It can be stressful, but I hope to share with you all the different things that might come up from start to finish! It can be stressful, believe me, I just finished building my house in April 2020 during the start of the pandemic!

So lets break down each of these questions to help you figure out what works best for you and your family.

Have you sold your home yet, or are you currently living in a rental, or apartment?

We sold our home (for sale by owner so we didn’t have to pay realtor fees) when the market was good. This gave us money in our bank so we could pay for things out of pocket for our home, and this also gave us money to put a downpayment on our loan (Building101 Finances will be coming soon). We then rented a small home for a year while we were building. Which is pictured above. It was the cutest little cottage style home!

rent house — Our house we rented while building

If you are living in a rental home already, or an apartment, the good news is you don’t have to wait on selling a home and you can stay where you are until your home is build. The bad news is that you need to save a lot of money to be able to put a down payment on your loan. That downpayment amount all depends on your bank, your loan amount, and how much you want your monthly mortgage to be. Which this kinda leads into our next question.

Do you have money saved?

So I have included reasons above on why it’s important to save money if you are renting, or living in an apartment. But it’s still important to save money even if you sold your home. You will always have surprise expenses when building. Prices have gone up for lumber about 80% since the pandemic. That is CRAZY! If you have extra money at the end of your build, then save it for things you can add on later, or maybe purchase new furniture!

Are you going to build on land, or in a community?

My sister and I bought 13 acres together and split it down the middle! We had the land surveyed before we purchased the land so we could purchase the land individually. We started building right aways, so we were able to close on our land and construction loan at one time. My sister is just starting to build, so she had to pay for closing costs on the land last year, and she had to pay for closing costs on her construction loan this year. So if you can try to close on both loans at the same time, it will save you a couple thousand dollars!!!

If you are building in a community, there are a couple of things I would consider. I would look around the neighborhood and figure out if the community. Is family friendly, or is it geared more towards older couples? Is it located near stores you will shop at, and do you like the schools located in that zone?

Do you want to build a custom home, or a spec home?

Since we built in the country, we built a completely custom home. We knew that this would be our forever home, so we wanted to make sure it was exactly what we wanted and it would grow with our family over the years. Although we knew building a custom home can get pricey, we worked really hard to stay within our budget. I’ll share more on saving and budgeting on a #building101 post soon! If you decide to build a spec home in a community, there will probably be restrictions. Also, anything you want will probably be extra money for any type of upgrade. There isn’t anything wrong with spec homes. They are definitely easier and less stressful to build than a custom home. Just keep those things in mind when deciding!

Are you going to hire a builder to help you through the build, or are you going to self contract to save money?

If you decide to go custom, then you have to decide if you are going to hire a builder, or if you are going to self contract. There are benefits and stress to both options, which is probably something you don’t want to hear!

So if you decide to go with a builder, you have to decide on a builder that would be a good fit for you. Remember, you will be working with them for the next 9 months or so. I’ve heard stories of home builders having horrible experiences with their builders. Some have even lead to suing their builders. That can be extra stress added on.

If you decide to self contract your build, then the positive side of this is that you can save some money because you won’t have any builder fees. But you will have the extra stress of finding and hiring workers. It could also take longer to build.

So these are all decisions you need to decide before even starting to build. Our next topic for #building101 is house plans! I’ll touch on how we created out own house plans house ideas. I will also link other websites to reference different house plans. Make sure to subscribe to emails so you can be notified of new posts!

Do you have any tips for where to start when building a new home for others reading? If so, comment them below!

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Hey Y’all!

Hey Y’all! I finally did it! I created my own blog, something I NEVER dreamed of doing. The purpose of creating a blog is so you can easily find building101 topics, home design & decor, life style, and probably a lot of typos!

A little background about me…

A little bit about me- My name is Tiffany and I live in a small little town deep in the heart of Texas! I’ve been married to my hubby for 10 years, and we have two sweet boys! Liam is 6 years old, and Blaine is 2 years old! We really need to take new family photos because this was from a year ago! I am an art teacher by day, and influencer by night! In 2019, my sister and I bought 13 acres together and split it down the middle. So technically, we own 6 1/2 acres, but forever.sixandahalf.acres just didn’t have a very good flow to it! HAHA! Jeremy and I started building right away, but my sister is just getting started! So join me as I document her build! We are also starting on building our shop! It’s going to be about 40X50, so its almost like a mini house, but we want to make sure it fits all of our tractors and things like that!

Every Wednesday I work with a group of amazing women on Instagram and we cover different building topics each week! My Instagram highlights are crowded and it’s getting harder for everyone to find the different topics. A huge reason I created this blog! We start from the beginning, like where to start, and we go through all the details each week. The good thing is that we all have different styles so it gives you a good variety to get inspiration from! To make it easier on myself and you to be able to find topics about building and be able to refer back to them easier than searching my Instagram for hours on end.

Here’s a few things you will find on this blog, but I’m definitely not limiting it to these topics!

Building 101 topics
Home design, decor tips and inspiration
Favorite family recipes
Everyday life on Forever.Six.Acres

Thanks for joining me on this new adventure of mine! I hope to offer you all the advice I can on building a new house and turning it into a home. I’m no expert, but I will try to give you tips from my personal experience of recently building a new house! This is all new to me, so give me some grace as I learn my way around the blogging world!