Last week, we focused on some design ideas inside the house. This week, we're moving up and out.
I was fortunate enough to design and build my house (with a contractor) with a pretty blank slate. Aside from budgetary concerns, which of course there were, I had the flexibility to move walls around, raise or lower window heights and configure the bathroom (100 different times).
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