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Possibly you haven’t started building yet—but here’s a heads-up: at some point during your build, your builder’s going to say, “We can’t do that.”
Sometimes that “no” is legit. But other times? It’s just not standard.
In this episode, I’m walking you through a real story of a homeowner who dropped something she really wanted (and still regrets it 😳)—and how YOU can avoid the same fate. You’ll learn exactly what to say, what to ask, and how to advocate for the things that matter most… *before* you're caught off guard.
🔗 SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/when-your-builder-says-no
⚒️ FREE HOME BUILD START GUIDE: carolineondesign.com/home-build-guide
💡 Join BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Feeling excited (yet OVERWHELMED!) about building your dream home? You’re not alone—and you’re not doing it wrong.
In this episode, I’m walking you through 3 simple mindset shifts that will help you approach your home build with more clarity and confidence.
Before you dive into layouts and finishes, the real foundation for your entire home build experience starts with your mindset.
We’ll cover:
🔑 Why your home should reflect your lifestyle, not just square footage
💰 How to think about your budget in a way that feels empowering (not limiting)
🏗️ Why YOU (not your builder) should be leading the design visionThese are the exact mindset shifts I walk my students through inside my BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ program—and they can be total game-changers in how you experience your custom build.
🎧 Tune in for some quick wins, helpful perspective, and a dose of encouragement to start your home-building journey off right!
⚒️ FREE HOME BUILD START GUIDE: carolineondesign.com/home-build-guide
🔗 SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build-your-home
💡 Join BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Building your dream home? You’ve probably spent hours planning the big things—your floor plan, kitchen design, and must-have features. But what about the small details that can make or break your home’s functionality?
In this episode, I’m sharing 15 commonly overlooked details that people building for the first time regret not doing—and how you can avoid them. From outlet placement mistakes to traffic flow issues and not adding enough windows, these are the things you’ll be so glad you planned for before you build!
🎧 Listen now to avoid costly mistakes and future home-building regrets!
🔗 SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/common-custom-home-oversights
💡 Join BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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One of the biggest concerns when building a custom home is going over budget.
However, YOU don’t have to fear this because I know it’s possible to build within (or very close to) budget … you just need to know where to splurge and save when building your home.
In this episode, I’ll walk you through the best areas (in general) to splurge and save when building a custom home.
I’ll also share the choices I personally made while building my own home—because sometimes it helps to hear real-life examples. 🙂
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EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/where-to-splurge-and-save-when-building
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
SPLURGE + SAVE PLANNER: carolineondesign.com/splurge-save-guide
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👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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This episode is for anyone out there who is building a lake house and, more specifically, looking for trending exterior paint colors for lake houses in 2025.
I decided to record this episode because, ironically, a significant number of my clients inside BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ are planning to build a lake house.
For some, it’s a secondary home, but for others, it will be their primary residence.
Either way, they obviously want to get their exterior colors RIGHT!
And hey … even if you aren’t planning to build a lake house, this episode will still be very helpful because the paint color palettes are popular for home exteriors in general in 2025.
And, be sure to check out the show notes for this episode so you can see some of these colors in action (in other words … you’ll find photos of the colors on my blog).
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EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/trending-exterior-paint-colors-for-lake-houses
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
BLOG POST (4 STEPS TO CHOOSE PAINT COLOR): carolineondesign.com/steps-to-choose-a-paint-color
PEEL-AND-STICK PAINT SAMPLES (affiliate link): https://rstyle.me/+8h_YTkI3gg-JchgCAKrBhw👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Sticking to budget when building all starts with avoiding three common mistakes that I see people make ALL. THE. TIME.
These mistakes can lead to significant budget overages (especially mistake #3!).
BUT … I’m not gonna let them happen to you!
These are all 100% avoidable ... and I'm so glad you’re listening to this episode so that you'll know exactly what to avoid.
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EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/mistakes-to-avoid-when-building-a-home
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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If you plan on building your dream home in 2025 (or 2026 or even 2027), you're in the right place!
I'm here to help YOU bring your dream home to life … within budget and without regrets. 😘
This podcast is a great place to start ...
The short, binge-able episodes are full of actionable home-build tips and advice to help you feel more confident as you prepare for, and build, your dream home.
And, if you want to dive deeper and work with me in 2025, I invite you to join BEFORE YOU BUILD℠. 🙌
Tune into this episode to learn ALL about how I can help YOU bring YOUR dream home to life in 2025 … within budget and without regrets. ❤️
EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/building-your-dream-home
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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One of the most important keys to staying on budget while building is getting accurate home construction quotes BEFORE you hire your builder.
However, it can be a little tricky to get quotes when you most likely don’t even have a floor plan when you’re interviewing builders.
So, how do you get (accurate) quotes from builders without a floor plan?
It all starts with a crystal clear vision of your future home.
In this episode, we’ll discuss some (really important) things to consider when creating your dream home vision so that you can get quotes from potential builders that truly take into account your desired dream home.
EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/accurate-home-construction-quotes
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Building a custom home is a HUGE investment in both time and money. Obviously, you want to get it RIGHT! I want this for you, too, so I’m giving you a huge tip in this episode … stay tuned because this is a custom home build MUST DO!
EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/custom-home-build-must-do
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed about your upcoming home build and you don’t know how you can possibly feel confident designing an entire house, this episode is for you. All it takes to feel confident is to have CLARITY before building your house.
There’s a reason that ‘Clarifying Your Vision’ is the very first step in my BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ Blueprint that I teach my clients.
A clear vision is an essential component to feeling confident (and in control) as you go through your home build.
It is the absolute foundation for every single design decision you’ll make while building your house.
We’re going to get into it, but if you’ve been thinking about joining BEFORE YOU BUILD℠, now is the time to do it :).
EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/confidence-when-building-a-house
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
CAROLINE ON DESIGN WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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This episode is a little different than my typical episode … it’s more of a personal explanation of my top floor plan regret that I have for my own custom home.
Although this is a personal story about my own home build experience, I know it will help anyone out there who is toying with the idea of doing what I did (and now regret).
I'm also sharing a BONUS at the end of the episode ... my second biggest floor plan regret :).
EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/floor-plan-regret
FREE FLOOR PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE: carolineondesign.com/fp-free-workbook
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
CAROLINE ON DESIGN WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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I recently decided I was going to try to create a floor plan design with ChatGPT.
I was looking online at different floor plans, and I found things I liked about each one, and then I thought, "Well, why don't I just create my own, and I'll have ChatGPT do it?"
I thought I could plug everything that I wanted in, and a beautiful floor plan would spit out, and voila, I would have it.
That's not exactly what happened.
A floor plan did spit out, but it was far from beautiful!
So that was a bust. However, I found things about ChatGPT beneficial when you're creating your floor plan.
Tune in and learn why I think ChatGPT can be a great tool in your tool belt as you create your floor plan.
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/floor-plan-design-with-chatgpt
FREE FLOOR PLAN RESOURCE: carolineondesign.com/fp-free-workbook
ChatGPT: ChatGPT.com
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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My business coach recently asked me, 'What movement would you love to create for the people you serve?' In other words, how do I want to help YOU and others who are building their dream homes?
I had SO many thoughts automatically run through my brain. I knew these things deep down, but I haven't done a great job of explaining exactly how I want to help YOU. Tune into this episode because I'm sharing it all :).
Grab a seat in my FREE class, 'How to Build Your Dream Home On Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves'. This is a great place to start!
EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build-movement
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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In this episode, we’re talking about the MANY MANY MANY benefits of planning before building your house.
I see these benefits first-hand with my home build experience, as well as with my clients as they go through and complete the home build process.I’ve started a movement to get people to PLAN before they build because I know there are SO. MANY. BENEFITS. to doing this.
It’s IMPERATIVE to PLAN if you want to stay on (or close to) budget when building.
It’s IMPERATIVE to PLAN if you want to get to the end of your home build WITHOUT regrets.
EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/benefits-of-planning-before-building
BEFORE YOU BUILD℠: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build
FREE CLASS: carolineondesign.com/free-training
CAROLINE WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Are you starting to work on your custom floor plan and want to make sure you do it right? (i.e., you want to avoid making costly floor plan mistakes that you’ll later regret.) If so, tune in!
In this episode, we’ll cover common mistakes people make when creating a custom floor plan (or tweaking a stock plan). Unfortunately, I even see some builders (and the occasional architect) make these floor plan mistakes simply because they overlook the little details.
But don’t worry … you'll have a big advantage over *those* people because you'll know what important details to look out for so you can avoid making these mistakes in your own floor plan.
EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/floor-plan-mistakes-to-avoid/
FREE FLOOR PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE: carolineondesign.com/fp-free-workbook
HOME BUILD COURSES + PRODUCTS: carolineondesign.com/courses
WEBSITE: carolineondesign.com👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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If you’re worried about building and designing your dream home because you aren’t a designer (and you don’t want to hire one), I’ve got good news for you. You don’t need a designer … you just need a crystal clear vision BEFORE building your dream home.
Tune in to learn WHY a crystal clear vision of your future house is so CRUCIAL.
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/before-building-your-dream-home
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BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ WAITLIST: carolineondesign.com/join-byb-waitlist
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FREE CLASS: ‘How to Build Your Dream Home On Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves’ carolineondesign.com/free-training👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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I’m sharing 3 BIG (actually, huge) mistakes that most people make when building a house.
These three mistakes lead directly to going over budget on your home build.
For many people, this can be significant budget overages.
But don’t worry, half the battle of staying on budget is knowing what mistakes to AVOID.
You’ll be armed with this knowledge and you’ll know exactly what to avoid.
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/mistakes-when-building-a-house
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FREE CLASS: ‘How to Build Your Dream Home On Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves’ carolineondesign.com/free-training-
👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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This episode is a little different than usual, but I think it’s going to be super helpful to a lot of people.
Soooo … I got some GREAT questions from a woman who attended my free masterclass.
I answered her questions in a voice memo and I’m sharing that exact voice memo (unedited and all) in this episode.
I’m doing this because there are some golden nuggets that I think anyone building a house can take away from these answers … whether you choose to join BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ or not.
I’ll play that voice memo for you and then I’ll come back onto the podcast and tell you WHY I think this is super helpful for anyone who is planning to build a house.
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/3-quick-home-build-tips
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FREE CLASS: ‘How to Build Your Dream Home On Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves’ carolineondesign.com/free-training👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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PSA for anyone who is looking for a builder right now or will be in the future. The lowest home build bid does NOT mean the lowest price.
Let me repeat that … the lowest home build bid does NOT mean the lowest price.
In this short and sweet episode, we’ll talk about why it’s VERY important to consider more than just the bids (or price quotes) when selecting a builder.
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/lowest-home-build-bid-
FREE CLASS: ‘How to Build Your Dream Home On Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves’ carolineondesign.com/free-training👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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Avoiding home build budget overages is one of the TOP home build concerns that I hear over and over from clients inside my private BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ program.
This is a VERY common fear among people getting ready to build their dream home.
Sooo ... if you’re feeling nervous or confused about the budget piece of home building, you are definitely NOT alone.
But believe me ... the more information you know about the home build budget BEFORE you build, the better your chance of sticking to that elusive budget :).
I didn't go over budget, and you don't have to either.In this episode, I’ll answer your home build budget overage questions PLUS I have a special invitation for you at the end of this episode because I want YOU to feel equipped and confident in your ability to build your own dream home within budget (or at least very close to budget).
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EPISODE: carolineondesign.com/home-build-budget-overage-
FREE CLASS: ‘How to Build Your Dream Home on Budget WITHOUT Sacrificing Your Must-Haves’ carolineondesign.com/free-training👉 Want to learn how to build YOUR dream home WITHIN BUDGET and WITHOUT REGRETS? Grab a seat in my FREE CLASS at carolineondesign.com/free-training
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