What If I Don’t Want A Big Home?
What? You don’t want a big home? Gasp. Many in the local market think buyers need to maximize the allowable square footage when building a new home. I can see why they think that. It makes sense right? Land is …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
Happy Friday friends! What a fun and productive week we’ve had! And guess what? The time changes back to “normal” on Sunday – WHOOP – and it feels like spring has arrived – double WHOOP! WHAT WE’RE SHOWING THIS WEEKEND… …
Can My Neighbor Influence My Development Plans?
I was asked this very question earlier this week by a current NDI client. I’ve heard the concern before, so I thought it would be a good topic to cover here! The short answer is no. As long as the …
My Story, In My Own Words
I was recently one of four women featured in an article for Arlington Magazine. It was the first time going public about something very personal that happened to me in 2014. Before the article was published, I had not talked …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! This week was all about the World Series (with late nights and exhausted days), but the Washington Nationals pulled it off. Dad treated us with tickets to Game 3 on Friday night and it …
Building A Complete Custom Home: Phase 2, Plan Design
Last week, I kicked off a two part series outlining the process of building a Complete Custom Home with NDI. While all of the homes we build are customized to fit the individual needs of our clients, sometimes a client …
Home Building FAQ: Where Should I Put My Garage?
This blog series answers common home building questions. My goal is to provide you with a quick answer (300 words or less!) to a question and when I can, give you resources to find more information on the topic. Today’s question is …
Building A Complete Custom Home: Phase 1, Design Concept & Estimation
Of the 35-45 homes we build each year, all of them are customized to fit the individual needs of our clients. We love taking one our Portfolio Plans and helping our client make it their own. It is what we …
Jen In The Kitchen: I Bought A Ninja Foodi
Have you heard about the Instant Pot craze? An instant pot operates much like the pressure cookers of the 70’s & 80’s. It’s basically a crock pot on crack. With an instant pot, you are able to quickly slow cook …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
Happy Friday! This has been a busy and quick week around here! Are you hot yet? Someone posted this and I thought it was hysterical (and so true)… WHAT WE’RE SHOWING THIS WEEKEND… Our NEW Sherwood Model in Falls Church …