What No One Tells You About Working with a Builder, Architect or Interior Designer (Until It’s Too Late)

You’ve hired the professionals. So why does it still feel like something’s missing?

Most homeowners assume that once they’ve hired a builder, architect or designer, they’re set up for success. But after helping create over $100 million in award-winning custom homes, I’ve seen firsthand that many of the biggest regrets happen after those hires are made.

Not because your team isn’t talented.
But because no one’s talking about how you actually live.

Each Pro Has a Role, But None Are Focused on You

Your architect brings structure and flow.
Your builder manages logistics, timelines, and construction.
Your interior designer helps elevate the aesthetics.

But none of them are trained, or tasked, with deeply understanding your life.

And depending on how and when you structure your team, often bringing in experts months after key decisions have already been made, the bones of the house are already set. It’s too late to make meaningful changes.

And that’s where things go wrong.

The Real Problem: Nobody’s Asking the Right Questions

Professionals are focused on plans, products and timelines.
But what’s missing is someone helping you translate your lifestyle into your layout.

Questions like:

• How do your mornings unfold, and what needs to feel seamless?
• What activities will fill your evenings and weekends five years from now?
• What’s your tolerance for maintenance, and what finishes actually suit that?
• What future stages of life should your home quietly prepare for?

Without these conversations, even the most beautiful home can feel like a mismatch.

Real Stories. Real Regrets.

Here’s what I’ve seen too often, and how avoidable it really is:

–  A couple designs a picture-perfect mudroom—then realizes it can’t handle hockey bags, soccer balls, dance gear and two dogs.
– A homeowner chooses high-maintenance finishes, only to realize honed countertops need constant sealing, and marble in the powder room was never practical for a house full of boys.
– A young family builds a home around their toddler’s needs, but forgets to plan for what school-aged life will actually look like.
– A client dreams of entertaining, but ends up too exhausted by day-to-day life to ever host, and the oversized dining room goes unused.

Each of these homes looked stunning on paper. But they weren’t grounded in how life is actually lived.

The Solution: Bring Lifestyle to the Planning Table

You don’t need to learn how to be an architect, builder or designer.
But you do need a strategic partner who helps you lead the process with clarity, before irreversible decisions get made.

That’s what I do.

As a designer, builder and planning expert, I help thoughtful women bring intention and alignment into the earliest phases of their project. So they don’t just build a beautiful home, they build a life that works.

Your Next Step:
Before you sign another contract, make sure your home is built around your life, not just someone else’s plans.

“Your home isn’t just where you live. It’s how you live. Build the one that holds all of you.”

Ready for clarity that reflects your actual life—not just your Pinterest boards? Here are three ways I can help:

Download the Free Guide
Five questions your builder won’t ask—but you can’t afford to miss.

Join the Live Workshop
Turn inspiration into aligned decisions in just 60 minutes. From Pinterest to Priorities is your clarity catalyst.

Book a Private Session
Work with me 1:1 to review floor plans, decisions or simply get grounded in your next step.