Scandinavian Haus in Carlsbad, California.

This is my personal test lab. Me, my misters + my sons home where I get to practice what I preach!

The design began with a simple idea. Knowing a home can be more than a stucco box with a red roof. Knowing a home can be small. Knowing progress is impossible without change. Maybe more risk taking than a normal home owner would take.

It was about designing a home to last rather than be replaced. It was about living efficiently in a home that was designed from the “inside” out. It was about promoting the family being together by making the public rooms more inviting. It was about making a room only as big as it needs to be.

To afford this project, we were owner-builder, no general contractor. We bid out/ hired/ coordinated all the subcontractors ourselves. In addition, my mister + I did as much of the labor ourselves. We installed the exterior brick; we had just one mishap of a falling brick during install; my 1st concussion + bloody head. We even learned how to install roof underlayment for the metal roof we splurged on. We also traded work.

A creative project to share with the world.

The way we live in our homes can make all the difference. We can either change what we have to love it… or feel unsatisfied move on thinking the grass is always greener elsewhere.