Merrill Family Diaries

Festive holiday door decoration featuring seasonal ornaments, red bows, stockings, and personalized touches for Christmas cheer.

Update 4: A Very Merry Temp Wall

November 20, 2025

The slab is poured, and framing is underway, which means we can officially walk the footprint of the new first floor!

Cozy living room with a decorative fireplace, large wall-mounted flat-screen behind a patterned wallpaper accent wall, beige sofas, and a small dog lounging. Bright natural light from windows adds warmth to the space.

Update 3: Wrapping paper walls and one dramatic leaf drop

November 17, 2025

Inside, we set up the temporary living/dining zone, hung the TV temporarily, and wrapped a full wall in Christmas gift paper. Yes, there’s a time-lapse video.

Modern living room with unfinished wall framing, featuring a beige sofa, floral armchairs, a round side chair, a square coffee table, and a black chandelier, highlighting a home renovation or construction project.

Update 2: Cold showers and cozy chaos

November 12, 2025

Outside, the columns came off. Inside, the fireplace wall grew, the temporary fence got beefier, and we took on the glamorous task of pulling and scrubbing pool pavers caked in mud.

New construction home foundation preparation with dirt work in progress, white house siding, and landscaping underway at a residential property.

Update 1: Mud, mayhem, and mild dog confusion

November 5, 2025

We kicked things off by clearing the front corner—trees and landscaping out, paver path carefully pulled up and stacked like giant Legos for later.

Start with a conversation. Tell us how you want to live.

You don’t need to have every detail figured out before you talk to us. Tell us about the property, the house you’re imagining, or what’s no longer working in the home you have.