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The Accent Piece is a blog about simplifying projects for the home like DIY furniture builds, painting projects, home decor, and tips on new home construction.

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New Home Building and Construction

Tips and tricks for building your perfect, dream home.  We help think through all the small details with real world examples from our personal home build.

November 1, 2022 by Suzie

How Long Roofing Takes on Homes

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In this article, you will find details on how long a roofing job takes on a typical home. I will be sharing my experience on how long it took the roofing company that we hired to install a new roof on our new construction home. How Long Roofing Takes Typically, roofing takes around 3 full …

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October 17, 2022 by Suzie

70 Bible Verses for New Home Construction

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When we began building our new home, I knew one thing I definitely wanted to do during the framing stage of our build. It is a dedication of our home of sorts, and we will did it by writing some of our favorite bible verses on the walls and framing of our new house. It …

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October 11, 2022 by Suzie

Free Checklist for New Home Construction Steps

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There are a lot of steps in building new construction homes. The beginning of a big project like building a new custom home can be somewhat daunting when thinking through all of the things that need to be done. Additionally, the steps in new home construction need to be done in a specific order. In …

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September 13, 2022 by Suzie

What Is Framing In Construction

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The framing stage in new home construction is a very exciting portion of the building project. It is when the basic structure of the walls is formed. You can begin to see the layout of the home physically taking shape and the new home beginning to form. In this article, I will cover specifically what …

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September 12, 2022 by Suzie

How Long It Takes for Concrete to Set

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Being that we just completed the concrete slab foundation for our new construction home, I thought it would be a great time to tackle the question of how long it takes for concrete to set. There are a few specific details concerning the curing process for this particular project that come into play when answering …

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September 2, 2022 by Suzie

The Average Cost of Custom Kitchen Cabinets in 2023

smooth paint finish on mudroom bench

Since we are building a new, custom home this year, I thought it would be a great time to share the bids we have received for custom kitchen cabinets. I know that when I was personally researching and building a budget for our home build, it would have been so helpful to have more examples …

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Hi, I’m Suzie! I’m a self-taught woodworker, DIY enthusiast, house-to-home transformer, endlessly curious maker, mom and wife. Building and making is my passion. Creating a home with my own two hands is my jam!
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