DIY, old houses & very big ideas.A journal by Melissa Powers
Beautifully UnqualifiedThe Sign of the Eucalyptus

A useful little tool

Your very
big idea.

The desired result, the questions, and a budget that includes the less photogenic parts. Keep the ambition. Write down the rest.

The idea
The money

Enter your own estimates in USD. These are planning figures, not a quote or professional assessment.

The next sensible step

Your entries stay in this page’s memory only. Reloading clears them; copy your finished brief before leaving.

Now showing on YouTube

Watch the house
talk back.

Big ideas. No plan. Lots of opinions. New episodes from a mid-1800s San Francisco studio-home.

Beautiful, eventually.

The learning stays in.

The decisions, the things worth keeping, and what the beautiful version actually takes.

Read the field notes