On a new build, the most valuable design decisions happen while the house is still on paper. Amanda shares what it really costs when the interior designer arrives after construction begins, and why the homes that come in on budget are the ones where design and construction moved together from the start.

On a new build, the most valuable design decisions happen while the house is still on paper. Amanda shares what it really costs when the interior designer arrives after construction begins, and why the homes that come in on budget are the ones where design and construction moved together from the start.

Building a home on the water is one of the most personal things a family will ever do. It is also, in my experience, one of the easiest to get wrong, and almost always for the same reason. Most people hire an architect and a builder, watch the house take shape, and think of the interiors as the part that comes at the end. On a coastal home, that order quietly costs you the things that matter most.

7th Annual Beaches Tour of Homes to Feature Oceanfront Property Designed by Architect James Dupree with Amanda Webster Design, Inc. Jacksonville, FL – November 5,