A House We Built

Custom House Designed by Husband & Wife Team | Modern Farmhouse Inspired

A House We Built: Introduction and Product Sources

Welcome to the official website of A House We Built. We are a husband and wife team who have just finished designing and building our forever home on our 30 acre forested property.

Note: this page is constantly updated. Every time we do a new project around the house, we add sources here. On a daily basis, we are most active on our Instagram page (@ahousewebuilt) where you can follow the latest updates on our house building and decorating journey.

We started designing this house in early 2016. In Summer 2016, we found a beautiful property we fell in love with and then purchased in the Fall of 2016. We immediately put in a 1600-ft driveway through the trees to our house site in the middle of the woods. We broke ground Summer 2017, moved in Summer 2018, and are now making this house into a home. This website is a place for us to share sources for the products that so many of you have asked us for on Instagram. There’s also a House-FAQ below.

Sources are listed below. Note: if I couldn’t find it at the place I bought it, I’ve listed it at a different location where it’s still available as of the time of posting, or listed similar options (always labeled as ‘similar’).

Note: our decor and styling changes over time so for all our past decor looks, please check this page.

Gallery wall sources:

  • Picture frames (black metal frame 16×20): Amazon — I’m really happy with their quality

Kitchen decor sources:

Living room decor sources:

  • Round mirror on mantle: Amazon | Wayfair
  • Coffee table (round metal/wood): Wayfair
  • Tall geometric white vase: Amazon | Short matching vase: Amazon
  • Eucalyptus stems (greenery in geometric vase): Amazon
  • Spiky greenery in wood vase: Crate & Barrel
  • White/grey vase (similar): West Elm
  • Geometric candle holders (similar): Amazon | Wayfair (lg) | Wayfair (sm)
  • Wood vases (set of 3): Wayfair | Hayneedle | Walmart
  • Couch leather conditioner: Amazon (this stuff is amazing!!!!)
  • Corner barstool (wood/metal): West Elm
  • Fireplace: Amazon.
  • Mantle: real barn beam
  • Floor lamp (black/gold 3 arm): Amazon
  • Armchair: ours is out of stock but I’ve found very similar leather options at Overstock and West Elm, and also similar fabric options at Wayfair and All Modern.
  • Details on our couches & armchair listed further down the page under “Couch/armchair Sources”

Dining room decor sources:

Mudroom decor sources:

  • White/wood mudroom vase: Wayfair
  • Eucalyptus stems (greenery in vase): Amazon | Crate & Barrel
  • Long matte black drawer pulls: Amazon
  • Short matte black drawer pulls: Amazon
  • Black and copper knobs: CB2
  • Mudroom hooks: CB2
  • Black & white plaid throw pillow: Amazon

Laundry room decor:

Miscellaneous sources:

Hardware sources (same sizes used in kitchen, mudroom, bathrooms, and closet):

  • Long matte black drawer pulls: Amazon
  • Short matte black drawer pulls: Amazon
  • Black and copper knobs: CB2
  • Gold knobs: CB2
  • Black knobs (similar): Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Wayfair | Wayfair
  • Copper knobs (similar): Amazon
  • V-pulls (no longer available, but this is a similar option from the same source): CB2
  • Mudroom hooks: CB2

Nail-head source (from closet mirror and home office window seat):

  • Rustic hammered nail-heads in Antique Brass: Amazon

Mirror sources:

  • 24″ round mirror (master + main floor bath): Amazon | Wayfair
  • 37″ round mirror (mantle + 2nd floor bath): Amazon | Wayfair
  • Oval mirror: Amazon | Wayfair (I haven’t used this yet but I want to)

Pantry sources:

Kitchen organizer sources:

  • Cutlery organizer: Wayfair
  • Cutlery organizer (expandable alternative): Amazon
  • Cutlery organizer (expandable alternative): Amazon
  • Utensil expandable organizer: Amazon | Wayfair
  • 12×6, 12×3, 6×3 organizers (similar): Amazon
  • Knife dock: Amazon
  • Under-sink sponge tray: Amazon
  • Large rope coiled baskets: Amazon| Wayfair (similar style, same size)
  • Tupperware sets: Amazon | Amazon

Lighting sources:


Bathroom drawer (stackable & clear) organizers (similar):

  • 12x3x2 clear organizer: Amazon (size I used)
  • 9x3x2 clear organizer: Amazon (size I used)
  • 6x3x2 clear organizer: Amazon (size I used)
  • 3x3x2 clear organizer: Amazon
  • 15x6x2 clear organizer: Amazon
  • 12x6x2 clear organizer: Amazon
  • 9x6x2 clear organizer: Amazon
  • 6x6x2 clear organizer: Amazon

Cat-related sources:

  • Scratching pads: Amazon (I have 2 on every floor)
  • Litter box: Amazon (I put one on every floor)
  • Water fountain: Amazon
  • Vacuum cleaner: Amazon (ours is the slightly older version of this)
  • Leather conditioner: Amazon (this stuff is amazing and gets scratches our of the leather on our sofas)

Plumbing sources:

Sink sources:

Couch/armchair sources: Structube (After months of searching for the perfect couches, these were the ONLY styles I liked for our space and I was very particular about what I wanted: 1) They had to be leather because hubby is allergic to our cats and we can’t do fabric, 2) I wanted a tan couch with a benchseat AND a grey 3-seater from the same place AND an available armchair option, 3) I had to order online because nothing in any stores near me worked. So, I actually found a tan couch first from another online store (Article), but they didn’t have a grey couch in the style I wanted. Then I google-searched the tan couch and found a similar match at Structube, which I hadn’t even heard of, BUT they had a grey leather couch I liked too! So I ordered them sight unseen and crossed all my fingers and toes that they’d work out and they did!) — West Elm also has a very similar grey couch as well as a similar sectional available in a ton of different leather and fabrics options. Our armchair is out of stock but I’ve found very similar leather options at Overstock and West Elm, and also similar fabric options at Wayfair and All Modern!

  • Leather conditioner: Amazon (this stuff is amazing!!!!)

Powder room sources:

Appliances sources (we bought everything except the range hood through Home Depot Appliances):

  • Fridge, freezer, cooktop, wall ovens: Frigidaire Professional
  • Dishwasher: Bosch
  • Range hood: Zephyr
  • Washer/dryer: LG
  • Espresso machine: Magister Stella (Amazon)
  • Coffee grinder: Amazon

Greenery sources:

Wallpaper sources:

FAQs — Frequently Asked Questions & Answers:

  • Our floor plan is fully custom. We designed our house from scratch together so our plan is near and dear to our hearts, and is the result of over a year and a half of work. We have not released or posted it yet, but may in the future.
  • Our house has 4500 square feet of finished living space over 3 floors, and we also have a 2000sf mostly-unfinished basement. Since we both work from home, our house also includes 2 offices.
  • Our ceilings are 10-ft on the main floor, 9-ft on the second floor, 8-ft kneewalls and 15-ish foot vaulted ceilings on the third floor, 20-ft living room, and 10-ft in the basement.
  • Our windows & exterior doors are custom triple pane fiberglass in Tricorn Black or Simply White.
  • Our exterior materials are a mix of engineered stone and James Hardie siding (color: Arctic White).
  • Our cabinetry is all custom made (except this vanity), paint color BM Simply White.
  • Our kitchen island is 11.5 x 3.5 feet.
  • Our countertops are Italian Quartz in pure white.
  • Our barstools are from West Elm (mine are sold out so here are similar options or other ones I like): #1 West Elm | #2 CB2 | #3 All Modern | #4 World Market | #5 Lulu and Georgia | #6 Wayfair
  • Our shower glass is custom made.
  • Our shiplap is an MDF interlocking shiplap system.
  • Our flooring is brushed white oak laminate Lionel by Evoke for everywhere that isn’t tile except our stairs which are white oak hardwood stained in a custom color.
  • Our recessed lighting is LED (sourced through our electrician).
  • Our mantle is a legit weathered hand-hewn barn beam, fireplace is by Dimplex (Amazon).
  • We did a continuous layer of 3-inch Roxul board around the house which, coupled with 2×6 framing, makes our walls extra thick so we did drywall returns on all our windows instead of trim.
  • Our interior door hardware was supplied by our trim team and I can’t find a link to it but this is a very similar one.
  • Our location is something we’ve chosen to keep private to balance out how much of our house/lives we share publicly, but we’re pretty open about everything else.
  • Our patterned floor tiles are cement.
  • Our tiles were mostly sourced through local suppliers. Local suppliers are the only ones I don’t list for the above mentioned reason. We appreciate your understanding on this matter.

Interior paint colors:

  • BM Simply White throughout the house – only white used inside
  • BM Classic Grey (regular) on living room ceiling
  • BM Soot for all black interior shiplap and cabinets and mirror
  • SW Dorian Grey on office window seat & desk wall

Stain colors for dining table & tree stand:

  • Pre-stain conditioner: Amazon
  • Grey stain (one coat): Amazon
  • Matte top coat: Amazon (also used on pantry shelving)

AV sources:

  • We have an Apple TV in the fireplace column nook, wired in with Ethernet
  • 1x Polk Audio 255c-RT center channel speaker: Amazon
  • 2x Polk Audio RC85i: Amazon
  • 2x Polk Audio RC80i: Amazon
  • We picked these because they’re white, simple, and met my standards for “best quality at reasonable price”
  • We don’t have a surround-sound receiver yet, mostly because the TV isn’t there right now – just a small stereo receiver (Amazon) so we can listen to music

Additional resources:

If there’s something else you want sources on, you can ask me questions at this link and I’ll add it to this list.

Full disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission from purchases you make through those links (but it doesn’t affect the price you pay at all).

And please be sure to follow us on Instagram where we post daily updates on our house progress!