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Notes from the job site and the slab yard.

What I’m learning about color, materials, and getting a home right — written the way I’d tell you in person.

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Istarted this journal because the same questions kept coming up — in showrooms, at slab yards, standing in half-built rooms. They’re good questions, and they deserve better than the rushed answer you get while somebody is waiting on a decision.

So this is where they get answered properly. Mostly color and materials, a fair amount of process, and a good deal about what the light out here does to a room. I’d rather tell you why I chose something than just show you that I did.

I’d rather tell you why I chose something than just show you that I did.

Who’s Journal This Is

I'm Heather. I choose the colors, materials, and finishes for the custom homes Ceci Bates builds around Lake Texoma — inside and out. This is where those decisions get explained.

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Working through selections, or just stuck on one decision? Send me a note — I read these myself.

Rather just ask me directly?

If you’re in the middle of a decision and none of this quite covers it, write to me. I’d rather answer your actual question than have you piece it together from six posts. No pressure, just a conversation.

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