Why is it so terrifying to build less? Because you have nowhere to hide a bad proportion. "The Basics" got under my skin this week in the best way. That threshold between the gravel entry and the kitchen—just honest cedar, flush plaster, and daylight doing all the heavy lifting. Looking at it made me turn around and eye the over-detailed millwork packages sitting on my own desk with mild embarrassment. Did the clients arrive wanting that kind of quiet, or did you have to teach them how to live with that much air?