That's what's twisted. America's inner builder has been unleashed. Some of the priciest new projects are being built by novices who end up wreaking havoc on their own homes. They want it customized. And they want to be able to say they did it themselves.
Professionals complain that the interference is a nuisance, but clients see it differently.
Trouble is, few laymen can actually read architectural plans, let alone draw them up. Even fewer understand the practical ramifications of their artistic whims. Once the columns were installed, they balked. They were massive. Then, after builders had installed a dormer window in the attic, Mrs. Basse realized she wanted the light from the window channeled into the adjacent laundry room.