Whether you're new to Franklin, TN or just passing through... chances are, you might want to get some recommendations from others before visiting a local business establishment for the first time. Especially if you're in need of a service that could be fairly expensive.

That's why we're providing this list of all our favorite places in Franklin, Tennessee.

Around here (Franklin & Nashville, TN), there are a fair number of professional certified designers available to us. In case you're interested, the going rate for design services seems to be this:

• Free one-hour consultation


• $50 per hour thereafter


• Free one-hour presentation of the design ideas

Of course, each place is different, that's just what I've been finding most often in the process of designing our kitchen & bathrooms inside our log home.

Look what I found at the Nashville Home and Remodeling Show last weekend...

If you're interested, the contact info is:
Owen Carpet Company
Resaca, GA 30735
706-277-1321
sales@owencarpet.com

More pictures and details below.

As many of you know, we're in the process of building a log home here in Franklin, Tennessee.

I've been compiling my own list of building supply centers, salvage yards and specialty stores that we plan to visit during the building & design process.

I thought some of these links might be of interest to others building (or decorating) new homes here in Middle Tennessee.

Whether you live in Middle Tennessee, or you're just passing through and want to shop at America's BEST department store: Target, you don't have to look too hard...

The Target store off Mallory Lane has been a staple in the Cool Springs area for years. But this year, three NEW Target stores have sprouted up in the trendy Nashville suburbs surrounding Cool Springs:

• Franklin, Tennessee (Parkway Commons, opened March 2005)
• Brentwood, Tennessee (The Shoppes of Brentwood Hills, opened July 2005)
• Spring Hill, Tennessee (near Town Center, opening date TBA)

"The median age of a Target customer is 45 with a $57,000 median household income. 90% of customers are female, 39% have children at home and 44% have completed college." Source