SB Bernal Design & Build Studio

07/29/2026

Oh but I do I have a pen and paper. 😆 I have a collection of pens that I prefer! With my fave notebook! See them on my page. I can personalize one for you!!

07/26/2026

Cheers to alllll of you that follow along. I haven’t posted much content with gates or custom builds lately. Mainly due to my health. I haven’t been able to accept many orders. So I’ll be sharing what I can when I can. 2 of my kiddos that I homeschool- we are making 100 mini plant boxes to sell at a market in a couple weeks! We are very excited about that!! Stay tuned. I’ll post about that this week.

07/19/2026

Volunteered at today’s Royals VS Padres game. It’s a scorcher out here y’all!! Stay hydrated!!!! I left early from the game. This heat is NO joke.

07/13/2026

🤦‍♀️Mistakes happen. Lessons have been learned. As I grown my small business- I know there will be times I have to really think and make decisions. This was one of those times I should have followed my gut and declined this order, unfortunately.

But as the only gal offering custom gates in my area- I don’t like saying no!! 🥹

On the day of install, everything went down hill from there. I’m not sure I want to go into detail with it. I’ll say this though- kindness goes along way and I don’t put up with rudeness AT ALL.

✅It’s all done now and I have no animosity towards the situation anymore. I’ve sent the refund and I hope they can find someone else to build the gates for them.

PS I did not leave the gates. I am trying to decide what I’d like to do with them now. I think they turned out really nice!!

07/03/2026

From the first text- thankfully they replied after I missed their texts to me after about 10 ish days! (Never again- customer service is muy importante!) To the phone call consult, then the in person gate consult… here is the outcome! Many hours of planning and designing go into play before I order the materials. Many things are taken into consideration as I create the design before I start building. This one was quite cool because I was able to order from Kansas City MetalWorks. They fabricated the balusters to match the interior of the home since they were the company who originally fabricated the interior (and exterior) metal work. They did a fabulous job! I was able to incorporate what the clients requested and the finish product now speaks for itself!!

07/02/2026

Stay tuned for more details on this install.

06/24/2026

I have over 100 that I really want to make!! These are so cute!! IMO 😉 Who wouldn’t want to buy one?!

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

in progress. I have 3 in the queue!!

06/18/2026

Last night went down in the history books for me personally! I went on stage in front of an audience as well as 4 judges, pitching my business in hopes to win some prize 💰to help grow what I’ve been doing for the last couple years.

It was not as nerve wracking as I thought it’d be. I didn’t pass out or p*e my pants!! 🤣

I had a great pitch and the judges really enjoyed it.

No. I didn’t win any prize money. But I did win new friendships with fellow business owners that are killing it along side me!!!

I gained confidence. I gained knowledge on how to better myself with bettering my business and helping my community!!

These last 3 months have been a roller coaster 🎢!! Quite honestly, I’m glad it’s done but sad I won’t see these amazing people every week in class. But I’ll get to visit their businesses and we will get to keep helping each as we progress in our own journeys!!!

May God bless them!!! These people are truly here for the right reasons.

Go check out the article!! And yes you’ll see me in it. ❤️🫶🏼💕

https://startlandnews.com/2026/06/caresticks-porter-house-kc-pitch-night/