The Beginning of the End - YAY!

As we inch closer and closer to move in day, we're thrilled with every finishing touch that is added to our house! It's slowly turning into the home we designed back in October when we chose our finishes from material samples! We can really sense that the building process is coming to an end! Here are some detail shots of the additions that got me the most excited recently!

We went with white subway tile to give the kitchen a clean, bright, and classic feel. Up until this point, I've been secretly nervous about how the tiles would look with the grout we chose because we never actually saw the two next to each other but we went with the designer's grout suggestion and all I can say is, "I LOVE it!" 

The electrician stopped by and shed some light on things. This is the light fixture in our dining room:

And this is the one above our garage:

Our fireplace stone was installed as well. It's made of stacked stone that travels up to the ceiling. They're various shades of tans, golds, and grays.

Our sales coordinator emailed us this evening to let us know that they are scheduled to install our hardwood floors tomorrow. Um.. WHAT?! You better believe I'll be bookin' it up there to check those out immediately after work! : )

Introducing... Our White Kitchen

After a long, chilly, and VERY rainy week, we've finally reached the home stretch! We have just over one month until closing! Our kitchen and bathrooms are really coming together! The cabinets, countertops, hardware, faucets, and tile flooring have all been installed and our stone fireplace is coming along swimmingly!

This is the overall layout of our kitchen and cabinetry. 

Our countertops are Black Pearl granite. 

We have the same cabinets and countertops in the master bath and guest bath.

The tile floor was installed in the bathrooms but is now covered by cardboard but to give you an idea, we have the same tile in our master bath shower. 

Our fireplace is a work in progress - we took this photo in the afternoon before going to a birthday party:

We went back by our house afterwards and this is what we saw! The stone will continue up to the ceiling. I can't wait to see it finished!

We started packing up our apartment and it's feeling more and more like a storage unit everyday! : ) 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

The First "Pretty" Installation

Spencer and I were anxious to see the changes made to our house while we were visiting family in Florida. We now have drywall, a garage door, exterior paint, and the first "pretty" item...our wrought iron stair railing! 

We decided on a neutral paint color. Eventually, the front door will be painted a dark, almost black color. We'll also have matching shutters. 

We have the following changes to look forward to in the near future: the first coat of interior paint, trim, and doors!

The Bricks are Going Up and Calie's Debut

Our exterior bricks started going up and we are very pleased with how they look! Selecting brick, mortar, siding, and trim colors for your house by looking at 1 x 1 square foot samples is next to impossible! Couple that with my extreme indecisive tendencies and my obsessive need to see every.last.option.on.plant.earth and you have yourselves a husband who earned major cudos for being so patient! 

Calie, the Goldendoodle, got to explore her new home! As you can see, she's already drooling over her new yard! 

She also celebrated her 2nd birthday over the Thanksgiving holiday in true Calie style - new bone and all!

We had the opportunity to select the slabs of granite they will install in our house. 

Here's a picture of Spencer looking dapper in his OSHA required duds while supervising the selection of granite!

Up next on the agenda is the plumbing, electrical, and gas line inspections followed by insulation and drywall! 

Picture Perfect Framing

Our house has a front porch, second floor, and a roof! 

The dining room:

The office:

The downstairs guest bedroom and bathroom:

The kitchen:

The family room:

The view from the family room looking to the front door. The office is on the right at the front of the house.

They haven't built the stairs yet so we can't go up to the second floor. This is the view when looking up to the master bedroom:

Looking up to the second floor:

Left Side

Right Side

 Our backyard!

We can't believe how quickly things are progressing! We have less than three months until our completion date!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Now that's some fantastic first floor framing folks...

Spencer and I have been driving up to our new house weekly since we signed the initial paperwork to buy our home. This weekend we saw big changes! They framed our first floor!

Here's a picture from the front yard:



This is the view when standing in the foyer. Our dining room is to the right and you can see all the way to the back of the house into the family room. {AND our highly anticipated back yard!}

This was taken while standing in the family room and looking up to the lovely second floor...wait a minute...  ; )

The second floor framing should be going up this week!

Is it bad that I'm already working on my Black Friday game plan? {don't judge}
Have a great week!