It's been a drag but I almost see the finish! CABINETS ARE IN!!!

Well - its been a while.  I feel like I have been on the run lately and not much down time.  Good news to report - cabinets are in, tile is down and hopefully we will be in very soon!!!   The cabinets are by Marsh Furniture.  I wish they sold directly because the actual selection of cabinets does not have sufficient drawer space in the kitchen! I'm short and i don't need the cabinets 9' high... It'd be nice to have a cabinet...

Semi-Country Living

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Laundry Room

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Still Alive...

Update!!! Dry wall complete! Doors in! Trim and Aprons in!!! Flooring should be completed this week... I will have more pictures to update.  Family life has been a bit busy. With swim lessons, work, more work and just simply being exhausted - I haven't posted like I would like. I have however discovered a fun website which I will be posting some of my finds soon. Stay tuned....

Cedar Baskets. Flea Market Find!!

Great way to start the weekend!  One of the reasons I decided to do this blog is because, like so many other people - I really do enjoy expressing my creativity! What better way than to openly share my ideas to the world and hope that others get inspired to pass it along.  Over the years I've found that I would do things in my home and then other people would leave and go back and try to replicate my ideas. I guess imitation is supposed...

Isn't she pretty? Loving the color!!!

Doing the usual drive by and what to my surprise but our house is now our official color!! We chose Virtual Taupe, brought to us by Sherwin Williams.  I'm not sure if I'm crazy about the front door color of red but I suppose that is something we can change once we move in. I missed having my previous red door but I think it will be okay to let it go... Time for us to enter a new era of things, that including a different front door color.  I...

Now for the interior

Our house is on its way to the finish... Well at least on the outside and utility-wise. They finished up this week on the siding and I imagine they will begin insulation and closing up walls in the next week. With closing in less than 2 months, we will be in the homestretch real soon!!! ...

Almost closed in!!

I've been dragging my feet on posting. I guess it's because I feel like I'm talking to myself out here in the blog universe and no one hears me... Anyway, the house is almost covered with siding. I took this pic on Tuesday and as of yesterday they only had the porch to do! I'm excited and so are the kiddies. It's a real house now. When we visit they don't want to leave. In just under 2 months it will be all ours and we won't have to leave!!! Until...

Oooh it is looking better than paper!

I haven't posted in a little bit. Not much to report but I'm still uber excited things are moving along...  Isn't it so purtttyy?? I can't wait for siding and garage doors!  Rear view. I love all the windows looking out to the lake...  I'm glad we opted to add the sunroom. Things are looking good! I definitely plan on chopping that tree down in the front. It's way too close for me and I would like to make it through...

Happy Sunday!

Now that our house is becoming more of a reality, I've begun to pull some decor together to put things in motion.  I plan to shift some things around in our new house and find a new location for certain items.  I anticipate the house and roof will be done by this week and then wiring and insulation will begin.  I'm scheduled to speak with the IT guy doing the wiring so I can map out how I want our home wired for entertainment, security, internet and monitoring.  We plan to go with Verizon Fios for our phone, tv and internet...

And so it begins...

Although it was pouring down raining yesterday, intermittently of course, somehow they managed to begin the build. I'm a little indifferent at this point. We've ran into a glitch that needs sorting out and I will fill in the details when I can. Until then— work continues... ...

So far so good...

So although I don't anticipate any work being done for the next week because of the tropical storm...I'm happy to report that our foundation is coming along nicely and I expect them to hit the ground running next week! On Saturday June 1, 2013 Thursday June 6, 2013 The house across the street is coming along nicely... I'm standing in what will be our backyard! This will be the front. We opted not to get the extended porch front. It...

Pics from the Old House Sold...

Foundation is in... it's been such a nice weekend. It makes me miss living in my house.  The only downside to building and previously owning was that we had to sell and move to a rental.  With us already having other property - we had to sell.  It's only temporary, I tell myself. It's only temporary... Anyway - here are some pics from the old home. I look forward to decorating and changing up things in our new place! ...

The blocks are in!!

So DH was a darling and decided he would: 1. Go get my car inspected because I procrastinated the entire month AND 2. Stop by the lot and see what he could see... To his surprise things were everywhere! Guys, trucks, equipment! All for our lot! Oh yeah! I'm happy! I can't wait to check things out for myself when I take the kids by later, after dinner. He snapped a couple of pics for me to share. That was like pulling teeth... But nonetheless we...

Breaking ground!!

So we ratified our contract April 17th. Permit went up May 10th and foundation digging May 28! The other house behind us has their foundation prepped as well. I had a chance to walk around the lot and with the house dug out it actually takes up way more of the lot than I originally imagined. With a little shy of 1/2 acre, after the house is built I suspect we will only have to worry about cutting 1/4 of it which is fine. Maybe even less once we...

No news to report...

I wish I could say they've started the foundation but as of yesterday - our lot was looking pretty level and untouched... I'm starting to notice a trend in Chesapeake from the time the permit goes up to the time ground breaks is usually 3-4 weeks. I could be wrong with how the inspectors operate but I may be right.  In other news - they wanted an exorbant amount of money for the changes I requested. No thanks! I would've like the changes to be done but I'm fine with doing work myself.  Each change was had a change fee associated with...

TGIF

So clearly I forgot to post the last post on Wednesday... Oh well no biggie! Since then — building permit was put on lot with our exceptions. I would post the front of the permit but well... It's got our addy on it and well... That's not for the world to see. Now that we are in the apartment I can focus on preparing for the home. Many of our neighbors opted for having fences immediately installed by the recommended companies but with us being on...