It's hard to believe that in just 3 weeks we will have our keys. In about 4 weeks we will be living in a new home. So exciting and bittersweet at the same time. We love our current house, and the more work we do to get it ready to be rented, the nicer it seems. It's a little sad going for walks with the kids and knowing that the streets we've walked on the past 6years won't be there for us to walk on anymore. There are just so many memories of the kids growing up here. We've outgrown it though and we know it's time to move on. We love the new neighborhood and we know it's going to be so awesome, it's just a little sad to leave this stage in our life behind.
The new house is coming along and looking gorgeous. We really love everything about it! The siding was supposed to be complete on Thursday so we thought we'd see that when we drove out Friday, but unfortunately it still wasn't complete. The majority was though, and it looked like they might finish the rest by the end of the day. The painters said they would be finished up on Saturday (I'm not sure if they are painting the door and pillars or if someone else does that). I think next on the schedule will be installing the Kids/Guest bath cabinets and mirror and then all of the plumbing, door, and light fixtures. We'll also probably be having the flooring and shower/bath tile installed soon. Other things on the list are paving the driveway and walk-way and landscaping.
We were so excited when we saw the front of our house now with siding, some shutters, and trim. It's exactly like we pictured if not prettier! We love the look of fresh, clean, and traditional. I love shabby chic and cottage style decorating and I think this house fits us so well! It's pretty and traditional and seems so fresh and welcoming.
Sorry in advance for the bad pictures. The camera was picking up a lot of the dust in the air and so the pictures are spotty.
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Here's our new home! We can't wait to see it with the rest of the siding and shutters, and the front door (dark green) and pillars (white) painted. Hopefully next visit it will be all done! I am so glad we decided against the stone because this looks exactly how we would want it!
We were so happy to see the second coat of paint has a cream tint to it! It's not just stark white like we thought! You can tell with the trim painted white the slight difference in color. I think this will be so great since some of the rooms won't be painted right away.
The trim is all in and caulked and painted. The painters were working and said they would have it all finished up on Saturday.
Our handrail has been stained. I think it was called Scandia Teak. It's a little darker than we remembered but we actually like it more this color.
The doors are starting to be painted a brighter white.
The kitchen cabinets and countertops are now all installed. We love the beveled edges on the straight counters and the breakfast bar. The supports under the breakfast bar and island look nice too.
Cute little supports!
The gourmet island is even bigger than I remembered. We love it!!!
We checked to see the color of our knobs/pulls with the cabinets.
We also checked out the faucet height and size with the sink (this is just the base). The color of the stainless steel looks more off here because of how dirty the sink is. We were happy that they agreed to install our faucet for us so we wouldn't need to change it out right away from the standard. We chose the Moen Lindley Pull-down faucet.
The upstairs really is looking so finished. The walls and trim look so nice!
The vinyl has been installed in the upstairs bathrooms and laundry room.
Master bedroom-showing trim. It was a nice day out and nice to feel the breeze coming in the windows. I just love the view of all the trees!
Master bath-mirror, cabinets, sinks, and granite installed!
The wheat granite has more yellow than the samples and model. I'll just probably work some yellow into the decorating colors to pull it all together. I'm actually not that crazy about any of the granite colors Ryan offers. Dan really wanted granite for the bathroom since we have it in our current one so this was his splurge! I think the wheat granite in the model looks good from afar but up close it reminds me of bird poop splatters! Sorry I know that's gross. Even though this one is more yellow I think I might like it more because it's less poop-splatterish.
Our pretty house! I asked Dan if he thought everyone would think it's the prettiest house they ever saw and he laughed at me. But hey, my mom said it was the prettiest house she ever saw so maybe I'm right;)
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