design center appointment 1

early February Because we are building, we get to decide just about everything that goes into it, as well as the floor plan.

Based on the original floorplan, of which we loved so much, we did changed several rooms in that we added closets, took out closets, drywalled a door, extended counter space and even added a couple rooms.

It's so neat to be able to design our house based on our likings and specifications.

Our house will be 3008 square feet.

Once we settled on the floorplan and signed those papers, we were good to go to the builders Design Center and pick out our interiors.

Bryan and I are really decisive and have an identical vision, so this part of the process was fun for us!

We spent our 3 hours picking out countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms... flooring.... hardware..... master bath... gargage doors.. fireplace.... faucets... tile..... appliances.... electrical.. laundry room.

We knew how important our decisions were and that we'd be living in this house for a long time, so although it was fun, it was a pretty daunting task.

We're so happy with the decisions we made and the upgrades we chose.

The only thing that we couldn't settle on was the outside of our house.

We couldn't pick the color, trim color, shutter color, front door color or shade of brick just yet.
I need to drive around the neighborhood for some more inspiration.
All of the houses have to stay within the same color pallet, which is all pastel neutrals, blues, greens, peaches, purples, tans and creams -- so very Southern.

I love the colors in the neighborhood, but need to love the color of our house!

We're leaning toward two different colors and just need to narrow it down to 1 and then pick the specific shade of that color.

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We love living in the south and in the Lake Norman area... our new neighborhood and future home are dreams coming true!

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Oh, and a shout out to the mean-spirited and possibly jealous Anonymous commenter from last weeks embedded blog link entitled "Holy Moly."

Yes! This really is our dream house. You can't believe it? Well, we can!! We can't afford a million dollar builder/home overlooking the ocean, so while living within our means, this house and neighborhood is the bomb-diggity! And I'm entirely unfamiliar with the neighborhood or community that you assumed we're moving into. You guessed wrong! This is a really exciting time in my life, so leave me alone. K? Thanks.