Waiting Game

I've noticed something strange over the last couple of weeks. I am participating in a waiting game that will be played for at least another 7 months. Ever since the design centre appointments have been put to bed, I am continously asking myself "Is it built yet?" knowing full well there's not even a hole in the ground.

Although this post contributes absolutely nothing to the home building process, I will post a picture of George Clooney just to make it more of an interesting read.

Enjoy.

So many choices

As promised, I ventured to the Design Centre today and took pictures of my selections. Enjoy!

FLOORING

Stairs / Hallway / Bedrooms - Berber Carpet - Oliver Path

Great Room / Dining Room - Riviera Red Oak Hardwood - Medium Brown

Foyer / Powder Room - Arbe Veneza

Paint - Traditional Tan (All walls)

KITCHEN

Cabinets - Maple Translucent

Countertop - Milano Mahogany

Flooring - Banff Brown

Backsplash - Banff Brown (not shown)

Grout - Cafe Au Lait (not shown)

BATHROOM

Cabinets - Barcelona Maple

Vanity - Rust Fibre

Wall Tile - Molise Beige with Molise Sapri Listello

Floor Tle - Molise Beige

Grout - Beach Buff (not shown)

And that's that.

Furniture Fun

Now that the major decisions have been made, I can now turn my focus to interior furnishings. Not that I need furniture or in a rush but I am looking to eventually replace my dining room furniture. And the best part is, browsing is FREE!!

Below are a few eye catchers that I found.

P.S. My fave is # 3

Upgrade Update # 1

Well, this day has been one big bottle of adrenline! My design centre visit went marvelously so I couldn't be happier! My biggest concern today was picking out a backsplash for the kitchen as well as a ceramic tile for the main bathroom. AND the bonus of the day is coming under budget by a whopping $225!

Unfortunately I forgot my camera but fear not, I am venturing back to the DC this weekend to take pictures suitable for posting. Stay tuned!!

P.S. A huge THANK YOU to Erin, my design consultant extraordinaire, for her advice and patience!

Backsplash backpedal

After saying I wasn't going to do anything until my design appointment, I have decided to rethink my kitchen backsplash choice. I originally thought a 12" x 12" backsplash with one row of coordinating listello would be nice enough. However, after surfing http://www.buildinghomes.ca/ forums, I have discovered that my selection just won't look right. Since my appointment is scheduled for 9am tomorrow and the majority of my decisions have been made, I am not going to freak out and race to the design centre. Nope - not going to do it.


Oh and by the way, I have priced all of my upgrades and I have come in ~$225 dollars under budget! Woo-hoo!

Change of heart....errr...carpet

Well, after much deliberation and number crunching, I have decided to alter my carpet choice. If you have been keeping up with the saga, you will know that my selection of carpet is out of reach price wise. And if you haven't been keeping up with the saga, why not? :)

So today I ventured BACK to the design centre. And thankfully, I will not return until July 13 when I finally meet with Erin for my second design appointment. In a reasonably short time, I found my berber carpet of choice and poof, that was it!

I have also possibly altered my cabinet choice for the master bathroom. After taking the night and mulling it over, I decided to look again at the selections for the master bathroom. Here's what I came up with today - you can refer to my alternate choice in yesterday's blog entry. Let me know what you think!

Just over there behind those trees

After our marathon design centre visit and a quick tour of the new models at Half Moon Bay today, I decided to show my friend Fiona where my house will eventually sit. After a bumpy and hilarious drive on Greenbank Road, we ended up at the open space that will soon be my pride and joy.

Decisions decisions

After COUNTLESS visits to the Design Centre to date, I have made most of my final design decisions. With the help of my own personal interior designer and forever fabulous friend Fiona, my home is finally coming together. I hope you'll agree.

MAIN BATHROOM

KITCHEN

FLOORING

Just to clarify - hardwood in Great Room / Dining Room, ceramic in powder room, foyer and carpeting on stairs, bedrooms and upstairs hallway.

The only issue that remains is carpeting. Today, my friend Fiona noted my original carpet choice had a pink-ish tone to it that I did not notice. This was confirmed by a good looking gentleman also at the design centre who offered an alternative selection. Fine and dandy - until I got home and priced out what this whole circus was going to cost me. Unfortunately his carpet choice exceeded my budget and I am now left in a conundrum. Standard (which is included) or Berber (which will cost me extra $$)...

Nobody said this would be easy. Whew!