Friday, August 29, 2008

Continuing to make our selections

We got most of our plumbing out of the way. (Fergusons) I think we went about 400 over budget here, we stayed within the limits for the most part. We didn't like any of the fauctes we were given, so those we all upgrades. Same with tubs and showers. We also went with a different pedestal sink in the powder room. For the kitchen, I wanted the double bowl undermount Franke sink, so that was an upgrade too.

The design person we met with was really good at helping us finalize the exterior colors of the house. (Michael David) I'm looking forward to working with her on the interior as well. She has lots of good ideas around design, not just color coordination.

There are so many choices to make here. Our first visti was just for exterior, and we still ended up having to decide: stucco color, window color, shutter color, trim color, stone color, grout color, gutter color, entry door color, garage door color, exterior door colors, and shingles. Whew!

We're looking into getting grids in the windows, that was one suggestion that was made during our visit.

We need to start picking what we like for interior colors. We only get 3 colors to use throughout the house, and we can't go with any dark shades. I think at this point, we'll just pick what we like, see what costs are to upgrade, and then we'll probably end up doing a few rooms on our own.

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