our pre-settlement walk through

Could not have been happier with how the house turned out. The only thing I would have done differently is adding a window in the dining room.

Landscaping and exterior trim

The siding was completed this week on the house. The grey wold have been my last choice but we did not have a choice because of the houses around us. The trim on the front of the house was also completed except for a few shutters, they have to move the front lights. The door was painted black and looks great! The landscaping was done in one day. I am thrilled with the choices they made. We also had a parking pad put in and a cement block for the shed. The interior is done it just needs to be cleaned so I will be posting a lot of interior picks from our walk-through on Thursday. We closed on our existing home this week and close on the new house Thursday afternoon and move on Saturday.

countdown is 2 weeks

We should be moving two weeks from today. Our final walk through is Aug. 14. This week they installed the carpeting which looks darker in the photos than it is, the water fixtures, which I am glad we chose the brown, and the stone fireplace. The driveway and sidewalks have been put in as well. They are siding the house and have it half way done. Next week they repaint and finish the trim work and seed the lawn. I am happy with all the choices we made but I wish we had put some windows on the living/dining room side of the hose for more light.

cornice window boxes

I followed the instructions for building cornices from a fellow blogger and these are for the family room and I have one done for the morning room so far. (stripes). I am not very handy but I think they turned out ok!

Cabinets, flooring, lighting and brick front

It has been a busy week. The cabinets are in, the hardwood flooring is in for the foyer, kitchen and morning room and the vinyl flooring is in the guest bath and laundry room. The master bathroom is tiled as well. They also installed the granite countertops. All the trim is done in the house and ready to be painted. The staircase is almost done. The brick is now done on the front. The shutters and siding and trim will be done next week. The fixtures and glass door on the shower will be next week and the stone fireplace. The carpet is due to go in Aug. 1. The house will basically be done in one week leaving landscaping. The concrete driveway and sidewalk will be poured next week as well. The lighting is also complete now.

purchases

I have been making purchases for our bedrooms lately. Hopefully the colors of everything will all match when it comes together:

master bedroom: Waterford Harrison Collection at Macys

Oldest daughter's Room: Frozen, I am thinking of this bedspread and the castle wall decal from Kohls.. she also has the bed curtain which was really cute from Rakuten

The two pieces on the end are from Kohls and will be in the living room

Hello Kitty theme for youngest daughter's bedroom from Bed Bath and Beyond

knobs, hinges and doors

Sorry for all the blog posts at once, a lot happened this week.

When we were at our selections meeting my husband asked what color our lighting was and what the fixtures looked like. It had not occurred to me that the chrome that was standard would be an issue since we have black cabinets and the iron railing. We switched to the dark brown for fixtures and lighting and I am glad we did. I spied a bag of knobs and hinges the other day and snapped a photo. We also have a door installed... exciting... yes I know it is just a door but hey I have been waiting since January to see a door.