Decisions That Matter?

We have remodeled many, many houses. 

 I love the process  (not always the mess that goes with it!)

There are a lot of decisions but they are made over time, one room at a time.  

Details matter to me and when the pace is slower

 I can concentrate more on individual things.

We have only had one other house built. 

 I knew what I was getting into. 

 I've seen it over and over with some of Warren's customers.  

By the time they get to the final stage of the finishes they are tired of decisions.  

They are ready to hand them over to someone.  

Like a couple of weeks ago -

"have your wife pick out our hardware.  I am sure they will be fine."  

(she liked them!)

So, with the build, I was determined to know what I wanted 

and have everything picked out and bought BEFORE they were needed on the job.  

We had a storage container still on site from when we built the shop 

and had decided to keep it there for this very thing.  

Amazon, Wayfair, Overstock, and other specialty stores 

should have known my address by heart by the time we got done!

guest bathroom floor

I also did some shopping local and even some 2nd hand stores.

And the majority of the time I stayed on top of it.

There are tons of decisions:

What pitch do you want the roof?  What kind of eave vents do you want? 

Siding - smooth or woodgrain?  Real or fake?  

How do you want to trim everything out?  

Paint colors?  

Any wall faucets? (any type of wall faucet needs to be decided by the rough in stage)  

What finish do you want on the concrete?

Where do you want the towel bars? (there needs to be backing behind the sheetrock)

Do you want ceiling fans?  (different wiring needs)

What are your cabinet layouts (plumbing and wiring needs)

What type of materials are you using for the floors?

Where do you want outlets? Switches?

ETC

You get the idea.

Master Bath floor

This is literally all I had left!

The tile came in 12" squares with a mess backing, HOWEVER;

 because I nearly ran out,

 I actually put each piece down individually around the toilet.  

IT TOOK FOREVER!

 fireplace/entertainment center

Double doors for the entry. 

I tried 12 samples of paint 

before I painted them with a color I hadn't sampled.!

Still don't think I'm in love with the color :( 

At this very moment this tub still isn't installed.

I can't wait to use it!

Master bath cabinet.

I added this photo so you could see the detail work Warren has done for me.

I can't say enough how he amazes me every time
(wait until you see my range hood :)

I wanted a more "simple" door style this time 

but felt a little bit of detail was needed so I requested the bead
around each door and drawer.

   They turned out just as I had envisioned.

Even though we are painting them
they are made out of knotty oak. 

 I wanted the grain to show 

and a little bit of "rustic-ness"

Do not judge Warren for the white melamine interiors -
 he does that at my request!

I like the brightness of the white interiors and the ease of cleaning the melamine.

I cannot get him to make the drawers out of it though! 

 They are made of wood for quality and durability sake.

The basic cabinet before the "frills"

kitchen cabinets in process.

Yes, they are BLUE!!!

I had been thinking about blue cabinets for the last two house

but always chickened out.

Even at this point I was a little bit nervous but now that they are finished I love them.

If you look closely you can get a hint of the range hood!

front door hardware

There is suppose to be a set on the other door too

but when we went to put them on we realized they had not drilled the door for them.

Later!

I'll try to be good about getting some more posts
so you can see it come together.
We will be doing the finishing things for some time yet.
And the grand "finish" will probably never come
as we are project people
and there is always something to "try"

We are splitting life right now in the house and an RV

while we wait for our septic and well to be hooked up.

The building experience has been hard/good.

We are tired but we are smiling.