As far as the new house we have finished selecting our features. We met with the wiring company and also picked out our final interior and exterior design selections. It was a really fun experience but also really overwhelming. Although we prepared as much as we could have, there were selections and options I didn't even know were available. Below I will give you a little information about each meeting, our experience and the selections we made.
A/V: Wiring Company
We met with Noel of Trinity Wiring last Friday. He was the nicest guy who really made the selection process fun. Our meeting was only an hour. We added the following:
- added a cable outlet to basement, all bedrooms, and study
- added phone jack to kitchen and office
- added phone jack to kitchen and office
- adding hard-wiring for flat panel TV to living room wall (this will hide all the nasty wires behind the wall).
- alarm system
- built-in ceiling speakers in kitchen, living room and outdoors
Interior Design Selections
I worked very close with Kim from Drees Design center. Lam came to the first meeting where we picked out the majority of our design items but I followed up with Kim both in person and on the phone several more times. The design center was neat to visit. They have a couple kitchens built so you can get some design ideas as well as some wood flooring options installed, bathroom fixtures and other selections. Lam and I spent a couple weeks prior looking at sites such as Houzz.com to get some ideas on what we wanted. We decided on the below:
Kitchen
The kitchen was the hardest room to make selections for and the room we had to make the most selections for. There are SOOOOO many options. We definitely gravitated towards a white kitchen and decided on the following:
1. Timberlake New Haven Painted Maple Linen: "Shaker style" cabinets
2. Absolute Black Granite
3. Bruce Hickory Bison 5 in. Engineered Hardwood Wide Plank
- This will be throughout our entire main floor and upstairs hallway
4. Kohler Apron front farmhouse sink
5. Progress Lighting Brushed Nickel Fresnel glass lighting
- 16 inch diameter in breakfast nook
- 12 inch diameter above island- 3 of them
6. Whirlpool 26 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator with MicroEdge Shelves
Rest of the House
The kitchen and wiring company were the bulk of our selections but here are the remainder:
Railing: We went for a knuckle banister/railing with iron balusters. The banister/railing will be stained to match our wood floors.
Carpet: We will have carpet in the upstairs bedrooms and throughout the basement. The first picture is the upstairs carpet and the second is for the basement.
Master Bathroom: Our sink cabinets will be an espresso wood with a white marble counter. I do not have a picture and couldn't find anything good online. Here is the shower and tub tile we picked out.
Basement Bathroom: This will be Lam's parents bathroom once they move in. Sink and cabinets will match out bathroom. Here is their tile:
Since it has been so long since I last wrote I am happy to say they broke ground with our house! I will follow up shortly with another post highlighting the work that has been done so far. :)
Happy Building!
Amanda and Lam
- built-in ceiling speakers in kitchen, living room and outdoors
Interior Design Selections
I worked very close with Kim from Drees Design center. Lam came to the first meeting where we picked out the majority of our design items but I followed up with Kim both in person and on the phone several more times. The design center was neat to visit. They have a couple kitchens built so you can get some design ideas as well as some wood flooring options installed, bathroom fixtures and other selections. Lam and I spent a couple weeks prior looking at sites such as Houzz.com to get some ideas on what we wanted. We decided on the below:
Kitchen
The kitchen was the hardest room to make selections for and the room we had to make the most selections for. There are SOOOOO many options. We definitely gravitated towards a white kitchen and decided on the following:
1. Timberlake New Haven Painted Maple Linen: "Shaker style" cabinets
2. Absolute Black Granite
3. Bruce Hickory Bison 5 in. Engineered Hardwood Wide Plank
- This will be throughout our entire main floor and upstairs hallway
4. Kohler Apron front farmhouse sink
5. Progress Lighting Brushed Nickel Fresnel glass lighting
- 16 inch diameter in breakfast nook
- 12 inch diameter above island- 3 of them
6. Whirlpool 26 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator with MicroEdge Shelves
Rest of the House
The kitchen and wiring company were the bulk of our selections but here are the remainder:
Railing: We went for a knuckle banister/railing with iron balusters. The banister/railing will be stained to match our wood floors.
Carpet: We will have carpet in the upstairs bedrooms and throughout the basement. The first picture is the upstairs carpet and the second is for the basement.
Master Bathroom: Our sink cabinets will be an espresso wood with a white marble counter. I do not have a picture and couldn't find anything good online. Here is the shower and tub tile we picked out.
Basement Bathroom: This will be Lam's parents bathroom once they move in. Sink and cabinets will match out bathroom. Here is their tile:
Since it has been so long since I last wrote I am happy to say they broke ground with our house! I will follow up shortly with another post highlighting the work that has been done so far. :)
Happy Building!
Amanda and Lam
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