Home for Sale!

I think the word "home" means so much more than the word "house."  A home is where you make memories that you'll recall time and time again.  It's not only your safe haven but the place you can't wait to return to after a long day at work, an extended vacation away, or even just so you can veg out on the couch and do absolutely nothing.

Our house is a home.  My husband built it and gave it so much character with his own two hands.  And if I could have I would have picked it up and moved it to our new place in Watson.  I still love the floor plan, the colors, the modern/industrial styling about it...it's bitter-sweet when I think about moving out of our first home and into a new house.  I know in no time our new house will become a home, especially since all of our Baby Day memories will be there, but there are so many firsts that Drew and I shared with this house as the backdrop.  I hope the next family that moves into it enjoys it as much as we did!

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Dream Home Update: Tile and Fixtures

This week was pretty exciting at the new homestead on Wildwood!  Most of the tile was installed and grouted and some of the lighting fixtures and fans were too.  I continue to become a little more excited with each passing week.  

(Warning:  Most of the tile still has some grout haze on it.)

 Gallery Hall tile

This hall leads to our office and the boys' bedrooms.

The boys' bedroom fans

The boys' bathroom tile

 This tile has shades of blue, gray, and even a little brown.

 Drew's big @ss fan...

 I must admit it does look pretty sweet in that big ole room!

The Master Bath

 The shower is tiled all the way to the ceiling, definitely loving this!

Shower cubbies

 Striping on Master Bath floor.

 Outdoor lighting, industrial explosion proof lights.

Front door lighting.

The black lights look a little out of place right now but once the front porch metal arbor is up, which is also black, I think it will all tie in together.

Full steam ahead!!

Project Dream Home Update

My Mom has been asking me for two weeks to post an update on our house and I just haven't sat down to do it...until today.  

The sheetrock and the finishing are complete and the painter has primed all of the interior and exterior surfaces.  And Drew has been doing all of the trim work.  This week we'll be getting some color on the walls and the installation of flooring will begin!!  I'm so excited about our flooring!  I just can't wait!

 Sheetrock installed...

 Sheetrock finishing complete...

Nine foot interior doors

 Master bath sinks

 My husband's 8 foot in diameter fan blades, which he painted the tips yellow!

Only my husband...

 36 inch stainless steel farmers sink

I swore I would never have another stainless steel sink after having my solid granite kitchen sink in this house, but I just could not find a solid stone sink to match black soapstone, that wasn't completely out of the budget...so I mentioned to Drew maybe if we could find a stainless farmers sink I would settle for that...the next day he had found one.  The man loves shiny silver!

It's moving right along!  I love watching our ideas come together piece by piece it's so exciting building your own home!

Building Progress Report

Our house is moving right along.  My husband is putting in 12-16 hour days but all of his hard work is really paying off!  These pictures are actually from this past weekend.  Since then the exterior hardiplank has gone up, windows have been installed, and our cypress porch roof is almost finished!  At each new step in the building process I fall more in love with our new home!  I can't wait to raise our sons here. 

Not only does my husband build amazing homes, he is also really great at designing them.  Below are the autocad drawings he has created for various rooms and cabinetry layouts.  I'm a visual person so these definitely help me in envisioning his ideas.

 Great room entertainment area and fireplace.

 Entry ways into library and formal dining room.  Each of these entry ways will have a cypress beam at the top secured by long bolts to add to the industrial look we're going for.  We got this idea from one of our favorite restaurants, Chimes East.

Our 9ft by 4ft door.

This was our inspiration for our door...and yes it will be orange! :)

Houzz

 Roof plan.

I am so excited about our porch roof it turned out beautifully!

These are some of the tiles I am loving for the bathrooms and backsplash in the kitchen.

 Inspiration

 Inspiration

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A Dream Home on Wildwood

Drew and I have started building our second home together!  While most of my friends who have children say there is no way they could have built a home while being pregnant, thankfully my husband is pretty amazing.  Building our first house was a pretty painless adventure and so far this one has been more of the same.  It helps that building is Drew's career, but what is the best is that not only do I not have to worry about the big things, like "Where should the windows go?" it's that I don't have to worry about the small things either, like "Which way should the door open?"  I can't imagine having to make all of the decisions that come with building a home without a general contractor that you trust wholeheartedly.  And since building is Drew's career he's well versed in the latest and greatest on everything that has to do with building a true "dream home."  We plan on living off of Wildwood for a very long time and while our taste is more sleek lines and more modern than you're typical Southern home, I think our home will be both classic and timeless at the same time.  I can't wait to see and share the finished product with you!  Baby Day's arrival is our deadline, so we are praying for cooperative weather and that everything continues to fall into place.  As we sat in church this morning I couldn't help but thank God once again for the path our life is on, he is truly GREAT!

Over the last several months Drew and I have been browsing on Houzz.com.  Even if you aren't planning on building a home any time soon I definitely recommend checking this sight out for inspiration...or just for a reason to daydream!  You can find our inspirations here, B&D's Houzz.  The Houzz app for iPhone and iPad are great also and free! 

Here are our plans and the front elevation.  Our friend and architect Rick Brown, of Brown Studios, did an amazing job helping us come up with something we loved, while using the existing slab from the farm house that had burned on our land.  No easy feat there!

 

   And here is the progress thus far...

And here's Jaxy Boy enjoying the pond...