Closing Day

Well, we closed today!  We are officially moving into our home over the next few days.  We are so pleased with how everything turned out.  We just loved the opportunity to build our own home.  To choose (for the most part) everything to make it custom to our taste.  Since over the last 6 years, we couldn't seem to find our taste in all of the hundreds of homes we looked at.  We feel so blessed though to know that this is where are are supposed to be, and that everything has happened at the right time for us.

The kitchen sans the beautiful pendants which are on backorder.

Just another view of kitchen

View of Family Room from kitchen (floor not mopped yet)

Fireplace :)

Family Room again

Stairway up to the Loft

Living Room right of entryway

Pretty Doors :)

Entrance to Master

Master Bedroom

Sitting Room off Master

Entry to Master Bath

Master Bath..fuzzy pic

Master Bath without mirrors

Loft area

Loft

Kids Bathroom

Madison's Room (boys is the same layout)

So this is our home.  It hasn't been fully cleaned yet, and a few minor things need to be touched up.  Hopefully that will all get done before tomorrow night!  

Countertops

There is nothing more gratifying than the builder telling us, with complete enthusiasm, that he can't believe how great our kitchen countertops look.  He said initially he wasn't sure about it, but with complete sincerity just emphasized how great they look.  When we had our pre-construction meeting and I told them the color I had chosen for the countertops, the realtor that represents the builder did a bit of the eye roll thing, and looks at the builder and says "oh, of course, black countertops".  I'm aware that my taste is not common, but I was paid the best compliment by the builder who was really impressed by my taste.  And not only that, but he told us that they have received a lot of feedback from people who have walked through our house and loved so many things about it.  They loved the style, a few wanted to copy it and someone had copied one thing already.  Are you kidding me?  The builder also usually does a rock fireplace, but I gave him a picture (from Pinterest nonetheless  http://pinterest.com/pin/239816748877199658/) of the fireplace I wanted him to do. He being the fantastic builder he is said of course he would do it.  But after seeing it done was so impressed and told me they were going to use that in their other homes as an option as well!!!  Here's a picture.  It's not finished yet.  It will be painted white, of course.

My heart is still full of utter joy that I was paid so many compliments on my style.  Who knew?  I just love that at first they thought I was a bit weird, but now to come back and say all of this is pure heaven!

So, this week is it.  The final everything is going in.  We do our walkthrough next monday, and close by the end of next week.  Oh wow!!  Time had flown by so quick!!  Just this morning I still felt like it wasn't really going to happen next week, but it is.  I can't believe it!