Finalizing all those decisions

Yesterday evening we had another appointment at the design studio where we finalized by signing off on all of the options we picked out. This appointment was by far, less stressful then the first even thought there was one minor hiccup that we were able to can. Maybe because we came prepared with things we were going to cut to ensure that we came in on budget.

At one point the design specialist told us that we would have to change our home color due to our future HOA not approving the color we picked. My husband must have seen my stress level beginning to pick up, because he immediately asked if their was a way they could double check being that their were other homes of darker colors (including the model home). This was of course something that they would have to respond to at a later date, but they recommended that we pick out a back up color scheme in the event the HOA board denied our request. So we walked around the studio to confirm all of our options, and as we get to the exterior colors we try to decide on a new color scheme, and the 2 others we loved we could not get because our neighbors have already picked them. Ugh- Here comes that anxious headache attempting to rise again. Our awesome lady then excused herself for a moment and apologized to Mr and I because our brick color was recently approved by the HOA however they had not updated the list yet. Thank God!!! This was by far my favorite brick option that they had, Plus- I hated all the other free brick options and really did not want to break our budget for this or entertain the thought of eliminating other options.  

At the end we decided to add a pedestal sink with a framed mirror to the powder room and added some kits to mount our TVs in the master and living room. We were told that next we will have our pre-construction orientation possibly next week and no later than August 6th they should be breaking ground.

I know I already showed some pictures of the flooring and stuff but now I have the names of everything we picked so here they go again!

Seacrest Birch Clove color cabinets throughout home

Santa Cecilia Granite Countertops

 Malibu Sand laminate flooring for Master bath and Bath 2

Piedrafina Cultured marble Master bath counter top in Classico

Odyssey ORO 13x13 back splash at diagonal with  Toasted Almond grout

 Genoa- Luca (Desert Khaki Tile) for all of downstairs with the exception of the den

Nest Egg carpet- Putty in color for stairs and all of upstairs

Just one more picture /collage with some of the most beautiful dirt I've ever seen!

Hopefully we will have our construction meeting next week or even get a report that our permits were in sooner then expected and I can report it to all my wonderful followers.  Until that time comes. 

      XOXO

-The Alexander’s