So last night we got to go to the Design Studio and meet with our designer Tabitha, she's super nice and has a great eye for design. We knew exactly what we wanted to upgrade so we zipped through that part of our consultation really fast.
Upgrades
- 9ft ceilings on the main floor
- 3 picture windows in the dining area
- Stand up shower in the master ensuite instead of the tub
- Rough in plumbing for our fridge and for the basement
- Under the cabinet lighting in the kitchen
- Storage in the his & hers closets
We wanted to keep on a budget and do mostly structural upgrades. Ty is super handy and with all the men in our families we knew alot of the other stuff we could do later on.
Since we finished the structural and electrical so fast we were able to pick our interiors!!! This is the part Jen was looking forward to the most!!! We took some pics of what we chose but they just don't look quite the same on camera.
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Hardwood |
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Carpet, darker color is the wall & lighter is the baseboards and trim |
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Tile for floor, backsplash for kitchen and grout |
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Kitchen counter |
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Our kitchen cabinets...and Jen lol |
Tomorrow we go to Westridge Cabinets to choose more interior and then next Tuesday we go to Robinson Lighting and after that they'll break ground! We're on what they referred to as a "build by block", they want all the houses on that particular block up at the same time (July) so they're pushing us through this process faster than they normally would because everyone else already did this. Better late than never!!! It's a good thing we were so excited about the house we had time to figure out exactly what we wanted!
So after we left the design centre we headed up to our showhome which was finally furnished. It turns out our designer designed the entire showhome in Cochrane so she knew exactly what we liked about it and helped us figure out what the standard versions of something were...like the hardwood. We did a little video tour but it won't upload for some reason, & we posted the pics on Jen's facebook, so check them out! The showhome will be the exact same layout as the one we're building!
Ty & Jen