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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:35 am
One thing to consider about that sunburst is if you sleep at all in the day... cuz there really are not any window coverings to block the light out. At least none that I know of. I mention this cuz we are house hunting and I really don't like any uncoverable windows in the bedroom, but that is just me. Someone who likes to sneak a daytime nap in here and there-if I am lucky!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:39 am
Oh, are you going to have that english basement? I ask, cuz in that case looks like you'd have to get a deck. I prefer a patio by far. A deck has a lot of maintenance. And is limited on the amount of people you can have on it--if you ever have large family gatherings. A patio is more suitable for overflow into the yard...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:43 am
I vote for a light buttery yellow throughout the house. Sounds like it will go with what you have and it will lighten and brighten the house. Although the house already looks very light and bright! Are all the pictures from the model house? When can we see pictures from your house?
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:12 pm
What a long day! I left at 7:30 this morning and just got home - 12 hours later! I met with the builder and the real estate agent and I'm happy to report that I have the biggest case of buyer's remorse I've ever experienced in my entire life. I got all the options I wanted, a few I didn't know I wanted, and a billion little details worked out. Un-freakin-believable. Anyone have any money lying around your house you want to send my way? I hear you can give a gift up to $10k without a tax penalty Okay...trying to answer some questions above before I am forced to go eat something... 1). No wood flooring - can't afford it and I'm not a big fan of it. I know it is better with dogs, but it just isn't my style. 2). I've decided to go with a taupe color in the master bedroom. I'll have some samples to select from various shades at some point in the next few weeks. 3). I got all the extras with the windows, inverted ceiling, boxed out w/ dormer window...blah blah blah - lol. 4). He's going to put in a doggy door in the wall by the patio door. He's also going to cement a ramp out of the doggy door as well. He said it will be the first one he's ever built. 5). I am getting a full cedar fence as well. The real estate agent thinks that the guy on my south side may be putting in a fence soon, so I may not have to pay anything for that side. I'm going to hit up the other neighbor for that side. If I play that right, I could save about $1000. 6). I'm not getting the view out basement like the one pictured in the model. I do not like the big deck with the steep stairs off the back of the house that a view out basement requires. 7). The most unbelievable part is that they will likely start digging my basement within the next two weeks!! Depending completely on how much rain we get this spring and summer, it is entirely possible that I could be moved into my house in August! Holy moley! 8). I will be taking pictures of everything as I go along and posting them here as it gets built! 9). I'm not sure I ever mentioned this, but one benefit of buying this house in its location (inside the city limits) is a major tax rebate. in the first 5 years, I get a 95% tax rebate from the county, which translates into about $1200 a YEAR! 10). I'm thinking the colors in the rest of the house will be a light ivory/beige kinda color. I'll start looking at paint options soon. 11. I'm getting ceiling fans installed in the living room and master bedroom. I'm getting the two spare rooms wired for them, but won't put any in at first (really no need). 12). I wish I could upgrade the flooring in the kitchen, but I'm pretty sure that will be out of my league. I have opted to spend the money I have (and some money I don't have) on structural options since those can't really be altered later. I can alter the flooring and countertops later on. That is my current debate with the cabinets. I'm going to talk to Resortgirl about that later on this week. Whew! That was random and distorted...I'm gonna go eat now...
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:20 pm
I was going to suggest taupe for one of your rooms and I see you're going to use it in the bedroom. I think it's very rich. It also goes with everything! You might want light colors in your kitchen..it makes it appear bigger, too. (I think light blue is a good accent color somewhere) It sure looks like a gorgeous home! I love that you have a basement. We don't have them here.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:51 pm
Twigs, the spa I went to today had beautiful taupe colored walls and I loved them. I am going to try to find it because I think with my white bedding, it will look nice.
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:51 pm
Spy, Your new house is going to be beautiful!! I tend to shy away from color and use more neutral tones for walls and floors. I love your sage colored couch, mine is about the same color. You'll do a great job of decorating your new house! I've ordered wood blinds through American Blinds and Wallpaper and the service was wonderful. Now I have Sunburst plantation shutters which I really love, but they're more expensive. You'll get over the buyer's remorse in no time!! Congrats!!!!
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Hippyt
Member
09-10-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 6:59 pm
I have a question. What about landscaping? Seems here,all the new houses they build have the landscaping included. I think it must be in compliance with the neighborhood associations here.
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:06 pm
Spy, that gift amount is $11,000.00. But I'm not volunteerin'. 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:08 pm
Hip where I live landscaping is extra.
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Hippyt
Member
09-10-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:12 pm
Oh,ok,good. Go to chat in 10 minutes,new QE. lol
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7:50 pm
Uhhhhhh, we are getting a red pillow somewhere, right? Other than that, I'm good.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:49 pm
Yay, Spygirl!!! Tess, I am thinking the TVCH-ers can at least get the pillows. LOL. Oh, and Spygirl, not to worry about the other ceiling fans. I saw some Hunters WITH light kits on smartbargains.com for $99 when we were all shopping for my lamps. Bigdog can install them when we come to visit. He loves to do helpful things for people. Really.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:52 pm
Spy, one thing you should remember is that they will be building though the summer so, maybe you could put aside a little money every pay day that could pay for some upgrades to the kitchen floor (if that is what you want). And I mean not the account that you are planning to use for the house but a separate one for some special stuff you may decide you need later in the process. You can always change your mind, as long as it has not been delivered to the site or installed.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:02 am
ok, I'll buy the pillows. Sounds better than buying a brick. 
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 5:30 am
We just started carrying a vinyl tile product called Karndean, http://www.karndean.co.uk/karndean/home.asp It's been really popular and you have all kinds of design options. You can order "strips" that divide the tiles and look like grout, and you really have to touch the floor to realize it's not ceramic tile. Also have decorative strips and medallions that look stunning. Here;s a few examples.
I can send you a brochure and even a sample of it if you're interested.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 12:41 pm
Rg I love that 2nd one. Wow, and it's vinyl?
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 2:05 pm
Mocha, it is vinyl... the "wood" look one comes in strips and the tile look comes in squares... really easy to install and very durable... I love real wood and even like it when it gets kind of beat up looking, but for those who hate the maintenance of it this is an option and it doesn't have the noise of a laminate wood floor.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 2:32 pm
Ahh ok.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 7:59 pm
That is so cool RG! I love the look of it. I'd love to put that in my kitchen.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 7:36 am
We drove to see our house Friday night. Last Friday the foundation was laid. This Friday the frame was up! Excitement! THey messed up already, though. THe original plans have the sliding glass door in the livingroom and a big window in the breakfast nook. I asked them to switch them, giving me 2 walls in the livingroom instead of just one. THey did not do it. I called Saturday and they said no problem. THey would change it, too. Also, I asked for a double patio to be laid and they had only done the one. Spy make sure you go by and check when they start building. They did not want us going to the lot without a sales rep., but I am definitely checking on it every week! Our package includes landscaping in the front and the sides. We have to take care of the back yard.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, March 22, 2004 - 9:46 am
We just finished and moved into our house in Nov. One thing we did you might want to consider is in the second bath We put in a shower only. We did away with the tub/shower. No one here uses the tub much and I hated cleaning it out all the time due to showers. In the master bath I have my shower then the seperate tub which is where I soak or bath dgd. The shower only in the second bath saved a lot of room and looks nice.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 8:33 pm
Hi everyone! KP - good news for you! How exciting that you are already in the process of seeing your house go up. I hope you share pictures of the process here - I would love to see them. I have some updates to share... I finalized the plans on the house today and I managed to get a few extras without any extra fees, and some extras I went with that I am paying for. All-in-all, I feel I am getting a very good deal. They are putting in the sidelight next to the front door, a vaulted ceiling in the master bathroom and master bedroom with the plant shelf, and the round top window above the window seat/dormer window on the front bedroom, above the sliding glass door in the dining room, and in the master bedroom. They are putting 18" extra in the living room by putting the closet in the front bedroom on the outside of the house. I'm extending the length of the extra bathroom by about a foot by cantilevering the tub. I added a 1x5 window above the tub to brighten the bathroom. I upgraded the size of the water heater to make sure I can fill up that whirlpool tub. Let's see...what else? I'm putting coachlights on the garage, and putting in a treated cedar privacy fence (price was negotiated and put into the loan). Now...on to the fun stuff. I have a budget for extras, so here is what I am considering... 1). Upgrading the appliances. I want a flat top stove, a good dishwasher, and an installed space saver microwave. I will talk to the appliance store on Tuesday to determine what the upgrades will cost. 2). Sprinkler system. That is gonna run me about $2600 and includes full yard coverage, a timer, and installation before the close of the house (this is good news for my landscaping job). 3). Cabinets. This decision has been giving me fits. I know what my budget is, and I know that cabinets are very expensive. I have mailed the cabinet plans to Resortgirl, so maybe this next week we can figure out something. If I can't afford the high-end cabinets, then I will see if I can find some good cabinets that can be painted - I really like white cabinets. 4). Light fixtures. I have been looking at the prices of nice light fixtures and ceiling fans and realized that the pitiful allowance of $450 would barely put decent fixtures in half the house! All together, I have $4605 to spend on "extras". If I go with different cabinets, I have an additional $1650. Plus, because I am not going with the oak finish in the kitchen either way, I will get a small credit for the oak trim around the countertops that the builder includes. I just hate stained cabinets. My head is spinning just thinking about everything I have to decide. The first decision I have to make is the brick and exterior paint color. I like the light colored brick and light colored accents. If anyone finds a good site to view brick samples, I'd love to see it.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 8:46 pm
ACME Brick ETA: Not responsible for any head-spinning this link may cause! 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 8:51 pm
are we going to be able to "buy a spy brick"???
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