WITH A GRATEFUL HEART

Home Sweet Home: Progress

In 4 short months, the house should be done! I've picked out appliances, interiors, plumbing, shrubs.. everything but the decorations. It's been slow because of the rain, but hopefully things will start progressing a little faster with the warmer weather! Here's a few pictures of the progress so far!

Fresh lot

Pipes

Digging the foundation

Gravel delivered

Each time I visit it's a little farther along and I'm so grateful for the sunny days that allow that!

xoxo

Samantha

Keep Reading

/ Add Comment

Home Sweet Home: Brick

I thought deciding on a floor plan was difficult, I had no idea what I was getting in to. Within two weeks of signing papers and picking the floor plan, I had to have the following picked out:

brick color, trim color, gutter color and morter color.

Thankfully, they suggest you drive around the neighborhood and pick out a house that is already built similar to what you like and give them that address so they can make yours the same color scheme. I drove through 4 neighborhoods and took pictures of peoples houses for two days. I debated on brown or red, dark or light, cream or chocolate, all of the above (kidding, but it felt like it). My heart has never been more grateful than when I finally decided on one! I'm so happy with it and can't wait to see the finished product in a few months! Here are a few samples of what I looked at, any guesses on what I picked?

I finished my interior selections this morning (I thought picking brick was hard-HA) and they poured the footing for the foundation this afternoon. One week closer to moving in! I'm finally staying in town for a weekend so I'm sure it'll be filled with shopping for decorations and hopefully warmer weather.

xoxo

Samantha

Keep Reading

/ Add Comment

Home Sweet Home: Part 1

I mentioned back in January that I had some exciting news. Well without further ado-

I'M BUILDING A HOUSE.

I have looked and looked since last summer and finally found one that I loved (& can afford). So far, all I've done is pick a floor plan, sign some papers and write a check. But I have picked out a lot and will be making A LOT of decisions in the coming weeks and months about brick color, floor color, trim, wall & cabinet color, doors, windows, lights, plumbing, appliances, backsplashes and the list goes on. If y'all know me, you know decisions are not my strong point, but I've got some of the best people helping me along the way and my heart couldn't be more grateful for that. I'm excited to share this journey with you and any helpful advice is welcome!