Our New House Has It's Front Facade!!!

   

 CHARM IS BEING ADDED TO OUR HOME!!

Things are moving right along with our new build home. 

We made our weekly visit to the job site and we were greeted by our sweet little cottage’s front facade being worked on.

This is one of the things I was so looking forward to seeing done because this is what is giving my home it’s cottagey feel.

We now hove siding, shakes, corbels and board and batten, plus a charming little square vent cover in the front. 

Our porches support column now has its top and bottom finishing touches. 

It is all coming together nicely. Can’t wait to see it when the paint gets applied, that will be the finishing touch.

This is all very exciting to us!

The front window will have black shutters, which is exactly what I would have added if they weren’t already there. 

There just might be a window box in our future, if the HOA allows one. 

We will have to get use to living with the constraints of an HOA, but I remind myself the rules that might bother us are also the rules that protect us from others that might not keep there homes up to the standards of the community.

It  has been even more fun than I anticipated, watching our house being built.

More To Come!!

 

 

In Search For The Perfect Element For Our New Home

 
Do you ever get a picture in your minds eye of what you want something to look like, or maybe it is just one particular element in a room, and then you can’t find it!!?

Well that is what has happened to me.

I love to be inspired, and when I look at images it will sometimes make me start visualizing what I want in a room. That is exactly what happened when I saw this image…..

I was looking at rooms with navy walls because that is what I would like to do in my hubby’s den/office. 

See that fantastic round window on the left? 

I don’t have a round window in my home, however that window inspired me to do a round mirror on the window wall, one on each side of the bank of two windows on the back wall in the office/den.

Surely this will be a slam dunk to find a simple, nicely white framed round mirror at a reasonable price!

Apparently NOT! I pinned several mirrors that were round, some would have to be painted, and none were what I had pictured in my minds eye.

I needed it to be 22in.-24in. in diameter, a nice white frame, and a reasonable price point.

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Nice mirror, simple frame,  good price at $99, but I would have to paint it white.

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More of the same and this has to be painted as well, it is the right size at 24in., however this cost more for basically the same look. This one is $129.

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Getting closer, it is white, has simple grooves around the frame giving it a bit of character. 

This one is also 24in., looks pretty good to me, a real possibility at What? $152, a good deal, but when I have seen two others for less, it makes me hesitate pulling the trigger. Are you like that too?

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I  saw this one which definitely has a nod to a Nautical feel, but that was also a problem, I don’t want to get to kitchy in his office/den even though I am leaning towards a Nautical feel for this room.

It is a wonderful mirror with the convex glass mirror, that is what caught my eye, but it is just a touch too thematic for a base piece in the room. 

When doing a nautical or coastal  look, one has to be very careful to not go overboard with kitchy, thematic elements.

Because of the convex glass, and the nice detailed wide frame this one came at a heftier price of $199. 

I could see one of these in a room, or a hallway, but not two like I want to do in my room. Just one step too far for my liking.

So what is a girl to do? Well, this girl is a very patient girl, and has learned that things usually work out for the best in the end, and by waiting I will be sure to find the perfect mirror.

My Waiting Paid OFF!!! 

This past week I took a trip into Homegoods actually looking for someone else, not even thinking about the round mirrors,  and Lo and Behold there it was!!

I heard the angels sing there was a glow of light spotlighting the MIRROR!!!! Not just one Mirror but there were three to choose from.

Did I buy them?

You bet I did!!!

Perfect size, frame, color and price…..

Simple frame with some detail to make it interesting, 22 inches, and the best part, no painting, Okay that is kind of the second best part. 

The really, really best part was these mirrors were only, are you ready? $39.99 ! I feel as if the decorating fairy was with me!!!

My first purchase of a decorating item for our new home!!!

I am so glad I did not pull the trigger on the other mirrors and waited until the right one showed up. 

Again it shows how planning and patience can pay off!!!

 

 

New House Update!!

   

Things are progressing at a very nice pace at our new home, and this week they made more progress that we could see. 

When they are inside doing the electrical, and plumbing you don’t see the progress, but when you see boards going up, and your home change right before your eyes it is pretty exciting.

This week they started the siding on our home!!

When I chose this elevation it was because it had siding, and  had a cottage look to it. Cottages have always been my preferred style home for my taste. 

We were so very fortunate that one of the 3 elevations that we had to choose from had a cottage feel too it.

Since our home is surrounded by grape vineyards, and hills they seem to choose wine related names, or places where grapes are grown. Our elevation is called the Napa…..

This is a rendering of our home, but our home has the garage on the right side. I am showing you this to point out some of the details.

Notice the gable over the entrance, and how it has the vertical boards, like board and batten? Remember those boards, and how they look as we proceed.

Our home will be a different color. The siding will be a pretty blue/gray/green (I love colors that you have to use more than one word to describe it) with white trim and black shutters and door……

House color is Tilting by Frazee paints.

To say I was excited about this option is an understatement, this was my first choice and I felt so fortunate that it was offered for our elevation. 

Since we live in California, and around grape vineyards the Mediterranean style homes seem to reign, as nice as they are, they are just not for me personally, so you can imagine how delighted I was to get my sweet little cottage elevation.

Okay! now I have you set up to look at some raw wood on my home, don’t forget the vertical boards because those little puppies are what I am thrilled about on the façade of my home.

SEE!!! I have siding, and trim is being installed all around my windows!!! 

To say we are excited is truly an understatement. The horizontal board that is at the base of the vertical boards will also be painted white which will break up this wall and give our new home some cottage charm.

I can’t look at it enough!!!This really puts a big ‘ol smile on my face!! 

The side of the garage, plus my cute hubby, a little added bonus for your viewing pleasure!

You can really see the definition  of the siding, and boards on this side of the house.

The trim pieces are on the front so next week they will probably do the siding on the front too. It is really taking shape!

You can also see the tiles stacked up on the roof, they are a really pretty gray tile which compliments the color scheme of the house……

We also received some exciting news this week as well. They moved our move-in date UP!!! It looks like we will be calling this home the end of Sept. beginning of October!!!