Day 45-

The past few days things have really picked up pace. Yesterday the walls for the mud room and garage went up, DTE brought in the equipment to begin trenching and installing power for today, and I planned out the light fixtures we will be using. The highlight however, was my flooring samples arriving. I have been adamant about a certain wood floor that I have my eye on but there was no way we could swing $12,000 in wood flooring. As we all know by now price is no excuse for me and all that means is I need to find a better deal. Jeff told me there was "No way  that you're going to find the flooring you want for our budget" which led me to this....

"Watch me Bargain watch me buy buy.. Oh watch me watch me"

Ok so maybe it is not as funny for you but it was like cue the music for me.

And as expected I found the perfect flooring on Wayfair, tax free, for under our flooring budget! Dark Hickory, hand scraped, and 7 1/2 inch wide planks, it's like it was just meant to be.

https://www.wayfair.com/Albero-Valley-Farmhouse-7-1-2-Engineered-Hickory-Hardwood-Flooring-in-Black-Forest-ABVY3176-ABVY3176.html?redir=ABVY3176

During all my time browsing through Pinterest and collecting ideas for our home, I came across another woman's blog site and fell in love. It was like I designed her home, either that our we have astonishingly similar taste. The one thing that caught my eye in her home was her lighting. I tend to find pieces that I like but cant ever "wrap" them into my decor and resort back to the standard options, but not this time. I spent a good two evenings searching for her fixtures prior to breaking down and emailing her. She told me that the living room fixture was purchased at Art Van almost a year ago, and as she expected it was no longer available. Now I clearly am not one who can take no for an answer so after about 3 hours I too found the fixture on no other than Wayfair!

Super Glam and not something I would select on my own in a million years however, here is the fixture in all its glory in her living room and I know it will be the perfect focal point for our home as well.

One thing I have found extremely helpful is to add items that I have purchased/ will purchase to our plans in good ol "Paint." I have found that when I like a light fixture and think it will flow with the decor I can add it to our photo and determine if it is the right fit. This has helped me weed out several choices I thought I would love.

All in all I feel like I am working 3 steps ahead. This has proven to really help speed the process along. There is no second guessing where outlets or fixtures will need to go for the electricians, we know what plumbing we will need and where and while I plan Jeff is able to execute the plans with the contractors. I really think it is a good method that will help us get into our home a lot sooner than expected! Here are some current progress photos and a photo of the fireplace insert we ordered!

 Standing in the Master Bath looking into the Master Bedroom

 Master Closet

 Standing in the Foyer looking to the right is the living room and ahead behind the wall is the kitchen

 Foyer looking to where the Stair case going to the basement will be

 Laundry

 Mud Room

 Mud Room. In the corner is where the stairs to go upstairs to the bonus room will go

 Emma's Bedroom looking into the Jack and Jill Bath into Nevaeh's room

 Jack and Jill bath to the left and hallway to the right (Standing in Emmas Room)

<3 FIREPLACE <3