So, we're a few weeks into the house and I've already started working on the guest room and some other parts of the house.  I've got to say, there are soo many things in the process I wish I would've done differently.  All in all, I will just appreciate and enjoy the choices that were made.

Guest Room, Tufted headboard, mirrored end tables, Sherwin Williams Pavestone

         

I have been light fixture happy, and have changed/added some light fixtures to try and make the place feel a little more like home.

Mudroom light fixture, Lowes Allen+Roth 

With my very little landscaping skills and outdoor design skills.  I have attempted to prettying up the outside living space.

The morning room was shown some love recently also, I added a chandelier that resembles the Pottery Barn Clarissa Crystal Drop Round Chandelier. My chandelier is the Allen+Roth Eberline Crystal Chandelier and didn't hurt my pocket as much as the Pottery Barn's Clarissa would have.

Update

Things are finally coming together.

Well, finally things are coming together and we're filled with excitement as to how things are turning out.  Stone, shutters and fire place are in!!!

Pre Dry Wall Meeting

Some of our siding has been put on, how exciting!!!

A few weeks ago we had our pre dry wall meeting.  These are the last set of pics I have thus far.

Starting to look like a home :)

So, after many weeks without progress, they finally started working on our home.  I must say, they worked extremely fast, all this progress was done in just 4 days time.

Basement is in

Progress for us is going extremely slow.  while others are already up to a roof, with the same start time.  We only just made it to having cement poured in and having a basement.  progress is slow due to weather. I guess some progress is better than none. 

Oh, be Hole!!

Finally, months later... we have a hole.  It has been way too cold to get any concrete poured in, but so far this is the hole for our Venice.

Delays, Delays...

News is, we are scheduled to start next week.  The weather has been awful out here.  a lot of rain, sleet, and a supposed "blizzard" that quite did not hit as expected. Hopefully the start of this home isn't pushed back any further or we'll be going on about a total of 6 months in this total process.

Approval

So, today we got the call for the final approval!! It took so long because of the holidays, and the new year changes.  We actually had to go back and resign all the paper work, because new ones had been released right after we signed.  The better news is, we will be breaking ground pretty soon.  more updates soon to come.

Building with Ryan Homes

Building a Venice with Ryan Homes.  Transforming our typical cookie cutter home, to a custom beauty.

Here is a Model to what our home will look like.  Different colors of course, but this is basically it. We chose Elevation E, because we weren't thrilled with the idea of having a small window, in the same room as a larger window (provided by Elevation B). Elevation C doesn't have any shutters or a porch, which we wanted.

So, Choosing the "Bar" was a "must" for us apparently. This picture is from a Model Home, but this is exactly what it should look like, minus the granite tops.

Flooring Selections: Saddle Hardwood in the Family Room, Kitchen and Morning Room. Rockport carpeting in the rest of the house (we plan to switch to all hardwood sooner than later) and some Vinyl flooring.

Cabinet Selection: Maple Espresso all through out home. Laminate tops for bar.