So out Gallery appointment is tomorrow and to say we are excited is an understatement! We have spent the past week painting sample colours on plaster, checking out bricks and then driving around to look at houses built in the brick we like. I have spent hours on Pinterest and put together an Inspiration Board and cut out some pictures to take with us.
The most nerve racking thing is not knowing how much things will cost to upgrade, what exactly is included as standard and if we will be able to make out home how we are hoping with the budget that we have.
Time will tell....
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Simonds Stanten - to be our castle!
So finally, after a few weeks of indecision, we finally decided on the Simonds Stanten!
We had bought the block for a double storey house that would allow us to have a bigger backyard, but when it came time to make a decision, hubby was really torn between a single storey house that would be completely "tricked out" for our budget, or the double storey which would be more basic, but would have the "bones" in place to grow and adapt with our family.
I really wanted the double storey Stanten, as with hubby being a Carpenter, I know that he can finish things around the house, add things as needed over time. Hubby was leaning towards the single until we visited a few display homes and was actually able to see how big the backyard would be with the double.
The big question remained - would it come in at our budget?? We really wanted to restrict what we spend on our house as we still want to have a good lifestyle and not be a slave to the mortgage. Many lengthy discussions with our Sales consultant, and things were beginning to look not so good, but she was truly amazing and managed to get the price (with all of our changes) well within our budget!
And so on the 29th March our decision was made and we went in, made the changes necessary to make the house suit our needs and signed!
We ended up adding a triple garage, a dining/alfresco, butlers pantry (without the sink!), swapping the laundry and powder room around (so laundry is now accessed off the kitchen, the powder room from behind the stairs). We redesigned the master bedroom to have a WIR behind the bed, redesigned the main bathroom and ensuite to make the main bathroom bigger (I do have three girls who will become teenagers!) and the ensuite a bit smaller and increased the size of one of the bedrooms. We have stone to the kitchen and bathrooms, and upgraded the freestanding oven, and have an allowance of $7000 built in for upgrades at our Gallery appointment (such as tiles, carpet etc).
Our Sales lady, Tania, was AMAZING through our whole process! She was patient, provided us with different options across both single and double, and then went above and beyond to get us as much as possible for our budget. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Friday 10th April our land titles were finally released!! yay! Which means titles will be available in the next two weeks. This was also the day that our Simonds Customer Relationship Co-ordinator Leticia phoned to introduce herself, and to set up our Gallery appointment and contract signing date. It's all finally going ahead and is beginning to feel real!
So the next ten days are going to be spent on Pinterest finding inspiration pictures to take with us to our appointment!!
We had bought the block for a double storey house that would allow us to have a bigger backyard, but when it came time to make a decision, hubby was really torn between a single storey house that would be completely "tricked out" for our budget, or the double storey which would be more basic, but would have the "bones" in place to grow and adapt with our family.
I really wanted the double storey Stanten, as with hubby being a Carpenter, I know that he can finish things around the house, add things as needed over time. Hubby was leaning towards the single until we visited a few display homes and was actually able to see how big the backyard would be with the double.
The big question remained - would it come in at our budget?? We really wanted to restrict what we spend on our house as we still want to have a good lifestyle and not be a slave to the mortgage. Many lengthy discussions with our Sales consultant, and things were beginning to look not so good, but she was truly amazing and managed to get the price (with all of our changes) well within our budget!
And so on the 29th March our decision was made and we went in, made the changes necessary to make the house suit our needs and signed!
We ended up adding a triple garage, a dining/alfresco, butlers pantry (without the sink!), swapping the laundry and powder room around (so laundry is now accessed off the kitchen, the powder room from behind the stairs). We redesigned the master bedroom to have a WIR behind the bed, redesigned the main bathroom and ensuite to make the main bathroom bigger (I do have three girls who will become teenagers!) and the ensuite a bit smaller and increased the size of one of the bedrooms. We have stone to the kitchen and bathrooms, and upgraded the freestanding oven, and have an allowance of $7000 built in for upgrades at our Gallery appointment (such as tiles, carpet etc).
Our Sales lady, Tania, was AMAZING through our whole process! She was patient, provided us with different options across both single and double, and then went above and beyond to get us as much as possible for our budget. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Friday 10th April our land titles were finally released!! yay! Which means titles will be available in the next two weeks. This was also the day that our Simonds Customer Relationship Co-ordinator Leticia phoned to introduce herself, and to set up our Gallery appointment and contract signing date. It's all finally going ahead and is beginning to feel real!
So the next ten days are going to be spent on Pinterest finding inspiration pictures to take with us to our appointment!!
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