Friday, March 13, 2015

Friday Favorites... House Updates Take 2

Happy Friday!! There has been so much progress on the house this week I had to share them all with you again.  It’s been a real blessing that Joe has had this last month off.  We would never be as far as we are if he had been working this whole time.  Although it’s been tough living off of basically one paycheck with a couple small unemployment checks whilst building a house, we've made it!  If you follow me on Instagram then you saw how challenging it had become this week.  Thanks to my girl Caroline for starting the #LetsBeRealTogether initiative, life isn't always perfect or glamorous!  This is what I decided to share…

this is what my checking account looked like Tuesday before unemployment finally came Wednesday and I got paid today!  I had it down to $1.68... As you can see, mostly house payments with a splash of wine club!! :)
Ok, onto the updates…

First off, the GRANITE counter tops!  Finally my kitchen feels almost complete!  I’m so happy with our decision to go with granite right off the bat.  It was something that we tossed back and forth but ultimately the price difference wasn't significant enough to really sway me to laminate.  We don’t have a ton of counter top space anyway so in all we spent about $3200.  We went with one of the most common granite finishes that I see all the time, Venetian Gold.  I’m sure many of you either have it or know someone who does.  I’m also thrilled with how my Ikea bar stools turned out.  We bought 4, but only 3 really fit in the space which I am fine with.  The other one will be put to use in our basement I’m sure!










Another big one is the doors and trim.  Have you picked up on my obsession with white?  Joe was a little concerned once he realized how much white we truly have in the house, but the rustic trim is really offsetting all the white and really pops!  I’m so happy with our decision to go with a stained wood rather than painted.  All we did for our trim was buy 1x4 sticks of pine and stained them with Minwax in Early American.  It’s actually the same stain used on our vanity in the guest bath.  I love that some of the finishing touches are finally being done.  I never in a million years thought we would already have trim up at this point!





Finally, the master bathroom!  I’m so in love with our tile choices, especially the glass accent tile!  I wish that we could’ve done more but at $7 for a 12”x3” piece, it’s not cheap!  A person recently referred to my home as a Pinterest home, which I never really considered it to be, although you can probably see a lot of pinspiration, the bathroom design came directly from Pinterest.  I saw the shower and corner tub set up like this in a pin and I had  my heart set on it ever since and actually got it!  Although I like mine better because I've got two big windows rather than one!






here's my Pinspiration... you can definitely see that I got my ideas from this. As soon as the tile is finished we can get measured for the glass door and glass walls.  Ours won't go to the ceiling though.

We are really chipping away at the finishing touches of the house and I’m really hoping that we can be moving in next month!  As for this weekend, today is my endo biopsy and 2 hour blood/glucose test which I am not looking forward to.  What I am looking forward to is lunch at the local brewery in Springfield Obed & Isaac’s afterwards!  Also Will Call for our wine club is this weekend and it’s one of our favorite events because it’s the St. Patty’s Day celebration.  A friend of ours has a band called Paddy’s Favorite Sons and they only play once a year for St. Patrick’s Day!  They’re amazing and we love to watch them every year so I’m looking forward to that tonight!


Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

13 comments:

  1. Every time you give a little sneak peek into your home I'm so giddy!! I LOVE your kitchen! xo, Biana - BlovedBoston

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  2. Ya'll have done an amazing job on your house!! I can not wait to start on ours although it may be a bit longer. I can totally relate to that checking account stuff. Sometimes you're just trying to make it to payday! haha A wine club sounds fantastic!

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  3. I seriously can't get over how amazing your house looks! Can I come move in when you're finished? ;) That granite looks amazing and I'm loving your bar stools! Hope you have a great weekend girl!

    <3, Pamela
    Sequins & Sea Breezes

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  4. Your house is looking so beautiful!! Love it! Good luck with your procedures today, hope all goes well - I"ll be thinking of you, enjoy this weekend!

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  5. Your kitchen looks fabulous! I love the bar stools you picked too. I'm seriously drooling over your house - definitely Pinterest worthy. Hope your medical stuff goes ok today! Have a fab weekend lady!

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  6. Thanks for the shout out and sharing more about the #LetsBeRealTogether movement! It's amazing week to week how much progress you have made on the house and I love that we have similar/the same granite! Looks great! Hope you have fun this weekend with your friends!

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  7. I was getting ready to list everything that I loved about your house, but it is literally everything. WOw you guys are doing such an amazing job!

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  8. Your bathroom is going to be amazing! Can't believe how quickly it's all coming together!

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  9. I am amazed at all the work you and Joe have accomplished! The house looks seriously amazing. The master bathroom is turning out beautiful and I can totally tell where your inspiration came from. The glass doors and wall is going to look so fancy with the glass tiles! Have a wonderful time this weekend!

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  10. Beautiful countertops! That's about what our checking account is going to look like if my disability funds don't come through soon. Eek!

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  11. yay to granite!!! That granite looks just like the one my parents have so Im definitely loving it! The bathroom is looking great so far you guys are killing the house updates!

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  12. Your house looks just perfect I love the countertops ahhh can't wait to see it completed.

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  13. ahhhh i'm obsessed with everything! it looks amazing :)

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