Wednesday, August 30, 2006

100 decisions, made 4 per day

Now that the house is framed and we're getting our inspections, we've entered the zone of making many decisions at the pace of 1-4 per day in as many phone calls or visits. Less happens that's obvious - but I am learning what things like flashing are (the metal that is at the edge of roofs, I think). Deciding how the master shower will be laid out - I learned from my friends Jessica and Aaron that having a seat with controls for the shower on the wall makes for an uncomfortable seat - so we avoided that. We selected our fireplaces for the master bedroom and the media room. It's amazing that in a home in a very mild climate, we have 3 fireplaces. But they are pretty and when we use them, effective for warmth. The one in our bedroom has a remote control - so we can turn it off from the bed. Should be nice.

I'm finalizing the lighting choices for the few sconces and chandeliers we have in the house. I also need to pick the color of the doors outside. Soon, we'll determine the color of the window trim and window interiors. Apparently, we need to select the crown molding too.

We did fix the light in the kitchen problem with a skylight through the garage into the wall near the sink. It's a little different from a design perspective, but the light in the kitchen makes it fully worth it.

So - sorry there's no photo. The roof still isn't on. Not sure who to hold responsible for that since the general contractor didn't quite have every last thing finished for the roofer, but the roofer isn't calling me back and keeping me informed. I really hope he's working diligently tomorrow and Friday since the guys are starting insulation this weekend and drywall on Monday. Wild.

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