Sunday, June 22, 2014

Summer is Here!

I know from following other bloggers that building a home takes a great deal of patience.  I haven't posted in a couple of months and really have very little to report.  We did finalize our plans with our architect.  He sent the plans as a PDF and we had them printed for next to nothing at a local print shop. We have three sets out with builders who are in the process of giving us bids.
Just yesterday we received one bid back.  It came in around $360,000.  A little more than we were hoping for, but I guess that's always the case, isn't it?  The bid was itemized by category, but I'd like to know from whom the bids came.  I feel like I need to be using some of my time off from work meeting with cabinet and floor people.  I want to make sure that as the other bids come in, we're comparing apples to apples.
We do have a trip planned to Atlanta next week, and I'm really looking forward to checking out the IKEA, Pottery Barn, and Restoration Hardware outlets there.  I love their fixtures but could never bring myself to paying full price or even catalogue sale price.
Hoping for more progress in the coming weeks!