I’m pretty sure I haven’t talked about this on the blog yet, but my hubby and I are in the process of selling our existing home and building a new one … an urban condo, actually, that is part of a really fantastic mixed-use project my husband is involved in. HEY ~ this is life when you’re married to a real estate guy.  You just roll with it! Anyhoo ~  I’ll be sharing more on that, probably via video, in the months to come … so when I’m not working (I mean blogging which so many people don’t understand is actually 24-7 work), social media-ing and/or working on the blog shop, I’m throwing away/donating and packing up years of our life in our existing home, making it show ready for agents to bring potential buyers by and checking daily on the progress of our new site. #WorldsLongestRunOnSentence

Nothing yet is finished. Everything is basically in the middle of their completion.  For example our front door was just hung, however there’s much more to do with it before it’s considered finished.

The flooring and titles are just being laid and installed ~ still needing to be grouted.  The cabinets we designed are coming in, waiting for us to decide on the appropriate hardware and their placement.

[ sweater c/o | similar denim | similar sunnies | sneakers | ring |  coffee mug c/o <<< just discovered this fun site, Ankit. They design awesome accessories, decor, tech, and novelty items for major retailers so you often find them for less on their site.  I shared how this bag of theirs  gave me a kick in the pants recently on IG ]

 

The sinks and faucets are up and running and some of our fun lighting is starting to make an appearance, like this newly hung fixture in what is going to be my office.

And huge outdoor decks are the next big task to be addressed and they will ultimately be finished and wrap completely around the exterior columns of the building.  When will all this be done?? … I ask DAILY. 

Uggh ~ there’s SO much going on and so many critical decisions that have to be made in order to move on to the next step, it is  immensely overwhelming.  I’m trying really hard, though, to just take a deep breath and not get too overwhelmed with the process and/or overwhelm everyone else with my thoughts and opinions. You see, this is not my first rodeo as we’ve built a custom home before.

BUT this time it is important to me to make triply sure that THE MOST important room in our new home is properly being addressed.  I’m talking about, of course, MY, oops … I mean our closet and I’m not being shy about my feelings on it.  Bossy’  is actually how my husband has described my behavior.

Tee Hee!

 

So, tell me friends ~ have you built a custom home before?  What went right? … what went wrong? … and most importantly, do you think you’d ever do again???