February 20, 2013
Three weeks passed and we found ourselves getting stopped at every light in Union County on Hwy 74 (is it just me, or is that the WORST stretch of road in all of NC??)…. we were back en route to Carolina Beach. This time we were heading down to make sure all the outlets, lights, speakers, etc. were in the spots we wanted before the drywall covers it all up. We are nearing the finish line of this project and it feels so nice! Our builder let us know our siding and roof were on backorder… blah! Apparently there’s been a bit of a building “boom” and things are a little behind. Below is a view of the living room, the left is the view from the loft, and right is a view from the kitchen. Left is Jeremy at the window in the loft, and right is me by our kitchen window (where our counter will be… specifically where the big farmhouse sink will go!) The wall behind me is where the laundry, pantry & kennel are located. Left is Jeremy standing in the kitchen (about where our island will be), middle is looking at the master bath door from the master bedroom and right is the dining area. Left is standing in the living room looking back at the kitchen area, and steps down to the parking and up to the loft. Fingers crossed for no more suprises, and that things will go smooth for the next 6 weeks!
January 31, 2013
Well after a slow start in November, we’ve made some serious progress on the house 🙂 On Friday morning we left the house about 6AM to head down to a full day of selection appointments. We had our electrical walk through where we got to place all our outlets, we picked our cabinets, counters, tile, faucets and lights! It was so productive and so exhausting. We cannot wait for the weather to warm up and head down there for weekends away from the hustle & bustle here in Charlotte. And of course our answer still stands, we WILL be renting it 🙂 You can email me for details! I’m very thankful we have a builder who utilized a website called BuilderTrend. Through it we get photo updates of all the progress. It’s a good thing we don’t live to close, or I’d be driving by daily! Left: Tile for the master shower! It will have the decorative boarder of the glass at eye level. Right: Oh the faucets that are available are hilarious…. gold swans. check. We’re heading back in about 2 weeks to check in and make any final changes before the sheet-rock goes up!
October 23, 2012
The first 4th of July after we got married, we were down at Carolina Beach- soaking up sun and family time. We thought- wonder what a lot costs? Within a week I had located a lot, a little private, away from some of the beach town ruckus, a good price…. a price we could afford. …. wait, let me go back…. 3 months after getting married, Jeremy was laid off from his engineering job- our household income was cut by more than half. So- when July rolled around most people would think we were crazy for even thinking buying coastal property was a feasible idea. Well, a week after our crazy idea hatched, I found myself on the road to Carolina Beach at 6AM to see this lot in person. It was perfect. I called Jeremy. I called a realtor. We made an offer. We bought the lot August 6, 2010. We never thought that just over 2 years later, we would be closing again, this time on the construction loan. We’ve worked diligently since Jeremy got a new job in April of 2011 to pay off debts, and to save for a down-payment. We decided in January to go ahead and meet with an architect, over several months and revisions, we agreed on a plan…. then we spent late spring and summer researching and selecting a builder. We got the contract straight with the builder and it was time to actually find a loan. I was terrified. I was so scared that no matter how much we thought would be enough savings the bank would still find a way to deny us….. quite the opposite ended up happening. We started the loan process about a month ago, and picked October 22 for a closing date. Yesterday we drove 4 hours to the beach, signed our paperwork, ate dinner and ice cream, then drove 4 hours home. It was an exhausting, exhilarating day! We are waiting on the builder to finalize a schedule for us, but it should be done by February 🙂 Que girls weekends, boys weekends, family time, coastal wedding bookings (yes, please, we won’t charge travel in 2013 for weddings from Topsail-Oak Island!) and lots of relaxation. If you’re following me on Pinterest, I apologize for all the “beach house ideas” you’ve seen over the last 10 months…. but you’re only going to see more. I started pinning faucets this morning…. sorry for all the chrome, but we’re excited! A little memory from yesterday…..
