Interior Doors. I showed Builder pics of ones I liked and told him I wanted solid doors. They are 4 panel shaker I think.

The exterior Builder wanted to use ThermaTru so I picked some I liked [I really wanted wood but couldn't justify the $$ lol].

Garage are a local brand. Fairly basic as this was a good place to also save money as it's side of house and only we will see typically...lol. Overhead Garage Door.

@Barbara C Welcome. This 'page' is always on the kind end. Building a home is stressful enough.

We have installed the doors already but here is the style we went with. We did solid core downstairs and hollow core upstairs. The only reason I did not do solid throughout was due to cost.

Here are some progress photos for y’all! None of the shower tile is complete but getting there! My husband & I have been working on hanging doors and now working on the trim work. Painters are coming out tomorrow to do some of the wood ceilings. Cabinets are holding us up right now (ugh!!!! Been frustrating but I’m trying to be patient!). SO much stuff to finish up ordering but some of my light fixtures have come in and I can’t wait to see them installed! Sooooo pretty!

Living Room windows we trimmed out today:

Master Bath Freestanding Tub/Shower area:

My daughter's feminine shower/tub wrap. Photos do not do this thing justice. It is soooo pretty!

My son's tub/shower tile in progress. I went with a glass tile in here & am loving how it looks. They are doing a great job with it (gray herringbone accent tile in soap shelf).

The back of our home...trying to picture it without alllll of the construction chaos (most I cut out of this picture that is piled to the left, ha!). I look forward to seeing the grading done in the future, steps added, etc. We plan to just do grass & fencing, as far as landscaping goes, for now. 2-3 years down the road, the plan is to add an in-ground pool (hence the garage door to access easy storage for pool furniture, freezer, pool bath, etc). Dreaming of summer already, if you can’t tell! lol!

@User I love the colors you've painted your kids' rooms.

@shead This process is an emotional roller coaster and having the craziness and unknowns involving the pandemic, it's understandable for anyone to be in a funk.

@The_Lane_Duo Your house is beautiful! Its' so cool how you've styled the three showers so differently. Your master shower is crazy big.

@Barbara C The monthly 'Building a Home' thread is always supportive. I posted a thread of my own chronicling the problems I've had with my build and had someone say 'that's what you get for going with a tract home builder'. I don't know where people get off jumping to (wrong) conclusions like that and also kicking someone while they're down. No one on these threads has ever said anything less than kind.

@snowcountry We also used solid core doors in areas that we were concerned about sound transfer - like the master bedroom, which is next to the kitchen. We also used insulation in interior walls that needed to have sound reduction (like the wall that separates a bathroom from a main living space).

@K H I also looked at Berwyn. It's a beautiful counter that you won't have to worry about abusing. I also love your chandelier. As far as your construction loan, I sincerely hope your house is finished before it runs out, but if it doesn't maybe your bank will grant an extension....and not charge you extra, at least for the first month.

On the subject of construction loans, ours was frozen as soon as the first lien was filed. That would have put our house dead in the water if we hadn't had cash reserves to finish it ourselves.

We spent the past week moving our stuff in the house that we still aren't allowed to occupy. It's kind of a bummer to spend the days at the house and then having to go back to our apartment to sleep. Today we're going to plant 18 trees and then hopefully we can get some dirt around the house and a gravel driveway so we can get a temporary CO. We gave up on waiting for the whole lot to be graded any time soon. It just keeps raining.

I told my husband a while ago that I did NOT want a BIG BLACK RECTANGLE above the beautiful fireplace, which is the focal point of of our great room. I am so glad I stuck to my guns on getting the Samsung 'The Frame' TV. (I'm in no way affiliated with Samsung and this is not an advertisement). It shows artwork when it detects motion, turns off completely when nobody is around and after bedtime, and it's a really nice TV. The only downside that is the art gallery costs $5 per month.

@Kathy never head of that. What a great idea! We are planning to put it to the left or right of the fireplace as our stone goes all the way up to top high ceiling [GR is vaulted]. Love that look and windows on each side.

Kathy I love that!!

well of course Antique Slate isn't in the range of Shingles for my budget. sad.

So Pewter Gray or Weathered Wood.

Note siding is not painted yet.

@Trish Walter A little quick fix photoshop to help visualize:

Pewter

Weather

@Trish Walter What color will the trim be? I know you said siding will be shoji white, correct? What type of stone & color is going on the lower part? I typically prefer a gray or almost black roof, but with the brown windows and creamier white paint, I'm torn. I think either would look really nice but my opinion may change depending on trim color & stone choice.

@Kathy Thank you! The master shower looks huge but keep in mind that the freestanding tub also goes in that area. It goes against the back wall. It is a curb-less shower with the same flooring throughout the entire bathroom. I can't wait to see it all put together! The other main floor guest shower isn't pictured but it is more in keeping with the main floor styling throughout. I had a little extra fun in the 2 kid's bathrooms upstairs. Blue is one of my favorite colors, & since my son also loves blue, I decided to embrace the blue in there. The glass tile is so stunning! My daughter's bathroom connects to her bedroom & she loves a marble look (I do, too, but prefer a more casual industrial style overall). I decided to embrace it and let her have her marble look. *Every* woman who has walked in there has loved it, it's just so feminine and stunning in person. It's fun to go a little different in bathrooms. I would have loved to go a little more extreme...maybe one day when we complete the pool bathroom that is roughed in for in our garage! lol! If that fun mermaid style tile is still hot when we finish it, I may have to give it a try...there's just something about it, especially in a bold color! &, it would be pretty perfect for a pool bathroom! Also, LOVE the frame TV! I had to take a look at them to see if I could convince my husband to switch out my loft room's TV (that don't need replacing. lol!)...he was all for it until he saw the cost. His response was, "Wait until it goes down in price". UGH!!! I will have to watch to see if any other TV brands decide to offer it & how the price will go. It is such a neat concept!

@Trish Walter I'm not sure, it is hard to tell holding them up like that. I had my builder tack the samples up on the edge of the roof. Then I looked when it was sunny and again in the evening. It is hard to tell if the window will help pull the darker color out of the Weathered wood, it may look too washed out when the sun hits it? But then the Pewter looks to have a hint of blue on my screen who knows if the sun will bring more of that out? Either will contrast well with the white siding!

thanks @User!

Trim will be same color shoji white

Stone will be fond du lac

There will be wood beam and posts on small front porch

not sure what color i'm painting front door

Thanks so much. I cannot wait to be done with decisions.

@User here's a bigger picture if you feel like playing ;o) if not that 's totally fine....

@Trish Walter, I’m anxious to see your Shoji White! It’ll look great, I’m sure!

I like the weathered wood shingles. We have those on our current house roof and they seem to go with everything. We have white limestone and it looks good with that as well. They are pretty neutral as compared to my old house where I did a charcoal roof. I loved the charcoal, but it did limit my color choices more as there were certain colors that didn't work as well with it.

guys if you could help me with my latest dilemna

need to pick out a hood fan today and I've been going in circles...

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5888891/help-me-find-wall-range-hood

@Kathy that is our plan too with the Frame tv. Such a cool concept, probably saving marriages all over the country ;)

@The_Lane_Duo I really love the shot of your house - you have the garage door I want. Love the glass subway tile for your son's bath. Your shower wet room is awesome - I've thought about that but I keep think that it increases having to clean the dang tub from shower splash - thoughts?

@Trish Walter sorry - I am no help on the hood topic - hopefully you get some experienced answers

We are waiting on the plumber getting started. Builder told us Monday but instead the window guys showed up to finish up. No plumber today but I'm sure they will show eventually. I'm practicing the Zen of Building

no one seems to be able to help with hood. i will probably go with the zline as i have to decide yesterday...i've had all this time but feel like i'm scrambling last minute on everything. so frustrating.

I’m sorry, @Trish Walter, no clue on the hood :(

Our builder just called and is moving our build UP a couple of weeks and needs to know our roof and brick selections ASAP...yikes! He used Certainteed Landmark for the roof and I’m so torn on colors. We will have board and batten siding in either a warm white or light warm gray. I’m thinking a blackish roof will work best but torn between the charcoal and black moire colors. I’ll probably start a new thread asking for help :(

The brick will be for the foundation, walk out basement, and retaining walls. I hate decisions!

Cabinet doors are up!

@User beautiful, love your cabinets! So this happened today. Not quite done yet but will finish up tomorrow!

Yeah for septic!

Kitchen backsplash going in!

Well yesterday when we were putting in septic, the a/c guys came and dropped off our heat pump ac unit. They have been one of the few subs that we have really liked. I chatted with him a little bit but after he left (ac unit will be installed tomorrow) I noticed the spot they are putting it is under the laundry window. I remember talking to my contractor about placement and how it would be placed in the void between the kitchen window and laundry window. They already have all the lines drilled out through the rim joist and the siding of my house. What do I do? Have them move it and then repair the hole? This is so frustrating I have 4 windows on the back of a 91' long house, really come on people!

K H.....I wouldn’t think twice....definitely move it! In the long run you’ll be happy you did. Very easy to do at this stage. I would also think about where you’ll get the least amount of noise coming in through the windows or walls and pick an area where it won’t bother you when sitting outside. We put ours on the side of our house far away from our patio seating area.

great progress everyone.

KH super frustrating! I’d definitely have them move it.

Laura M that backsplash is GORGEOUS! Would you mind sharing what color white your cabinets are? I’m currently in white paint hell trying to choose ours.

Great idea @C W white paints...

Kitchen Cabinets

Trim and Doors

Ceiling

What are you all doing?

Thanks.

Trish Walter

My cabinets are by a company called Koch Cabinets and they came pre-finished. The shade is called Windsor White

Here’s a better view I got this morning

If this is helpful, our trim color is Sherwin Williams Pure White

Laura M....gorgeous backsplash.

I have tested SO many white paints this past week & the week before. If you walk around my house, you'll see where I have paint samples painted on the walls and labeled so I don't forget which was which. I wanted to see them in different areas & lighting in the house, also at different times of the day. Ultimately, I settled on going with Benjamin Moore Simply White. It is a little bit warm but not overly. My husband preferred the Benjamin Moore white dove sample but that is the color of the exterior of our home...I love it on the outside of my home but it felt like too dark of a white on the inside of the home. We are painting ceilings, walls, trim all in the Simply White color but different finishes (flat on the ceilings, eggshell on the walls, semi-gloss on the trim). Doors will either be painted Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray or Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray.

@Laura M love cabs and backsplash is amazing. love the color. What color are you doing the island? And counters? Can't wait to see it finished.

All....thanks for white colors. It helps. BM Simply white and SW pure white are on my list.

I'm planning Accessible Beige on walls everywhere [ I think]

Trish

Laura M, your kitchen looks beautiful! You have great taste! Would you mind posting more detailed pics (floor, tiles, etc) and listing the detailed specs for your floor, countertops and backsplash? (Bathrooms too?) I am in the midst of building a 5000 sq ft home and ALL of the showrooms are closed but my builder wants me to make selections anyway. I had already selected my cabinets, appliances and plumbing fixtures before the shut downs, but have NOT yet selected countertops,wood floors, back splashes, floor tile or shower tile. I can try to order samples but it’s hard to even know what samples to order.

I’ve ordered white shaker cabinets for the kitchen. Before the shut down, I was leaning towards 7” wide engineered European white oak floors throughout the house (except for bathrooms, mud and laundry) but did not pick a color or wood grade. Even though the floors are engineered, we can order them unfinished and the builder will finish on site (our builder’s preference to finish on site). From the little bit I can see from your photo, your floor color looks just like what I was hoping for (but I know computers distort color).

I will start a new thread later this evening asking for help so I don’t get this thread off topic. I would so MUCH APPRECIATE your sharing your selections.

@Trish Walter You're welcome! I have a white kitchen in the home I'm at now (except island is wrapped in barn wood on 3 sides and painted medium cool gray on the drawer side), with a pale gray (almost blue gray) walls and white trim. This time, I wanted all white walls/trim but not a white kitchen...white kitchens are beautiful though! My kitchen island will be stained and then my other cabinets in the kitchen will be a light warm gray. Most likely Gray Owl, Collingwood, or Stonington Gray (all Benjamin Moore colors). Paint decisions are so difficult!

Speaking of paint colors...we put wood ceilings in the living room, and both upstairs vaulted ceilings in the bedrooms. Well, I was planning on doing white paint on all except my sons, which was supposed to be stained the same color as the porch ceiling (which I love). There was a miscommunication apparently between the paint crew & the owner and they painted all 3 ceilings! They did mask off the wrapped beam in that bedroom at least but still!!! I took a deep breath and decided to just switch my way of design thinking on that room. He offered to have the guys sand it back off but I know how absorbent that wood is and it seemed like a near impossible job. While I was annoyed that the mistake happened, and legally, could have forced him to fix it, I decided against it. So, they'll stain the masked off wrapped beam that they didn't paint but then I'm putting a medium gray on the ceiling (likely Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore). The whole point of not wanting white on that ceiling was due to the ceiling heights. The best way to make it feel a bit cozier to me was to keep the wood natural & stained....Or, now, it will be to paint it a color, such as gray. I think it will look good when it's all done, it's just not what I first imagined is all. The fun of building...rolling with the bunches and turning lemons into lemonade! ha!

@Trish Walter I'm going bold with our white and chose untinted/straight out of the can base white for everything! Before starting this process, I never knew it was possible to be bold with white haha.

@Kirsten E. me too! We used the base white from SW for all our trim and shiplap and it's so crisp!!

@itsourcasa Crisp, light, and bright is what I'm going for! Now here's to hoping it doesn't blind me when it's on trim, ceiling, walls, AND doors haha

My brain feels fried right now. I have been shopping online for light fixtures. SO. Many. Choices!!!!

So far, I've bought: Kitchen Island Pendants, Living Room Chandelier, Master Bedroom Light Fixture, and Master Bathroom Sconces. I have soooo far to go.

Oh, and ordered all of the sinks last night online! Our poor delivery guys...they are going to wonder what on earth since it all gets delivered to my current residence. They may think this quarantine is bad for my bank account. lol!

Nooo @Kirsten E. it's so good, you will love it. Still debating on painting our interior doors charcoal gray, black or pure white. This is my kids bathroom we just did, base white on shiplap all trim and ceiling. You can see the difference between the primed door and the pure white shiplap!

@Laura M Your kitchen looks stunning!

Laura M - your kitchen looks gorgeous! Nice job by your builder!! Nice to see someone who does a good job for a change! Lovely. Love the backsplash tile and the color! Super pretty.

@The_Lane_Duo me too...I've got vanities and faucets in my garage and a tub coming tomorrow...ugh...

Has the April thread been started yet? I couldn't find it :)

@itsourcasa GORGEOUS! Love both those spaces; color selections, fixtures, tile - everything! @shead I don't think so re april thread!

You guys are very kind! Here are the specs/selections for my kitchen stuff:

@mtpo - here's what I can gather together on my selections for the kitchen

As I mentioned, cabinets are Windsor White shaker cabinets from a company called Koch Cabinets. If you happen to be in central Virginia, our vendor is Chesapeake Bay Cabinet Company. They've been great.

The island is that same cabinet maker but in their Driftwood finish.

I don't have a good photo of the counter tops yet but they areTechnistone Noble Areti Bianco

(white quartz with subtle veins)

Sink faucet is Delta Trinsic Pull Down in Arctic Stainless

This is the kitchen sink

The backsplash tile is called "Par Avon" by Crossville. The color number is HWR05, and obviously we did it in the 3x6 picket shape, but we debated doing the gothic picket shape for a while too. This brochure has all the details. Our local tile vendor in central Virgina is Mosaic Tile Co.

Flooring is red oak stained on site with Minwax Weathered Oak. Not water popped, just applied per instructions and a satin poly applied on top.

These are the pendants over the island (very dusty in my photo due to construction dust obviously)

Wall paint color is Sherwin Williams Eider White. Trim paint is Sherwin Williams Pure White.

More photos of kitchen. The ones without the backsplash installed are before counters and before floor staining. I'll post more photos when the backsplash is done and the clutter is off of the counters (should be in the next day or two!)

@Kirsten E. @shead

New thread!

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5889483/april-2020-building-a-home

Laura M, Thank you! I love your selections. I will try to get a sample of your quartz counter top selection. Is the white background color pretty white or does it lean towards gray? It looks very white on line — which is what I prefer.

I’m in Northern VA — maybe too far from your cabinet supplier. My builder used Signature in Northern VA and we’re currently waiting to hear if they are going to be able to come through because some of their suppliers (including the brand we selected) shut down operations. We drove by our site today - the electricians were working so we didn’t go in. We drive by the Chesapeake area often on the way to our place in OC MD. If we ever get our house done, and we’re allowed out of social isolation, we’d love to have you visit. 😁 It is so nice of you to share your selections!

Driveway framed! They added more curves (broke a few boards, oops), made the entry 14' instead of 12' , and it turned out way better than our sketch!

looks great @User but post in April thread so more see. Wow nice to see them making a mistake bigger [usually smaller].

LOL @Trish Walter, I posted here, then realized it was April after seeing the new thread annnnnnd reposted there! <3

It's March 33rd at my house.