About our house

I know most of you know (i.e. the family members) but for those that don't, I thought I'd give a little background on the type of house we're building.

It's a 2 story. You walk in the front door and go straight back to the great room. The dining room is sunken and is to the left. We currently don't have a formal dining room table, so that room may be sort of a formal living room for awhile. We'll have to see. The great room's focal point is a fire place on the back wall with double french doors on either side leading out to a patio. We're not doing a deck as neither one of us are fans of the maintenance required so we'll have a concrete patio. Open to the great room is the kitchen and there's a small breakfast nook off to the side. The laundry room is also off of the kitchen as is a small 1/2 bath.

On the other side of the great room is the master bedroom with a full bath and walk in closet. Back track to the front door and go upstairs to 2 more bedrooms. The upstairs is open to the great room below so the ceilings are really high. Also above the garage there is a huge bonus room that will probably serve as an office/workout room until there are little ones running around then it will probably turn into a toy room. There is also a full bathroom upstairs.

The garage is side load and 3 stalls. Brandon eventually wants to build a separate garage behind the house but we joke that we'll do that in 31 years when the house is paid for. The front and side of the house is going to be brick with stone around the front entry way and extending up to the 2nd floor on the front. The same stone will be used on the back for the fireplace. There is a full basement and we went ahead and had a bathroom roughed in and also a fireplace. That way when we do finish it a few years from now, it will be a little easier. Walk out french doors are also in the basement.

That's about all I can think of for now. Brandon's hoping to start digging the basement this weekend and then once that's done, the guy can come in and start pouring the footers! I can't wait!

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