Big, little, wide, skinny, square, rectangle, curvy? What is your opinion on back patios. I am thinking fairly large and probably not square. (kind of like yours Brooke, you totally inspire me!) Let me know what you think. And how about a built in fire pit? Made out of the same rock as the front of our house. Stamped concrete?
Sorry today I just have a lot of questions and no answers. Ask my husband, I am good at that these days!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
House Pictures!
I have had some requests for pictures of our house. These are a little behind the current status so when I go over tonight I will try to update.
This of course is the front of our house. It isn't the best angle! We were worried that our garage would look HUGE. It does but not as bad as we thought it would. This angle makes it look even bigger. The window at the top of the garage is our bonus room window. Looking at it like this I think it looks really funny. Like we shoved it up to high, but if you are up in the room it has to be there in order to see out it. If you have any ideas on how to make it look a little better let me know. Maybe shutters, flower box, something fancy with the stucco, etc.
This is just an up close of our entry way. The window on the left is my laundry room and the window on the right is over our stairs. From inside the house this is one of my favorite parts! The cement forms are set up to poor our porch.
This is the back of our house. Yes, I know it is straight. We did this on purpose to cut down on cost. I hope once we get the patio and steps in it will give it a little dimension. Honestly it doesn't really bother me the way it is.
This is the up close of my patio doors (patio french to be specific!) and the 3 windows in our family room. I love the windows because they are low enough that the kids can stand on the floor and see out them without having to climb up on a couch or something.
We know have our roof on, our windows in and most of our exterior doors up. Our master bathtub got put in yesterday so I will try to get a picture of it and get it posted soon.
This of course is the front of our house. It isn't the best angle! We were worried that our garage would look HUGE. It does but not as bad as we thought it would. This angle makes it look even bigger. The window at the top of the garage is our bonus room window. Looking at it like this I think it looks really funny. Like we shoved it up to high, but if you are up in the room it has to be there in order to see out it. If you have any ideas on how to make it look a little better let me know. Maybe shutters, flower box, something fancy with the stucco, etc.
This is just an up close of our entry way. The window on the left is my laundry room and the window on the right is over our stairs. From inside the house this is one of my favorite parts! The cement forms are set up to poor our porch.
This is the back of our house. Yes, I know it is straight. We did this on purpose to cut down on cost. I hope once we get the patio and steps in it will give it a little dimension. Honestly it doesn't really bother me the way it is.
This is the up close of my patio doors (patio french to be specific!) and the 3 windows in our family room. I love the windows because they are low enough that the kids can stand on the floor and see out them without having to climb up on a couch or something.
We know have our roof on, our windows in and most of our exterior doors up. Our master bathtub got put in yesterday so I will try to get a picture of it and get it posted soon.
Kitchen Sinks
If you could choose your kitchen sink what would you choose? Stainless steel, cast iron, granite, etc. So far this is what I have learned about the different types of sinks. If any of this is wrong please let me know.
I have been told that stainless steel sinks are the strongest sink you can buy. This is the only type of sink I have ever had and I really don't like them. They scratch so easily and they are horrible with hard ward. I can't ever get all of the water spots off of them.
I don't know that much about the cast iron other than they come in different colors and the sinks I have seen seem to have a lot of cracks in them. If you know more about these sinks please help me.
I really like the look of the granite sinks. I love that the color is solid the whole way through so if they get scratched you can't tell. They come in a variety of colors and anyone who owns them seem to love them. I did talk to a granite guy the other day who told me they can crack if you are not careful. As in, if you drop a huge thing of frozen hamburger in the sink.
As far as the bowl design I think I want two bowls. I am also thinking I might like the middle divider to be small. Have you ever seen those? I like the idea of being able to put a large pan in one side and have the handle stick over the other. I seldom hand wash dishes so being able to fill it up to wash and rinse isn't a big deal for me.
I also need to decide under mount of drop in. I really, really want an under mount sink but that all depends on the counter top so we will save that for another day.
I have been told that stainless steel sinks are the strongest sink you can buy. This is the only type of sink I have ever had and I really don't like them. They scratch so easily and they are horrible with hard ward. I can't ever get all of the water spots off of them.
I don't know that much about the cast iron other than they come in different colors and the sinks I have seen seem to have a lot of cracks in them. If you know more about these sinks please help me.
I really like the look of the granite sinks. I love that the color is solid the whole way through so if they get scratched you can't tell. They come in a variety of colors and anyone who owns them seem to love them. I did talk to a granite guy the other day who told me they can crack if you are not careful. As in, if you drop a huge thing of frozen hamburger in the sink.
As far as the bowl design I think I want two bowls. I am also thinking I might like the middle divider to be small. Have you ever seen those? I like the idea of being able to put a large pan in one side and have the handle stick over the other. I seldom hand wash dishes so being able to fill it up to wash and rinse isn't a big deal for me.
I also need to decide under mount of drop in. I really, really want an under mount sink but that all depends on the counter top so we will save that for another day.
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