Take a look INSIDE...you know you wanna.
And then come back here and read all about the amazing people that built this home with me. It takes more than a village to build a house. It takes a small army of very hardworking, very talented people. And I'm lucky to know them all.
Mel...thanks for grading the lots just like I asked and for making me laugh hysterically every time I see you. You’re good people.
Clint, Martine and all the masons...thank you for working in triple digit temperatures to get my foundation out of the ground as quickly as possible. And thank you for dropping everything and coming back to fix the back porch post when I called you in a panic a few weeks later.
Tommy, Hannah, Laura and the Super Mario Bros at Arteleye...thank you for letting me pick the most beautiful granite slab in your entire warehouse. And thank you for letting me see countless others before I decided on ‘the one.’ The island is spectacular and I owe it all to you guys.
John, Edtzon, Flavio and everyone at The Go Team...thank you for making sure all the pretty stuff I was so worried about came thru. And thank you, Flavio, for telling me you thought I was 28. That was a great day.
Bill, Ginene, John and everyone at Imperial Electric...thank you for walking the house with me and agreeing to design the lighting plan on the fly...the recessed cans above the garage roofs are such a nice touch...and the outlets on their side in the baseboards and the backsplash are a winner! And most of all for passing your rough-in inspection on the first try. That rocks.
Ben, Adela, Claude, Alonzo, Cookie Monster and everyone at Carnell’s Plumbing...thank you for surprising me with a super-size shower in the optional bedroom-bathroom. That thing looks killer. And for being pretty much the nicest group of people, like, ever.
Gerald, Will, Michelle and everyone at Yellow Dot Heating & Air...remember when I told you we weren’t finishing the 3rd floor and it was no problem that the HVAC unit installed up there wasn’t large enough to accommodate that space if we finished it...and then I called you and told you we were finishing it and you didn’t try to strangle me. That was awesome. Thanks!
Rick, Chris, Rolando and all the guys on the framing crew...when I grow up I might want to be a framer for a few weeks. Just so I can hang out with you guys. Thanks for not killing me when I got the window sizes wrong on the 2nd floor and then wrong again (and again) in the Master Bedroom. Good times.
Andrew...I know we blew your mind with the trusses on this house. Thanks for keeping me sane when we lowered the trusses on the Master Bedroom and I just about threw myself out the wrong sized window frames.
Ric at Tri-City...thanks for rescuing me from the firecaulk boys that asked me if I was pregnant. And thanks for hooking me up with those sweet shower doors...seeple handles, who knew how kick-ass those would look!?
Matthew at Professional Builders Supply...thanks for all the 4hr tickets for the endless amount of materials we needed. The front doors are still my favorite. I don’t care what they cost. Don't tell Dan that part.
Adam at Builders First Source...thanks for introducing me to the fanciest trim and casing a girl could ask for...it looks spectacular. Dan’s still mad you showed me the expensive stuff...how will I ever go back?
JD and everyone at the Light House...thanks for designing a light package from scratch with me. I love the drum shades.
Green Zebra Interiors and the wonderful Jess...you literally fell from the sky and drove up right when I needed you! Your style and your vision for the interior made the house 1000% more spectacular than it already is. Thank you for not putting tassels on anything and for saying things like, “you do not want to spend a lot of this furniture-you want pieces that are flexible” You ROCK. Bigtime.
Ammon...thank you for that phat phat island. It rocks my world. It’s my favorite spot. And soft close cabinets make me feel like royalty.
Neil & Matt at Environmental Stoneworks...thank you for letting me bring my 3 kids + my nephews with me to pick out the prettiest stone you had to offer.
FlatRock Landscaping...thanks for a whole lotta sod and for tricking out the landscaping in the front.
C&W Concrete...Ronnie, Scott & Pedro and all the guys...thank you for coaching me thru how to ‘be like a girl’ so I could get our driveway poured like we wanted. And thanks for giving me your best work, every time. And for bumping Gerry in your schedule when I would call too late to schedule you when I needed you.
Blake & Beth and everyone at Wayne Dalton garage doors...thanks for getting the doors on the house in time for judging. And for teaching me the importance of ‘backjams’ which sound really gross but aren’t.
Matt & everyone at Fireside...thanks for my custom mantle, sorry it took me two tries to get it right. It’s real real pretty.
Dave, Kelly & everyone at CTI...thanks for helping me pick out all the cool stuff. The accent tile in the shower niche is so fabulous. And the carpet still makes me swoon.
Dave, Kelly & everyone at CTI...thanks for helping me pick out all the cool stuff. The accent tile in the shower niche is so fabulous. And the carpet still makes me swoon.
Juan and everyone at the Cortes Empire...keeper of all the paint, drywall, roofing, siding and cleaning...thank you for always coming when I call and for coming each and every time I called after that. For all the touch ups...for making me those house earrings and for making me laugh so hard I almost peed my pants when they turned out like jack-o-lanterns.
To Design House...thank you for this wonderful plan. And for letting me name it the Nook & Crannies. I loved building it.
To my team...Laurel & Kendall...thank you for selling a bunch of houses while I was busy trying to build just one. You guys are the best.
To Dan...thank you for letting me cry when I didn’t pass my inspections. And for being sympathetic instead of making fun of me-which, you totally could have done.
To Gerry...thank you for running interference with the Town since you're the cool kid there and for copying my rain soaked plans on a Friday afternoon so I could go to the beach with my family. You’re the best.
To Brian...thank you for being my wingman...for helping me finish this house and for letting me do everything myself so I could be a real builder.
To everyone at Bryan Properties...Jim, John and D.R. Thank you for letting us build homes in your beautiful neighborhood. To Gretchen, Kathy & Kerrie...thank you for selling our homes!
To Jim...thanks for letting me build this home. And thanks for the best job in the world.
And to my family...thanks for loving me even when I turn into evil builder woman. And for countless family outings to the job site. Thanks for being the people I get to come home to in the house I live in.
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