Sunday, October 14, 2012

Layout, Selections, and Upgrades

Exterior Style and Colors

Every home in our neighborhood has a 'cottage style'.  Below is a picture of a house in our new neighborhood that is the same model as ours and has close to the same exterior colors.  Everything is pretty much the same except our siding color is lighter.

Stone: Bucks County Ledgestone
Shaker: Canyon
Siding: Sandy Tan
Trim/Garage Door: Almond
Shutters/Front Door: Black



Layout

Structurally, we made a few changes to the 'Florence' layout.  Here a few things we added/changed:

morning room
gourmet island (really a peninsula)
stone fireplace (side)
walkout basement
basement 1/2 bath rough in
changed small square inoperable window in master bath to a small, operable, mini-window (we had to get special request for this change as this is not offered as a normal upgrade/change)
additional side window in master bedroom




Upgrades

Hardwood Flooring in Foyer, Powder Room, Kitchen, and Morning Room
Level 2 carpet throughout whole house
Level 2 carpet pad throughout whole house
Wood stained railing and white spindle downstairs and throughout upstairs
Level 2 GE black appliances with smooth top stove
Upgraded laminate in kitchen
Upgraded cabinets
Cabinet crown molding
Recessed lighting in kitchen and family room
Wiring for outdoor speakers
Additional cable hook-up in upstairs loft


Selections


Bruce Hardwood Wide Plank Oak in Saddle
Shaw Simple Touch Carpet in Sand Swept



Armstrong Initiator 66178 Bridgeton Cinnamon Vinyl Flooring (Mudroom/Laundry Room)

Armstrong Initiator 66180 Glenville Creme Vinyl Flooring ( Master Bath & Kids Bathroom)


Maple Cognac Kitchen Cabinets
Formica FX180 Laminate Countertops in Antique Mascarello

Stone Fireplace in Buff Ledgestone 

3 comments:

Rachel said...

Love your choices! We have similar taste. We have the same cabinets, counters and stone for the fireplace. Our laundry room is the same vinyl flooring, too. Good luck with your build :)

M said...

Nice selections!

Bobbie said...

Great selections! We're building a florence too :) It looks like all of your outside colors are the same as ours.. except the stone. Do you have elevation L? We had that elevation originally, but we downgraded to elevation K (with brick instead of stone) so we could afford to add on the morning room. We selected Canyon, Sandy Tan, Almond trim and a black front door as well.