My husband Joe and I have been dreaming about planning and building our own home since before we got married. My parents have done it twice, his parents once, and my sister did it with her husband, too. We think that being able to be a part of the process of making a house that will become our family's home for the duration is an incredible project, making it such a personal, sacred, custom and unique space. Because we don't live in a big city, and because Joe is so dedicated to our family as an engineer by day, we are going to be able to make our dream come true this year!
We have drawn up dozens of plans, perused hundreds of pictures from blogs, read endless amounts of magazines (clipping pictures all along), and checked out several books from the library. We are currently working with Joe's uncle, Tere Thornhill, to really pull our floor plan together, making sure that it's got everything we need, most of what we wanted (all budget-related, of course, since the sky is the limit when you're just in the dream-planning stage!), and that it all fits with the parameters of the covenants, ordinances, lot dimensions, etc. I will be sharing stages of these developments with you as big decisions and milestones arrive.
So far, here are the key elements that we know of:
-craftsman style: going for traditional with some modern charm that may show through in the colors and/or the accessories (like big bright planters or cool succulent/grass landscaping)
- river view to the southwest/west end of the lot
- daylight basement for maximizing the view on the main floor (upper floor), and because of the covenants that forbid building a two story house
- five bedrooms- hoping for a full house someday, as well as regular entertaining our large extended family
- big kitchen/dining/living space that is open but well defined
- hoping to have a library(!), aka the office, but with lots of books books books
- of course the other basic things like bathrooms, laundry, closets, storage, etc.
More details to come, but just wanted to give you an appetizer of the feast that's on its way! Please feel free to comment or email with advice and/or questions as things progress.
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