It's no secret that Clay and I have been building our dream home, but it has taken everything in me not to post all the pictures and details of the process! Now that our move-in date is extra close, and I have collected several pictures from five phones and one camera, I figured now is the perfect time to show the timeline of the process through said pictures.
Clay and I purchased our lot from my parents. My dad and one of his friends developed the section of the neighborhood we are moving to, and this was the last lot that my dad owned.
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| Before it was cleared ^ |
It's a beautiful 1.25 acre corner lot in a quiet little Lacombe neighborhood. The Tammany Trace backs up to the neighborhood, and I am super anxious to get on my bike and ride the 11 miles to and from the Mandeville Trailhead Local Market every Saturday morning for some fresh flowers and fruit!
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| Being cleared |
The floor plan process took F O R E V E R, which meant it took forever to break ground. But, when it finally happened, the feeling was so worth it. Clay and I walked together all over the finally cleared land where our future home would sit.
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| Foundation |
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| Pouring concrete |
The whole process is a little bit stressful, a little bit strange, and a whole lot of fun. Things started off slow, then went fast, then slowed down again, then picked up again, and now that we are in the home stretch with only a handful of small things left to finish, time could not be going by any
S L O W E R!
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| Start of the frame |
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| Starting the roof |
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| Finished roof view from back |
But we know it will be worth every little bit of stress and anxiety when we finally get to move in.
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| Master bath... thought it was weird that the tubs are one of the first things installed! |
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| Living room |
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| Kitchen |
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| Hardie plank went up on St. Patty's Day! |
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| His and Hers garages |
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| Clay did all of the electronics wiring with my dad |
My absolute favorite part of this house is the kitchen! We have a very open living area that is to die for (in my opinion) :)
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| Kitchen cabinets installed |
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| Painted and a countertop! |
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| Backsplash going in |
Originally, our back patio was just wide enough to put a chair. It was pitiful. So, before we even even start moving in, we already made an addition! We had some more concrete poured to make a nice, usable back patio.
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| Pouring it in |
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| Finished! |
Another one of my favorites in the house is the fireplace and flooring. See for yourself why!
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| Stack stone on the fireplace |
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| Start of the flooring! |
I'm not showing any final/moved-in pictures until after the housewarming party, BUT I will be doing some posts about some of the decorating and craftiness I will be doing... so stay tuned and you will get some sneak peeks!
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| Clay is already doing yard work |
We could not have done this without both sets of our parents. My wonderful parents built us this home (I'm not a spoiled brat, we payed for it ;)), and Clay's wonderful parents let us live in their house with our two dogs for a year! We are SO incredibly grateful for them!
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| Driveway going down |
We have had many people tell us that if you can build a house together, you can survive anything else in your marriage.
I have also heard that the first year is really rough.
Many people also say that living with your in-laws tests your marriage.
Well, we went for the tri-fecta this year and did it ALL at once.
And guess what...
WE STILL LOVE EACH OTHER! AND CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP LIVING TOGETHER!
I guess that means we have a great road ahead of us :)
xoxo,
E
