Floor Planning Chronicles
This picture makes my heart melt each time, and the best part is that there were many moments like the one captured above. If I had a dime for each time our floorpan changed, we wouldn’t of needed a construction loan! But looking back at it now, every change brought us to our current layout that we absolutely love. A 4bd/4.5 bath, open concept, double staircase, and a game room for sweet Kayden.
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Deciding what changes to make was not always easy or clear. At one point, the idea of cost, labor, and time made Trey question the whole thing. He tried convincing me into a one story floor plan at least twice. Although that would have been the simpler route, I knew we would regret it down the road. If you know Trey, you know he will forever strive to be the hostess with the mostest. Early on into our dating era, we were talking about construction, building, and what our dream house looked like. Of course my answer was more along the lines of “just filled with love,” or something fairytale like, but his was more straightforward- he wanted a double staircase. So I knew that no matter how long it took us, if we had the opportunity to build, it would have to be with his idea of a double staircase. He also mentioned he wanted Frank Sinatra playing in the house at dinner time but that, we may have to pass on for now.
Although it may seem like too much space for our family of 3, we have both always liked having people over and the extra space to host. Eventually we may grow into it but for now, we will have the best place to play hide and seek with Kayden.
