Wayne Homes Pre-Construction Meeting #1

We honestly did not stress much before this meeting because we felt comfortable with our choices at this point. Our field manager met us out at our lot bright and early in the morning and we baked together in the sun for a few hours. It seemed like a simple process because we are in the country and do not have many lot regulations or issues. He was very easy to deal with, realistic, and down-to-earth which made for a good first impression. We were excited after our lot meeting on our way up to the Cygnet office.

Our PC meeting did not move very fast, and this could be for many reasons - some of which are our fault, and some of which we will not fault anyone. The typical woman in charge was pregnant and training a temporary replacement. We swallowed our pride (it was diguised in multiple caffeinated K-Cups and some delicious Otis Spunkmeyer cookies) and put our patience pants on. Our questions took a very long time to get answered (like, "Do we have room for a shelf on the end of the kitchen cabinet? Is our furnace big enough?") but we all survived. We also stayed until 5:00 and had to schedule another meeting to finish the details.

Our Finishes / Choices from the Wayne Homes Showroom

For the exterior, we chose earth tones because we have an existing building on our property. Since we chose the craftsman elevation, we got to pick stone for a wainscot....I'd say that's one of the things we are most excited about!

We chose dark brown shingles. This was one of the choices that worried me for some reason, but I think it will look just fine. 

We picked Spring Valley Maple Chiffon cabinets and smoked habanero "wood look" level 4 vinyl for our kitchen flooring. We also used the vinyl in our sunroom, laundry room, dining room and main bath. We contemplated putting in a wood floor ourselves because we have done several, but went with this after much research and discussion. With two young and active boys, I do not think we will be disappointed. We upgraded to an 8 lb pad and a level 2 carpet for minimal cost.

I don't remember the name of our counter top, but it is a high definition laminate. The upgrade was cheap and will look nice. We have put in two laminate counter tops ourselves and have been very happy with their look, wear and tear. We didn't see the need for stone. 

In our master bath, we opted for a totally different look. 

Wayne Homes Color Selection Meeting

Color Selection Meeting
The week before this meeting, my husband and I were literally crazy. We looked at every paint sample we could find to match with our flooring, fireplace stone, and cabinets. We turned on the lights, we turned off the lights, we looked at them at the end of the hallway, we looked at them outside, we drove to the restaurant that featured our chosen stone facade on a much grander scale, we sent pictures from our phone to relatives, and we doubted ourselves. We researched. We. were. bonkers. We are both thankful that this meeting is over.