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Spokane ~ Nothing Like A New Home!
Posted on December 10, 2008
Memory Lane
I remember when my wife and I purchased our first "new home". Way back in 2000. Wow - have we made some changes to the home and property over the years!
I remember when my wife and I purchased our first "new home". Way back in 2000. Wow - have we made some changes to the home and property over the years!
First of all, the home was about halfway done when we first saw it...and get this ~ we were NOT interested in new construction. Ah, but love has a funny way of changing your mind. We fell in love with the floor plan, the neighborhood and the potential we had to make this home really ours!
We were able to "move some walls" to make some floor plan changes. Specifically, a larger archway from the entry to the, "then" dining room. Next we added windows in the kitchen, had the builder punch another archway/bar area into the living room and re-arrange cabinets. Since we did all this before the wiring, and plumbing was done..it was easy and did not cost any extra money.
I want to share with you the benefits of buying new construction. I never thought I would be in the market for new construction...but here I am 8 years later. And I'm quite happy! Hopefully you will enjoy my journey in creating our home, and maybe, it will inspire you to dream about your new home too.
Since Then...
Where do I begin. Let's go inside first. I think my wife has painted 1,000,000 times. And please note, all these changes have taken place over the last 8 years.
We finished the basement, affectionately referred to as the "Man Den". Although the laundry room is down there...so guess who gets to do the laundry in the "Man Den".
We installed a work bench and storage shelves in the garage...how come those are full and everything is on the floor?
We installed a new vinyl window in the master bedroom because we did not like the original...and then we added some custom made storage, book cases and bench.
Outside
We started with concrete curbing with small river rock in the landscape areas...we've planted trees, cut down trees and planted more trees.
We removed the wood front entry steps and poured new concrete steps. We added a concrete patio in front of the home. Now we have bark where the rock used to be.
My wife and her father built an awesome deck off of the original deck that was perfect for entertaining. Unfortunately we had to remove it for an addition.
First we had a chain link fence, then in partnership with neighbors...added vinyl. Last night we were looking through old pics with the chain link and it was fun to see how much our yard has changed.
I was even lucky enough to convince my wife I needed a putting green...so 5 or 6 years ago...we added that! You can kind of see it in this picture.
Two summers ago we added an addition to the home. It is kind of a family room, dining room, office area. Now that was a project! More square footage, a new bar so the kids have more room to sit, play, do homework...whatever!
We kept all the kitchen appliances in the same location so the cost was not too bad. We hired professionals to do all the hard stuff and then my wife and neighbor installed new hardwood floors. Here she is installing the floors. New counter tops, a new cabinet and more paint! We even changed the tile around the fireplace and added tile to the entryway and basement landing. This past year we spent time doing some small landscaping projects, finishing trim in the addition and main floor and dreaming about what else we want to do. I think my wife's list is longer than mine :-)New Construction
You may want to consider new construction if you are thinking of buying a home. You can create your dream home with time, planning and patience. It is fun and you are adding value to your home!
The first step is to just get started. Research areas you are interested in. Remember...you don't have to have everything perfect in your new home. You have time to create and finish the home the way you want. I mean, we've been working on this for 8 years! The best part is when your friends and family come over and share in the improvements you've made. By the way, the picture in the bottom right does not show the completed trim we had installed within the last year.
Currently there are some great opportunities to purchase new construction. You can browse all the new construction available in Spokane here on this site. You can search by price range or look at some featured developments.
Call or e mail if you would like more information on new construction in the Spokane Area.
Thank you for reading!
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