From the Ground Up
Since she made her first appearance on Fixer Upper I have been obsessed with Joanna Gaines. Her simple, clean style and her ability to turn floors and walls into a home…
When Jacob and I decided to buy our first home we looked at A LOT of houses! I was just about to give up when Jacob said he had two more neighborhoods we should look at.
As soon as we pulled into our now neighborhood I LOVED it! The homes were all semi-custom and no two looked the same. PLUS, it was in my hometown!
We walked into the one story model and instantly fell in love. It had a spacious basement, large rooms, and an open floorplan. “I’m in love,” I told the salesman. “Wait until you see the two story,” he replied. I didn’t know how things could get any better, but they did.
We walked up to the two story and were blown away. We instantly noticed how you drove under the second story into a large courtyard before reaching the garage. “This space would be perfect for outdoor parties!” We walked inside and the home met everything on our checklist:
Space for hosting;
Four bedrooms;
A loft;
Laundry on the same floor as the bedrooms;
Unfortunately, the house was beyond the budget we had discussed. We left to go look at the other neighborhood and when we were almost there I said to Jacob, “I want to go back.” He smiled, “Me too.”
We walked through the model again. “I need to do some math,” said Jacob. We went to the sales office and reserved the lot. They gave us 48 hours to come back with a portion of our down payment.
The next 48 hours all Jacob did was math and crunching. Finally he emerged from the office of the condo we were renting. “We can get the house, but not many upgrades.”
To me this sounded like a dream. A big, blank canvas. All of my Joanna Gaines wannabe dreams were coming true!
We made our down payment and the builders broke ground on our wedding day.
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