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151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
The salesman called this morning to ask if we were considering buying this home - it was the model and the last to be sold - I told him no and that I really did not like having all different floors and granite everywhere. he said it was done because it's a model to show what was available. I said I could not even consider it unless they would put in new floors, and he said they may reduce the price but I still said no.
I think you made a good decision. Why would anyone buy a new home and turn have to renovate. The only way would if they reduced the price so much it ended up being a steel. Knowing they would have to sell the house I think they made some stupid decisions.

Exactly, and ripping up tile floors is a huge deal, not a small project at all. Blessings to the person who does buy that place. We really liked the house as far as size and layout etc but the location was not nearly as good as we have here.The plan is huge and it is 5 miles just to get out of the plan to the main road then 3 more miles to the nearest Publix. I don't want to have to drive 8 miles there & 8 miles back every time I want to get milk. Actually we would probably need to buy a second car if we lived there. We will continue to look. It is hard to find single family homes here - they seem to want to build all villas or condos. That is what we'd like to get away from.

ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

@151949 wrote:
@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
The salesman called this morning to ask if we were considering buying this home - it was the model and the last to be sold - I told him no and that I really did not like having all different floors and granite everywhere. he said it was done because it's a model to show what was available. I said I could not even consider it unless they would put in new floors, and he said they may reduce the price but I still said no.
I think you made a good decision. Why would anyone buy a new home and turn have to renovate. The only way would if they reduced the price so much it ended up being a steel. Knowing they would have to sell the house I think they made some stupid decisions.
Exactly, and ripping up tile floors is a huge deal, not a small project at all. Blessings to the person who does buy that place. We really liked the house as far as size and layout etc but the location was not nearly as good as we have here.The plan is huge and it is 5 miles just to get out of the plan to the main road then 3 more miles to the nearest Publix. I don't want to have to drive 8 miles there & 8 miles back every time I want to get milk. Actually we would probably need to buy a second car if we lived there. We will continue to look. It is hard to find single family homes here - they seem to want to build all villas or condos. That is what we'd like to get away from.

My mom has mentioned that milk thing. Right now the grocery store is right outside our housing addition. I mean like one minute. Our property that we are planning on building is way out. Right now probably 8 to 10 miles from a grocery store. She goes it will be so different because now she can just jump in the car and be at the grocery in 1 minute. There is supposed to be a meijer going in closer. Hopefully it won't be to long.

Not knowing where you live have you thought about buying property and building?

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
The salesman called this morning to ask if we were considering buying this home - it was the model and the last to be sold - I told him no and that I really did not like having all different floors and granite everywhere. he said it was done because it's a model to show what was available. I said I could not even consider it unless they would put in new floors, and he said they may reduce the price but I still said no.
I think you made a good decision. Why would anyone buy a new home and turn have to renovate. The only way would if they reduced the price so much it ended up being a steel. Knowing they would have to sell the house I think they made some stupid decisions.
Exactly, and ripping up tile floors is a huge deal, not a small project at all. Blessings to the person who does buy that place. We really liked the house as far as size and layout etc but the location was not nearly as good as we have here.The plan is huge and it is 5 miles just to get out of the plan to the main road then 3 more miles to the nearest Publix. I don't want to have to drive 8 miles there & 8 miles back every time I want to get milk. Actually we would probably need to buy a second car if we lived there. We will continue to look. It is hard to find single family homes here - they seem to want to build all villas or condos. That is what we'd like to get away from.
My mom has mentioned that milk thing. Right now the grocery store is right outside our housing addition. I mean like one minute. Our property that we are planning on building is way out. Right now probably 8 to 10 miles from a grocery store. She goes it will be so different because now she can just jump in the car and be at the grocery in 1 minute. There is supposed to be a meijer going in closer. Hopefully it won't be to long.

Not knowing where you live have you thought about buying property and building?

We live minimum 20 minutes from the nearest large grocery store (there is some tiny mom an pop type stores in between, but nothing one could afford to shop at on any kind of regular basis, as prices are three times the 'big' stores) and we don't have any problem with it.

When one wants the luxury of living out and enjoying the country, or living in just the right neighborhood that may be further from shopping one simply has to plan ahead.

You learn to pay attention to what you have on hand, buy ahead, and pick up what you need when out and about. People have gotten lazy about keeping their houses stocked and things needed on hand. They expect to run out every whip stitch to get one or two things.

For us, it is very low on the list to have stores close by. We'd rather be in the right neighborhood if we were living in town or out in the country and away from cities and towns (which we are now).

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@Mominohio I think at various stages in ones life they may feel differently about this. When we were working it was no big deal to stop at the store on the way home so we did not mind that our nearest store was not close, as was on the way home anyway. However, when we searched for a retirement home we looked specifically at the proximation to activities we enjoyed - we are a block from the YMCA and 1 1/2 miles from the beach, and about a half mile from our shopping area that has a great little diner, hallmark store, dollar store a Winn Dixie and a Publix and our bank.We are only about 3 miles from our main street where most activities are held..As we got older proximity was much more important to us.

When we first got married and we were young & working all the time - the only stores in our entire township were a Murphys 5 & 10 and a Mc Donalds fast food. We had to drive miles for everything. It never bothered us - we just jumped in the car & went - all kind of weather. We have changed since then.

magicmoodz · ‎03-16-2010

@Mominohio wrote:
@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@ccassaday wrote:
@151949 wrote:
The salesman called this morning to ask if we were considering buying this home - it was the model and the last to be sold - I told him no and that I really did not like having all different floors and granite everywhere. he said it was done because it's a model to show what was available. I said I could not even consider it unless they would put in new floors, and he said they may reduce the price but I still said no.
I think you made a good decision. Why would anyone buy a new home and turn have to renovate. The only way would if they reduced the price so much it ended up being a steel. Knowing they would have to sell the house I think they made some stupid decisions.
Exactly, and ripping up tile floors is a huge deal, not a small project at all. Blessings to the person who does buy that place. We really liked the house as far as size and layout etc but the location was not nearly as good as we have here.The plan is huge and it is 5 miles just to get out of the plan to the main road then 3 more miles to the nearest Publix. I don't want to have to drive 8 miles there & 8 miles back every time I want to get milk. Actually we would probably need to buy a second car if we lived there. We will continue to look. It is hard to find single family homes here - they seem to want to build all villas or condos. That is what we'd like to get away from.
My mom has mentioned that milk thing. Right now the grocery store is right outside our housing addition. I mean like one minute. Our property that we are planning on building is way out. Right now probably 8 to 10 miles from a grocery store. She goes it will be so different because now she can just jump in the car and be at the grocery in 1 minute. There is supposed to be a meijer going in closer. Hopefully it won't be to long.

Not knowing where you live have you thought about buying property and building?

We live minimum 20 minutes from the nearest large grocery store (there is some tiny mom an pop type stores in between, but nothing one could afford to shop at on any kind of regular basis, as prices are three times the 'big' stores) and we don't have any problem with it.

When one wants the luxury of living out and enjoying the country, or living in just the right neighborhood that may be further from shopping one simply has to plan ahead.

You learn to pay attention to what you have on hand, buy ahead, and pick up what you need when out and about. People have gotten lazy about keeping their houses stocked and things needed on hand. They expect to run out every whip stitch to get one or two things.

For us, it is very low on the list to have stores close by. We'd rather be in the right neighborhood if we were living in town or out in the country and away from cities and towns (which we are now).

Gosh, @Mominohio I don't consider myself lazy because I like to shop for groceries more than once a week. I don't ever want to be so boxed into planning meals that I would have to buy a week's worth of groceries at one time. I say I shop New York style. You know, where people live in such small spaces they don't have adequate storage. I do it because I am surrounded by retail and love the hustle and bustle of being out and about.

But most importantly, it is about the freedom of choice. I could never be happy living out and enjoying the country. You suggest it is a luxury. I, on the other hand, love the heartbeat of an urban setting and am forever grateful that we can afford the luxury (and expense) of city life.

ccassaday · ‎10-21-2010

Where I live now city life isn't any more expensive then country life. I live in a city where the downtown area has nothing. People work there and that's it. Our city is spread out a lot. Typically city life would be the downtown metro area and the areas surrounding would be suburbs of that city with different names. My city is totally different. We don't have suburbs with different names.

My mom has mentioned slot that she will start checking the pantry and fridge when she has to go out for anything once we move. The other day she went to the store twice on the same day lol. Like I said the grocery is right outside our addition. But the land we are moving to is so pretty sitting on 2.5 acres and a woods. It's farther out but nothing super bad. You just can't make a five minute grocery run.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

Hope I can be of some help after teaching design as well as Interior Design .

It is always wise to have the same hue throughout the house so one room seems to flow into eachother. If this isn't done, often the effect is that of a patchwork quilt.

Depending on the amount of coloring you use in your decor, you may also want to use a neutral wall covering. For egg shell I love Sherwin William's Dover White. If a grey-white is chosen, the rooms will seem cold.

If, like some prefers a "neutral (beige) house, you can do more color on the floor and wall coverings.

Neutral Greatroom

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Greatroom with color

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151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@ECBG I disagree with you.Beige is a color - a neutral color for sure but it is a color. My entire house is beige and I love the way my white trim looks against it. The biggest upgrade we did when we built this house was to upgrade the wood trim and add crown molding, and the beige is a rich enough color to allow the white trim to really pop.Makes the entire house look very high quality.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@151949 wrote:
@ECBG I disagree with you.Beige is a color - a neutral color for sure but it is a color. My entire house is beige and I love the way my white trim looks against it. The biggest upgrade we did when we built this house was to upgrade the wood trim and add crown molding, and the beige is a rich enough color to allow the white trim to really pop.Makes the entire house look very high quality.

@151949What you describe would be a very attractive combination and I have seen it before.

As for being a "color", everything except pure light and deep darkness are colors if you want to be technical to the cellular level.

Commonly, in all industry and design there are two major divisions.

Color and Neutrals, which usually mean without color.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

If the house was open concept and the rooms just ran all into one another, I would use the same flooring. Otherwise, I see nothing wrong with doing different flooring as long as it coordinated.

I have different flooring in all 2 rooms of the main floor of my house but my house isn't an open concept. My stairs and hallway have different flooring from all the bedrooms and the bathroom as well.

I would do different granite. In fact we are. We ordered the granite for our kitchen and what we picked in there wouldn't even match the shower tile we just put in the bathroom upstairs so it will have to be different.

On Flip or Flop they often do the same granite and backsplash in the kitchen and bathrooms.