all done? all finished? SOLD

We have a sold sticker!!! Even though it was already official, somehow seeing this made it all the more real.
On our way home from window shopping (there will be a post on that soon), we took a detour in the hopes of snapping a picture of a sold sign should there be one. And low and behold as we turned the bend there it was. In all its blue and white glory. I may be biased but is that not the best looking sold sign you have ever seen?

 Please excuse my poor erasing skills. Thought it would be best to remove the real estate agents contact details and address 

After we saw the sign and took some shifty photos, (I wonder if the neighbours are suss on us yet?) we seized the opportunity to cruise the neighborhood and gather some information on what the other house styles were.
We drove around til Matt spotted one that looked the most similar to what ours will look like. There are slight differences with the rendering and roofing but you get the idea. See our original plans here

Even though this looks like a basic standard home, there are some upgrades. The first one being the eaves. That's the extension of the roof which creates cooling in summer and warmth in winter. Below is a graphic picture of a house without it. Not only is it more energy efficient but we think it has a big impact on the whole look of the house.

 And the last upgrade to note is subtle but if you are anything like me, once you see it you will probably notice it all the time. That is the brick infill. If you refer back to that original photo, you will see bricks above the garage. But in the below picture there is an alternative which is some sort of boarded material. I am not saying the below style looks bad but for us and the style we want, we are going with the brick. Builders use the below method as a way of cost cutting and difficulty in placing the bricks, hence why it is an upgrade. So I understand why people don't go ahead with such a subtle change



It will be interesting to see, as we go along this process as I am sure that we will have features to our house that people will think we a crazy for doing/leaving out, but to us they are perfect. It is such a personal thing. Almost like your own baby. And I just know I am going to be one of "those" mums with this house. I just hope we don't have these kind of reactions.