Showing posts with label vinyl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vinyl. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The "Where I Got It" of the Harry Potter Guest Room

If you've seen the reveal post on our amazingly magical Harry Potter guest room, you see that there are a TON of magical objects throughout the room.  And not just objects... but gorgeous wall murals, wall decals, and DIY goodies!

With that being said, I guess it means that as I add to this room, I will also be adding to this post so you guys know where I got my goodies.

So, we'll start the list! I will include links to where I got everything so it's as easy as clicking away to see where they came from!  Some stuff will have explanations so you kinda know what to expect if you decide to order something.  I won't give information on sizing or anything, because that'll all obviously depend on what size YOU would want to create your creation with!

All of the WORDS for each item are clickable and will take you to the site where I purchased them!

Wall Art is first!

House Crests:
These were purchased from Etsy shop Modern Vector.  She had a couple of sizes available, so I didn't have to go custom here.  I was able to order a size that fit perfectly on the wall.

Gryffindor Wall Decal-- we chose the Burgundy decal color
Ravenclaw Wall Decal-- we chose the Dark Blue decal color
Hufflepuff Wall Decal-- we chose the Black decal color
Slytherin Wall Decal-- we chose the Dark Green decal color

Also purchased from Modern Vector was our "directional" sign that is opposite our Patronus wall.

Directional Wall Decal-- we ordered this in the Gold decal color {which became a theme for a lot of our decals}


Quotes:
There are several different quotes that we ordered.

The "In This House" quote came from Aparecium Design on Etsy.  I don't see this decal in their shop anymore. That makes me sad because it is amazing on our wall.  We ordered it in gold.

Albus Dumbledore Quote
This one came from Etsy shop Spiffy Decals.  I kinda "winged" it on this one.  I knew what size space I had, but didn't really want a custom piece that I had to message and size out to fit perfectly on the wall.  So I ordered directly from the shop in the size they had available and just cut it out how I wanted to make it fit above the door.  This was also ordered in gold.

Harry Potter Quote and Owl
This decal came from Etsy Shop JeetVinyl.  This is another one where I "winged" it {no pun intended, lol}.  I ordered a size that was pre-made that I thought would be great on the wall, and then had to adjust the words to fit where I wanted them to.  This was once again, ordered in gold.

Patronus Wall
The "end result" decals for this wall came from Dana Decals on Etsy.  This ended up being a custom order based on the "Always" that they had available, combined with a deer from a woodland animals set she had.  I had measurements ready to go so they made it custom to what I requested.  Also, the "Always" quote was customized to include the entirety of the quote {"After All This Time"} in a font to match the "Always".  The words were ordered in white, the deer in silver.

Side note:  I had originally gone with a different Etsy seller for my Patronus.  They were great working with me to get a custom size, but they sent the wrong color the first time (I asked for gold and got white), and then when they sent their replacement, the 2 pieces of the deer didn't align properly and looked funny.  So, we cancelled that order because I was a little cautious of trying to correct the order AGAIN {plus I hated that it was messed up and they were having to use so much vinyl each time to correct it} which ultimately led to me finding the shop that DID give me an amazing deer patronus and Always quote.

Marauder's Map
This one didn't come from Etsy (shocking, right?!)
It came from a website called GeekeryMade that I found on Pinterest.  It was one of those things that I was just perusing the Pinterest for HP ideas (a WAY long time back) and came across it.  The price on it was amazing, which I loved.  When we got the decal in, I had to cut it into pieces because it was just BARELY too big to fit in the space I wanted it to fit into. Also, it was a ton easier to put it up in sections rather than all at once.  Despite having to adjust the size, it's a great piece, looks amazing and is a cool statement to see when you first walk in. This was ordered in Black.

Platform 9 3/4 Door Decal
Etsy, again!  This was from shop Recallart.  This shop is based in Ukraine, and it took a bit longer than "normal" to get to me... but was really less than a month.  This is a gigantic sticker.  It was a bit of a pain to put up, but it looks so awesome!

Hogwarts Wall Mural
This is the "wow" factor of the room, in my opinion.  And it is GIGANTIC.  I had the idea that I wanted this and had to scour the internet til I found the perfect piece.  I found the mural on Etsy, at 3DWallBoutique.  The shop owner, Ira, was amazing to work with while we figured out what I wanted! Communication was great and I got an amazing wall decal!  The link I provided for this one shows you the general idea of what we went with.  I opted for NO frame, and got the print in a glossy finish.  This also shipped from Ukraine and took about 6 weeks to get to me {take holidays into account, and it really wasn't that long before it got to me}.


Onto the other goodies of the room!
I am going to TRY to put these in ABC order, so if you're in love with a certain item in the room, it's easier to find.  Not sure if that system is gonna work- but let's give it a try....
Description of the goodie takes you directly to that item via clicky link, the shop/website is also a clicky link.


All The Other Goodies:

Bedding- Hogwarts Crest (NOT used in the room, but a good comforter!):  Hot Topic
Bedding- Hogwarts Crest {bed in a bag-- this is what's ON the bed}:  ThinkGeek
Birdcage for HedwigOriental Trading Company
Dark Mark Glow in the Dark Vinyl:  Etsy Shop The Bookish Co.-- HIDDEN in the room!
Deathly Hallows Lamp Shade:  Etsy Shop Geek Your Interest
Deluminator:  Universal Orlando Online Shop
Diadem- Rowena Ravenclaw Horcrux- Wal Mart (online)-- currently not available via this site
Dobby- we got him when we were in LA a few years ago on the Warner Bros Studio Tour
Dumbledore FigurineThinkGeek
Dumbledore's Army Wand Collection:  Barnes and Noble (online)
Dumbledore's Cup:  ThinkGeek
Fan Pull- Dumbledore's Wand:    Etsy Shop LambdaLighting
Fan Pull- Hogwart's Crest:  Amazon
Fat Lady Door Cling: ThinkGeek
Fawkes Plush:  ThinkGeek
Felix Felicis Necklace:  ThinkGeek  **
Firebolt Broom:  Wal Mart (online)
Flameless Candles (for DIY Great Hall piece):   Amazon
Gryffindor Sword:  Universal Orlando Online Shop
Golden Egg (from the Triwizard Tournament):  ThinkGeek
Golden Snitch Clock:  Pottery Barn Teen Harry Potter Collection
Golden Snitch Toy {not really on display in the room}:  Universal Orlando Online Shop
Hedwig Plush {puppet with sound}:  Universal Orlando Online Shop
Hermione's Time Turner:  Wal Mart (online)
Hogwart's Express Book Ends:  ThinkGeek
Hogwart's Great Hall 3D puzzle:  Target (online)
Hogwart's Astronomy Tower 3D puzzle:  Target (online)-- currently not available via this site
Horcrux Hufflepuff Cup:  ThinkGeek **
Horcrux Locket:  Wish (online)- not exactly what I ordered, but the link shows you similar.
Horcrux- Tom Riddle's Diary and Basilisk Fang:  ThinkGeek
Light Switch Plate (Lumos/Nox): Etsy Shop Scicollectables
Marauder's Map Glow in the Dark Pillow:  Pottery Barn Teen Harry Potter Collection
Marauder's Map- really works!:  Universal Orlando Online Shop
Mermaid Pillows (Sequin Pillows):   Etsy Shop Craft Encounters
Mermaid Print (From Prefect Bathroom):  Etsy Shop Tonks Treasure Trove
Monster Book of MonstersUniversal Orlando Online Shop
Outlet Covers:  Etsy Shop Scicollectables
Patronus Lighted CanvasHot Topic
Pensieve Journal Set:  Target (online)
Quidditch SetWal Mart (online)
Sorting Hat:   Universal Orlando Online Shop
Triwizard Cup:  ThinkGeek  **
Wizard Chess Set:  Think Geek  **



notes:  Don't go to the Pottery Barn Teen website unless you have a money tree, haha! Their stuff is uh-may-zing {priced at an arm and a leg} and I had to talk myself out of SO SO SO many things that I wanted!  This is your warning ;-)

** Items with the double asterisk:  I got these as Christmas gifts.  So if you're "judging" on how much I've put into this room- don't judge these ones.  They were gifts.  And seriously. If you're judging- stop.  I always look for amazing deals and bought a lot of this stuff with coupons, and discounts.  So nah!


Books!

Now, I definitely have all of the HP books and I've read them all... but I found a few books that are worth mentioning and looking into if you just love HP and want all things HP {kinda like I do, haha}.  These can pretty much be found anywhere books are sold.  I did a ton of research to try to find the best prices when I was ordering.  So, for that, I've included the links and the stores I got them at... but they MIGHT be cheaper in other places now.


A History Of Magic:  Wal Mart (online)
Sorcerer's Stone (Illustrated Edition):  Barnes and Noble (online)
Chamber of Secrets (Illustrated Edition):  Barnes and Noble (online)
Prisoner of Azkaban (Illustrated Edition)Barnes and Noble (online)
Quidditch Through the Ages:  Barnes and Noble (online)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Illustrated Edition):  Barnes and Noble (online)


Figurines!!
I have a small collection of boxed figurines that I am IN LOVE with, and will eventually have all of the ones they make.  These include Nagini, who is in the Horcrux collection, and then favorites like Dobby and Buckbeak.  Photos of them are in my reveal post.  These are available in several places online (Hot Topic, Barnes and Noble, The Noble Collection).  They're incredibly detailed and just super amazing little figurines! There is a "Magical Creatures" set that pays homage to Harry Potter characters, and there's also a set of Fantastic Beasts, obviously paying homage to the Fantastic Beasts movie.  I'll be getting those too- because hey, I love magical creatures!

I'm going to link these from Hot Topic, which is where I originally found them.  You can check them out on the other sites listed above as well.  I'm listing the ones I have, along with the ones I *want*/*need* to complete the collection.

Magical Creatures:

I have these ones (you can see photos of them in the reveal post):
Dobby
Buckbeak
Hungarian Horntail Dragon
Fawkes
Nagini

I WANT/NEED these ones:
Hedwig
Ukrainian Ironbelly Dragon
Gringott's Goblin
Basilisk
Dementor


Fantastic Beasts:

Occamy
Thunderbird
Niffler
Demiguise
Bowtruckle
Fwooper




Furniture!!

There isn't really  much in the way of "furniture" in this room.  There's the bed- which came from my dad. No idea where it's from or who made it.  It's just a comfy Hogwarts bed ;-)

The shelving in the room is all from IKEA

We have four Kallax shelves in black-brown..  They are the ones with the 4 cubby holes.  Most of them are laying on their side, and one is standing up for display.

The other shelving unit, when you first walk in the room, up against the Patronus wall is an EKET cabinet.  It's the cabinet with four cubbies, pluswe bought feet (known as an "underframe") for the bottom of it.  The color of this one is light grey.

I try to shop "smart" at IKEA whenever I can, lol! Quite frequently they have coupons for $25 off your purchase of $150 or more.  Easy peasy when you have SO MUCH in your whole house that is IKEA furniture, haha!!! I seriously love that place!




Now, I have lists of things I still *want*/*need* for this room, and it'll be a work in progress for quite some time til I get everything I want.  I've done research and have a few sites that I check on frequently and love the stuff they have.

I'm listing them here so you can check them out too.  Some of them are places I've bought things from, some of them I haven't but I have my eye on goodies there.  The names of the websites are clicky.

Noble Collection
Harry Potter Shop
Universal Orlando Harry Potter Shop
ThinkGeek




And whew!
That's it! All the WHERE's of where I got all of the magical awesomeness that is in our Harry Potter Guest Room <3


Friday, July 1, 2016

Bad on you, Rite Rug and Ryan Homes.

So, this whole deal with our vinyl flooring has left a terrible taste in my mouth.

I can't tell you how many tears have been shed and how much frustration has started over the damn vinyl in our laundry room and hall bathroom.

Wanna know the full details?  Check out this blog post:   The Great Flooring Debacle of 2016.

I am sure you can catch up with what's going on with this post here.

First off, I don't think our PM gets it.  It's a lighting issue he says.  He doesn't realize that I feel the COLORS of the two vinyls are way different and what was installed is more BROWN when I feel like the sample from our selections meeting was more GREY.  He swears up and down that the flooring that has been installed is most definitely the correct flooring.  He had the 2 flooring samples in question at the model for us to look at.  He said that it even looks like the vinyl sample matches our photo we took back in December as it has the same pattern.

On paper, he's right.  We signed off that the sample of vinyl, "Station Square 2080" is the vinyl we wanted.  And yes, it does have the same pattern. BUT! I am not convinced or confident that we chose this vinyl.  And who is to say that the vinyl sample hasn't been changed because Rite Rug realized there was an issue with it?  It has been six months since our Rite Rug appointment.  And, unfortunately, according to our PM, the sales rep we had at Rite Rug is not longer there and so he can't confirm if samples were changed.  That part makes not sense to me.  Any sales rep should be able to tell you that.


Our PM left the 2 samples in question at the model home, and we were able to go up and take a look at them over the last weekend.
I had a FIT.  A damn FIT. As soon as I saw the two samples next to each other, I knew that I would have never in my dreams picked the 2080 vinyl that is in our house.  It's so brown and drab and just NOT what I wanted.  I definitely would have picked that 2082 that I THOUGHT should have been put in.  It's more grey and has a lighter tone to it.

That fit made our SR tell me I need to calm down {in a joking way that she knew wouldn't offend me, btw... and it didn't offend me}. She told me she'd have a talk with our PM and see what we could do about it.  She tried talking me into the brown vinyl that's already installed, as she likes it better.  But, this isn't her home.  This is OUR home.  She even mentioned that the grey one that I think we should have in our home has more green tones in it along with the grey.  Once she pointed that out, I also noted that in our original selection photo, that's what it looks like to me too.  Grey with some green tones.

Here are a series of pictures, the captions will explain each one.

Let's just say, before you look at the photos of both vinyl, that THIS is what I feel like:



Do y'all remember this darn dress?
Is it blue or is it gold?  I seriously feel like after I look at these photos of these two vinyls so much, that I can hardly tell the difference in the two.  You would THINK that would be a good thing, right?  But no. I am so frustrated over the fact that I feel like what we picked isn't what's in the house.

So photo time.

To start off, here is OUR photo from our selections meeting.  According to our documents from Rite Rug, the vinyl we chose is "Station Square 2080". I do agree that it's definitely what we signed off on getting.
But to me, Station Square 2080 is brown.  I feel like the vinyl in this photo is more GREY. It even has undertones of green in it like our SR mentioned of the samples that were brought to the model home for us to look at.


The photo is a bit washed out looking from the lighting, but this to me isn't brown, and it's NOT what we would have picked for our home.

Sorry this photo is a bit blurry, it must have been from my frustrations.  But, this is the 2 samples (the brown on the left, the grey on the right) in natural light at the model home.

This is the Station Square 2080 (brown) up against the cabinets that we installed in the hall bath.  The lighting is natural light from outside.  This photo drives me bonkers because it DOES look grey here. Blue Dress/Gold Dress feelings are happening for me with this photo.

The Station Square 2082 sample (grey) up against our cabinets.  Our SR pointed out the more green undertones.  Here's the thing... I plan on staining our cabinets to be the darker maple espresso color eventually.  To me, this vinyl would look WAY better than the brown one.  And not only that, as SOON as I saw this vinyl in the model, I KNEW this is what I would have chosen for our home.  

This is a photo of the grey (Station Square 2082) up against maple espresso cabinets in the kitchen.  So here you have INSIDE lighting, along with my thoughts on cabinetry {eventually}.  This is what I envisioned.  HANDS DOWN, no question in my mind, this is what we picked for our home.


This is a screen shot of the photo our PM sent to us when he got both samples in.  He says that the pattern in this one matches the pattern in our sample photo from our selections meeting.  He didn't bother to send over a photo of the other sample, as he's certain this is what we chose.

And this is our vinyl installed IN our home.  We got electricity this week, so this is what the vinyl is going to look like in our home if it stays there.  


Okay.  All caught up?  Here's the thing... I don't HATE the vinyl that is currently in there as much as I thought I did.  I have a huge issue because it doesn't photograph well at all.  While at the house, I have a feeling of relief come over me because it isn't that bad.  Do I like it?  No.  Do I think it is what we chose for our house?  No.  Do I feel like it should be replaced?  Yes.  But, I have to deal with it.  That's been made pretty stinkin clear.

I have an issue too that we tried telling our PM that it appears like the neighbors across the street from us have the incorrect vinyl installed as well.  His answer to that was "I don't care if they have an issue". {modified to not say neighbor's names, but the words I don't care were used}

And then, the final verdict came on Monday.  I had to text our SR, as I hadn't heard from her or our PM, and she told me that she'd talk to him...

Her answer to me asking if she had talked to our PM:

"...he did call the office to check if there were any options...but unfortunately since everything was signed off on, we cannot make any changes at this stage of construction.  So sorry, Russ & I really tried"

Here are my issues with this:


  1. They can't make any changes at this stage of construction?!?!  It's VINYL. Our PM was very willing to change it if it was incorrect when this issue was first brought up.  So what's the issue now if we want it changed?  They all of the sudden can't rip it out?  We are more than willing to pay for a different vinyl if we have to.  But the fact that we as the customer think it's a mistake, I feel something should be done.
  2. Y'all wanna know how much the upgraded vinyl cost for us as the homebuyers???  $125.  Yes, a whole whopping $125.  And that is in BOTH the hall bath AND the laundry room.  To me and you, that's a decent bit of money to not be getting what we want.  But, how much is that really to Ryan Homes?  Or even to Rite Rug?  How much does that vinyl actually cost THEM?!?  My guess is not that much.  So why is this so difficult to just have changed so you make us happy, even if what was on paper APPEARS to be the right thing?
  3. Our PM called hubby on Thursday and made a comment that he wants us to be happy with what's been installed.  Ummmm.... but you can't fricken change it, so why does it matter if we are happy with it or not?!?!!?  Hubby told him that he felt we were stuck with it, and if we have to change it ourselves, that's just what we will have to do {and then be pissed that we have paid for an upgrade that we feel isn't correct, and now have to pay to have something we LIKE put in}.

At the end of all this, it's just vinyl.  I do hope that six months from now it doesn't even matter to me.  I've completely dropped the subject at this point and have just conceded that we are stuck with the vinyl that's been installed and will deal with it when we have the means to deal with it ourselves.

And then there was the "issue" with our rail stain.  We felt that even the stain on the rails isn't correct (which would be a Rite Rug issue again).  I let our PM know, and he offered to have the rail sample brought out.  We have since nixed this because of two things. One, we like the rail stain the way it looks, and two, after being out to the house yesterday and seeing it under lighting, it looks like it may in fact be the right thing.

But I have an issue with that.  Let me show you pictures first and then tell you why.

Selections meeting photo of our rail stain.  We chose something that closely matched our hard wood flooring.

Here's our installed hardwood flooring.

Here's our upstairs rails stained {no polyurethane though}.  Natural light is coming in through the loft windows.

And here is our railing in the basement.  Photo taken Thursday. This is under DIRECT light in the basement.


So looking at this, it definitely looks like the rail stain is correct.  For some reason, when it's not under DIRECT light (not natural light, but actual lighting from inside the house), it looks differently.  And I kind of feel like the flooring issue is the SAME way.


So, the rails stay this color.  And we are okay with that. 

And, why do I say "bad on you" for this post title?  Because I am upset.  I'm paying a LOT of money for this dream home of ours.  And I have one simple request.  Something that probably costs these companies PENNIES and would make me happy if they'd fix it.  All I want is for the vinyl to be fixed to what we THOUGHT we chose in our selections meeting.  And "bad on you" because I feel like these samples from our selections meeting are not accurate representations of what everything is going to look like once it's in.  Let's just hope when they install the carpet in the rest of the house that it looks right.......

But, I have moved on from the vinyl issue.  I know it doesn't seem that way reading this post, but I had to write this post as a follow-up to the original post.  

It's just flooring.  It can be changed later down the road.  I want to focus on what's amazing about our home, including the fact that WE CLOSE THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!

Weekly update coming later this week. We have had some fun additions to the house this week!


Sunday, June 26, 2016

Week 9-- Front Porches, Flooring, Stone Siding and TRIM!!!!!

Okay. So- let's just start out by saying that trim week is most definitely the most exciting week after framing, haha! I absolutely LOVE how everything went this week. Well, almost.

We got our hardwood, ceramic tile and vinyl flooring installed.

Trim carpenters came in and started on the trim.  Kitchen cabinets were installed {and they're gorgeous} as well as vanities in both bathrooms.

Our front porch was poured, FINALLY.  No steps leading up to it yet, but yay for a front porch! Can't wait to enjoy those Friday beers on the front porch like hubby and I agreed on :-)

Stone siding was also installed!  I adore it and it pulls everything together so nicely.  So nicely that you get to see a picture of it already!



We did our normal visits, on Tuesday, Thursday and a weekend day {Saturday and Sunday this week}.  Tuesday ended up causing A LOT of drama and it's ongoing drama at this point.  We are still experiencing The Great Flooring Debacle and still don't have a solid answer on that yet.  I'm not gonna dwell on it in this post though.  I've cried a ton and it's stressed me out to no end.  So once we have an answer as to what's gonna happen, I'll let y'all know.

We noticed a couple of small issues, which I'll show in photos as well.  Obviously, the vinyl flooring is an issue right now.  We noticed some dents and dings in the siding that is right next to the front door.  And we also noticed that the front door looks small.  There's light going all around the door like it doesn't fit fully in the door frame.  Some of our hardwood flooring looks like it has been cut too short, but I also noticed that a lot of that was resolved on our later visits during the week.

And now for the photos!  I'll try to keep them in chronological order by the days we visited, haha!!

First up is our front porch FINALLY being poured!  I did a light step from the front door onto the porch and it still seemed a bit wet so we didn't walk on it the first day!




Inside the garage.  I was so bummed that we haven't seen any "surprises" when we open the garage door. I so wanted to see boxes of cabinets, trim, etc.  They've all been installed or starting to be installed at this point!  Notice though, we FINALLY have steps from the garage door.  No more jumping up and down to get into the house!

Love those gorgeous cardboard floors! So glad we upgraded to cardboard ;-)

Sneak peek of the hardwood. This is in the morning room.

Our gorgeous hardwood floors.

Vinyl Flooring that I HATE and don't think is correct.
Sneak peek of the ceramic tile in the master bath

Listello tile detail in our master bath shower

Up close of the listello tile in our master bathroom.  I LOVE this!

Master bath. Tub and shower view {the shower has a seat!}

Master Bath

Master bath close up of listello and tile. This is on the tub

Master bath

Railing has been installed!

Trim started! Double vanity in the hall bath, along with the sample of our supposed vinyl.  Please note: I plan on staining these cabinets down the road to be the maple espresso color that our other cabinets are.

Kitchen!  I'm actually not hating the island as much as I thought I would.  I still think I want to have the extended "gourmet" island with the table, but this little island doesn't make me sad.

Railing in the basement was installed too

Walls have been prepped on the porch and garage for our stone!

Sunday visit! Check out everything that has been done!!

Rails have been stained! Basement rails here.

Close up of basement rails!

Trim photo.  All of the house has the baseboard and door frames trimmed out.

Kitchen Island

More kitchen cabinets! We measured for a potential fridge today too 


Morning room view into the kitchen

Pantry to the left, family entry to the right

Family room.  Pretty sure our sectional will be going on this wall.

Foyer. Check out the light coming through the door.  Not sure if this is "normal" or not, but I don't like that it appears like the door doesn't fit in the frame


shhhh. Don't tell anyone.  The house was completely locked. Couldn't get the garage door up, so I climbed up the front porch and through the window ;-)

Our gorgeous stone.  A piece on the bottom was off when we were there.

Because our house sits higher up, we were surprised at our pre-construction meeting by being told that we get porch railing.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Porch columns were installed too

View from the front door into the foyer

Railing upstairs has been stained too

Stacks of doors in the bedroom

Another view of the stained railing.  Whoever did it was messy.  There's stain on the walls and stairs and floors.  Luckily we get more paint and carpet isn't installed yet

big ole giant mirror in our master bedroom that will be going on the wall in the bathroom.

vanity in master bath

Damn vinyl flooring.

Front porch view.

More front porch.

Columns <3

I hope they clean the yuck up there.  But look at that gorgeous stone.

Problem photos. Check em out:


Rail staining.

We chose "Dark Oak" as our railing color during our selection meeting.  So look at the photo from our selections, and then check out what's on the rails.  I asked {and am waiting for an answer} to find out if it will end up lighter.... I'm a little concerned that once again, something isn't right.
The difference is- this time I kinda like the darker stain.  It matches our cabinetry in the kitchen and looks pretty sharp with the white balusters.  Not sure I wanna change it, but I still will be pursuing whether or not this is correct or not.  So yay for ANOTHER headache and stress-starter.





Siding issues.  We noticed there are quite a few dings and dents in the siding that is right by the front door.




And, if you've made it this far, you're rewarded with a video!  Shot a GoPro video while we were out there today.  Sound isn't the greatest and I was frustrated because my wifi wasn't connecting between my phone and the GoPro.  And it was hot out there.

Anyways.  Video :-)  Enjoy!




Can't wait to figure out what happens next for us! Not sure what it is, since our PM hasn't emailed us to let us know. But, for what it's worth- he's probably irritated with us and the whole flooring issue.  haha!  Have a great week everyone!!!