O.M.G. The blood. The Sweat. The tears. And we haven't even signed the contract yet! That is, until - today! I'm not gonna lie, I'm a nervous wreck! This is a HUGE amount of money. Did I mention that my husband is a musician? We are NOT wealthy, by any stretch of the imagination. I've always been ridiculously crafty/cheap/creative. Those 3 C's, luckily, have added up to what we think is a pretty damn cute house. So, in keeping with that theme, I'm hoping that our 100K budget looks a lot more like a 200K budget in the end. Only time will tell.
But....first steps first right? After many contract changes, we feel that we're finally at a mutually happy place with our contractor. There were those that were cheaper, and those that were more expensive (lots of them!), and in the end I suspect that they probably would have ended up at the same place, but we chose our contractor mainly because of his sheer persistence. He was there answering questions and showed genuine interest in the project since our first meeting. Only time will tell.
So, we're off!
p.s. I'm posting my first entries into expenditures today. I'm planning on keeping a running total so that people can see what it REALLY costs to remodel, decorate and furnish a home in 2011. This at the risk of my husband seeing the final total and probably having a heart attack.
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