The culmination of a lot of hard work and sacrifice:

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hells yeah Lee! i'm really happy for you man, that's an awesome little neighborhood. that place is going to be totally pimp. i'm interested in hearing about the "mods" haha, countertop/flooring/paint, etc? let me know if you are looking into any contemporary furniture, i could probably help you a bit since i used to sell it at my old job.

you're not that far away....i'll have to get up there and drool all over the house. actually i pass through there every time we travel up to VA, i'll let you know when we do, maybe grab some grub or something.

I've got tons of stuff I want to do, but it will obviously depend on how tight funds will be (which will likely be tight when I first move in :wink: )

I'll definitely be doing granite tops, probably in the owner's and hall bath upstairs as well. Custom colors will go in... a friend of my friends down there is a painter and has the hookup for painting entire houses. I plan on eventually doing a shit ton of custom trim work... shadow boxing, 3 or 4 piece crown maybe with some wallpaper inserts, casing, etc.

I added an extra 110V outlet in the center of that wall to the left of the fireplace for a projector, and added three speaker prewires on the opposite wall to get it ready for 5.1 surround. I added only those three because they were cheap ($180 for all 3) and because they were in an area structurally that's going to be a pain in the ass to pull wires to later. All the rest of the wiring I'm going to pull myself, including a CAT5 outlet that will run from the central hub in the house up through conduit into the attic and down next to the projector for my XBOX 360. I also added a 110V outlet in the owner's bedroom across from where that bed is for a wall-mounted TV.

I upgraded the flooring through the builder as well as the vinyl flooring in the owner's bath and bathroom upstairs. It was really cheap to do and the upgrade actually looks really really nice... it looks almost exactly like high end slate tiling. Eventually I'd like to put in real ceramic though, so I asked the PM to shim up the cabinets 3/4" for me so I have the gap to do it.

I need to get a fridge and a washer and dryer. I'll probably look on CL for those, as well as some new furniture. If you have any tips for some cheap good places to look Scotty, please let me know! =)

The big plan I have is to make that loft into a place that I really want to go to. I love it already, but I plan on making a bar (possibly a wet bar) in that far corner near where the window is (window won't be there on mine because I'm an interior unit). The bar will have the same cabinets as my kitchen and I'll probably reuse the vinyl tops that will get ripped out from my kitchen once I put my granite in. I also want to install a kegerator in there :twisted: . I already put a TV outlet in that space for a wall mounted TV. Unfortunately I don't think there's enough space for a pool table up there, so I'll probably pick up a foosball table and maybe a large arcade style video game or two.

That's it for now! Maybe some new plants outside and patio stuff, but it's going to be a challenge just furnishing the place with things that I need. So who knows what the timetable will be.

Scott, you and your wife are always welcome with me. Stop in the next time you guys are driving up that way and we'll go do some fun stuff