Layout and sketches of our house!

No writing today. just spamming you with pictures. 

The following picture is of the basement.

This next picture is of the first floor (entrance, foyer and garage). below this image is a 3d sketch i did so steven can visualize how it looks like.

 

This one is of the second floor. Its open concept kitchen, living/dining room. also includes a patio. below this image is another 3d sketch. note that i just placed items in the space so we know what we can do with the space.

Here is a picture of the third floor, which includes the bathroom, master bedroom, and second bedroom. then below this image is an image of steven's game/office room, and master bedroom.

 

FAN EXPO - pictures from eons ago -

Ok way way waayy long ago like end of august, i went to fan expo with steven and his friends.

 We went dressed up. since it was our first time going. i put makeup and eyelash glue on him and turned him into the terminator. of course ameturishly.

 and I WENT AS ARIEL!! and ran into like 5 different ariels. only took pictures with two of them. also, LOVE how we carried around stuffed secondary characters. flotsam, jetsam, flounder, and sebastian!

 also ran into THIS chick. we were kinda eyeing each other and cocked our heads at the exact moment we noticed each other. we both wore the exact same hipster ariel outfit, same pants, almost the same shirt, same starfish, same hair part, same bag... and we decided to take pics on each of our cameras.
its unfortunate that my hair went back to brown under the lighting :|

Designing Said Dream Home.

Ok so steven does this thing where he doesn't check the mail (harharhar) and we actually got a letter that states we'll be contacted soon to discuss decor/design for our home!

Super stoked, we then decided to check out the design website. Holy cow that was difficult to find! so difficult it took me like 3 days to find!! and it was so bad that when i was looking up pretty little liars spoilers, the ad for minto orchard park homes (discussed in previous entry) appeared in the area where there would be ..well.. ads..

Anyway we found it and it posed different questions to us that i found was really relevant and helpful and made us think about what we wanted.

• How do you want your new home to make you feel? Clean, relaxing, almost like beach home, or coastal home, but dark and cozy.
• Do you prefer a formal or casual look? Casual (I personally like both. Cannot decide...)
• Do you work from home? Will you need special accommodations for a home office? Yes. Will need home office that doubles as media room (technically video game room for steven).
• Do you have children? NO.
• Do you need a low maintenance lifestyle? YES. Less cleaning ideal
• Do you love to cook? One of us does.
• Do you entertain frequently? No, occasionally.
• Do you have any pets? No.
• Do you want to improve the energy efficiency of your new GTA home? Ideally yes if in budget.
• Is there anyone in the household with allergies or health concerns? Ragweed. Seasonal allergies.

• Do you have anyone who is elderly living with you or visiting frequently? Maybe in the future but not at the moment. Maybe in the beginning both sets of parents will probably visit frequently with food because they’re Asian but only the first few months. After it won’t be as frequent

Also safety and security isn't on this list but they don't deal with that. because I'M super fucking paranoid, I'm having things like curtains and stringy beads and things like make a shit ton of noise when intruders come in installed in the foyer and second floor. hardwood on second floor and stairs (so i can hear people walking up the stairs and on the second floor) and it wont become carpet until the third floor. but enough with my paranoia. lets move on to design ideas!
I places images in order of when you first walk in the house, so lobby would be first floor, second floor, and third floor. obviously these aren't the pics of the house because it hasn't been built yet. right now its a collage of images i found over the Internet to kind of see what I'd like.

-First floor-

OK so here's is the foyer. looks kinda plain i don't know what i really want, but i know i want it look clean. so none of those ugly ass tiles. white tiles would be ideal... i don't care what kind of quality they are or if they sparkle or shine, No. i just want clean white floors that don't look nasty.. simple right? and i can hang my artwork in that area like it's a museum lol...

 

-Second (main living space) floor-

Guest Washroom

Look at how pretty and nice this purple guest washroom is! i picked purple because it's a relaxing colour and i want guests to feel welcomed and be in a relaxed atmosphere. aww see? i care about y'all!

Living room

For the living room i wanted to feel like i'm in Ireland/Scotland or Scandinavia. and because all the best metal artists and ocean imagery comes from Europe.... why not have a space dedicated to nightwish/kamelot and all things that have sea imagery? It even looks like an ikea showroom! Dark blue grayish walls, sheer white curtains, white or blue sofas with loads of pillows.. eek!! and it looks quite warm and cozy for winter but cool enough for summer.

Kitchen

Steven wanted to have a black kitchen so it's gonna be a little bit difficult joining the living room idea with his kitchen idea. so we looked up some more stuff online and we were able to find a few pretty good kitchens that for his requirements and wont clash with the dining/living room! Very nice right?

 -Stairs and third floor-

I have a lot of trinkets and gifts from friends that I'd like to display (because why should i hide them?) but I've been kind of struggling with the idea of "sea themed home" and "human stuff." and that's when it hit me. HUMAN STUFF... THE HUMAN STUFF.. ARIEL'S GROTTO! i can make the stairs almost like Ariel's grotto!!! I'd just have to attach shelves on the walls and paint the entire stairwell blue, and then I'll be able to display my gadgets and gizmos aplenty. Such items include souvineers, signed pictures, birthday gifts, etc...

Steven's game/office room

I said I'd give him his own room to do with as he pleased. so he decided to make a combined office/game room. those are just some ideas for him how to make use of the space.

 Steven's man washroom

Y'know for days when I'm on my period and he's all grossed out n stuff, he can use his own washroom. his own man-oasis. he wants cocoa or chocolate coloured walls because he likes dark colours. lol..

Master bedroom with walk in closet

Because we spend all of our lifetime sleeping, i wanted it to be like i walked into a wonderland where i can just lay on my bed and go to bed happy. and nothing makes me more happier than being UNDER THE WATER. so of course I'll have quirky features like porthole picture frames, and jelly fish light fixtures, and all that fun stuff. of course the walk in closet will be my space. best part? Steven also gets his own closet space :3 Bedroom also comes with a...

Master bathroom!!

Ok so as you can see its bright and airy. and extremely mint green. AND SUPER CLEAN. the main reason why i wanted like a nice looking bathroom is because i like spending time in the bathroom and in the water. it's very therapeutic for me to be sitting in the tub and letting the shower head run while i contemplate the meaning of life.. ugh such a waste of water but raaaggh!!! ;_;

I guess that's it for now. there's other details and such like what to upgrade, which isn't worth upgrading, what kind of doors would we like to install... what flooring... blahblahblah.. but that'll be in another future post.

Dream home.

So as most of u guys already know, steven and i bought a place. it's up in a wooded farm area right on the edge of the suburbs, so there's lot of clean air ^_^ too bad no beach. oh well, I'll take what i can get.



We bought an end house (style was called the birch) with brick finish.

2 bedrooms

2.5 bathrooms
and it looks like we have an attic so in the future if we wanted to we can renovate the attic into an awesome space. basement included.
and because we went on opening week, we got bonus swag with our house! washing machine and dryer, stove/oven, refrigerator, and a BBQ (though i kinda doubt we'd be using it...)

we just have to drop the last deposit and we're good :)

ok so interior of the house: we have the basement, main floor/lobby garage, second floor open concept kitchen living dining area and bathroom, third floor we get the choice to have one big walk-in closet or smaller closet with extra laundry room (it's a bit unnecessary, so we opted for the walk-in closet...)

















seriously i didn't think I'd be this excited to own a place, but after seeing this layout i was like :OOOOOOOOOO and in the back of my mind i kept thinking (omg debbie travis painted house episodes.. theyre all coming back to me!!)

i started looking up different designs for homes and what i wanted certain parts of the house to look like.

steven gets his kitchen space, second bedroom/office/gaming man den space, and the second bathroom. since he wants the kitchen to be black, and since it's open concept, i have to build the rest of the living/dining space around the kitchen. i know what i want my walk-in closet and master bathroom/bedroom space to look like, i just don't know how to stylise the lobby and 2nd floor. (ok technically yes i do but since I'm an artsy fartsy person, so many things come to mind and i have to weed out the ones i don't want..)

i thought, "well what about a coastal living (aka beach theme) home? Imagine walking into a mint green lobby with beechwood furniture and bright paintings on the wall... i can walk right into the door and think I'm in paradise! could i do the lobby that theme? yes absolutely! "
but with steven's dark kitchen.. I'm not sure how that would look like and it wont go with the rest of the house. *picky andrea is picky!* so then i kept thinking "i could also do a submarine/nautical theme and have refurbished porthole mirrors in place in the lobby hallway and that's look epic... and it may even go with the rest of the house.. hm... or i could do straight up undersea theme but have modern elements like an ikea showroom?"

never in my life have i thought this was gonna be an easy process. i knew it was going to be difficult. and steven couldn't help me imagine what the whole house would look like. SO i decided to put my art skills to good use and create three dimensional layouts of what our home would look like.

Of course this is just a really bad photo. I'll upload properly when i get the chance.. but that's basically what our 2nd floor looks like! minus the fridge. (and yes island is included with the house.)

Ok now i have to admit there's a lot of things to think about before the house gets built. tiles, hardwood, carpet? can we negotiate paint colour of walls? what are the cabinets gonna look like? can we have it so we don't have windows in certain areas? can we widen the length of some windows? can we remove a closet door? can we add a few doors? where should we put electrical outlets? should we upgrade certain parts of the house like the roof? what kind of insulation are they using? are they gonna use flame retardant wood? seriously small things to think about but there are a lot!

i wont go into specifics just yet so y'all gotta wait until next year :)

Buy anyway, yesterday steven and i went to ikea to see what kind of look we want to go for.. and there were MAD TONS OF PRETTY TOURQUOISE, BLUES, AND MINT GREEN ITEMS AND SHOWROOMS EEEVERYTHERE!! i was flailing and running all over the place!! so i think i have an idea of what i want now. and steven also knows what he wants.

cant wait to show you guys ;)