House Progress: We're Up!

Here's a House Progress update for you. The home is completely up, and we've got our pre-drywall walk through scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. What does that mean? Only 60 days until closing! Holy cow, this went fast. All of the exterior walls are up, windows installed, and plumbing & electrical are complete. The exterior isn't painted yet, and we're waiting on our real porch beams and railings to be installed. We're still planning for an early August move-in...perfect 2nd anniversary treat!

Our next task is picking our slab of granite. We went with Bianco Antico and I couldn't be happier. It's a great mix of light and dark (we're looking for a predominately light slab) and goes great with our white and kona cabinets. Oooh goodness I'm excited to see it all come together!

image from Houzz

Kitchen Cabinets: What To Do?

We're well on our way to building our home! It's a super exciting time, filled with more questions and decisions than I ever thought possible. This week Mr. SE and I headed to the design center in Centennial to pick out all of our finishes, cabinets, stone, and everything else under the sun. Here's what we've chosen so far.

Acacia Floors

via google image search

White Cabinets w/cocoa glaze 

(edges will match the color of the floor. this image has a little more definition than ours will have)

via google image search

Kona Cabinets 

(not necessarily our door style, but just for color reference)

via google images

Why two color cabinets? We're going to have our main cabinets one color and the island another. But here's the problem, we can't decide which way to do it. Originally I wanted white on the outside and the island to be dark, but then I realized how much the glazed cabinets are and started considering the alternative for cost reasons. What's your opinion? I've included a poll at the top of the blog-- please sound out!

via Houzz

via Houzz

Which one do you prefer (cost aside)? Please vote in the poll!