Model Home Tour with a French Farmhouse Flare

Today I am sharing with y'all the last house I toured over the weekend. The first two houses were much larger at over 4,500 sq ft.

A New Front Porch

I have not been doing a lot of blog posts since before Christmas and I apologize. I have been preoccupied and majorly stressing. Mr. Front Porch and I have been doing a lot of thinking. I halted doing any new projects and started on a long to do list. It was a little overwhelming to say the least. So what is up?

Well Mr. Front Porch and I are thinking about getting a new front porch. When were transferred here we were told we would be here anywhere from 3-5 years. It has been almost 5 with no talks of us being transferred anywhere. We purchased this home thinking we would not be in it longer than 5 years so there is a lot to think about when it comes to selling a home and picking out a new one. It has been a major stressor for me because it is a very important decision to us. Most of the time moving is something we are told we are doing by Mr. Front Porch's work and there really is not a choice. We prep the house for sale and as soon as an offer is accepted it is no longer a worry to us. We pick a new house and that is that. Since this move we would completing on our own that means even if an offer is accepted on our home the deal could always fall apart at the last minute. That is a scary to think about and something we never had to deal with. Another worry is we sell quickly and have no home to go to. Ekkk.

 Several theories of thought that cross our mind are one  sell while the selling is good. The market is hot around here right now! The other theory is we wait a year and if the market is still hot then we sell. The third theory is we just wait till we are transferred again and let the company pay for it all!;) I know, I know we just put in the pool but guess what, that was part of the plan to begin with!;) Adding a pool gives us an advantage around here especially when people are house hunting in the Texas heat. We are still not exactly sure what we are going to do. One day we decide we are staying and the next we are selling. Hopefully we will come to peace with a decision soon and that will be that. I can not tell you how much I hate not working on any projects around here. Till we figure it all out I am having fun exploring all of our options that is when I am not stressing about it!;) One option is to build a home which we have done in the past and I completely enjoyed the process. 

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 I am in love with this floor plan. That fireplace is dreamy with the stone and chunky white mantel.

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This kitchen is a dreamy set up. Mr. Front Porch does not think I would like it because it does not look into the living room.

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One model home we toured had a mother in law suite which was ideal for when the GPs come to stay. The home was 2800 sq ft with the suite but it felt huge! We currently have a 3700 sq ft home. Downsizing is an option we are seriously considering since we really do not use the upstairs.

This is the dining room to the home with the mother in law suite.

This is the kitchen to the same home with the suite. I LOVED how large the kitchen felt. 

Easy DIY ceiling treatment.

Pretty secondary bedroom.

Can you tell why I loved this space!? Oh those beams!

That stove hood is dreamy.

We have a lot to consider and have given ourselves another few weeks to decide but that is it! Building where we are looking at takes 7-8  months so that puts us right smack dab up to back to school time.

In the meantime Savannah and I hope that everybody is keeping warm! Today we had a second ice storm in less than a week come thru which is unheard of here in SE Texas. We have spent the day chilling and watching the crazy weather on t.v.. How is it where you are?

MainStreet America- The Calais...my favorite home

I could not hold out any longer, I have to share with y'all my favorite home from MainStreet America. From the street it had me at hello.

The Calais is 4,100 sq ft and has 4 bed/4baths. 

I was admiring the beautiful lanterns by the porch and then I noticed something more...

They have bling! I would love to find these and may have to go back and get the info on where to buy them. I forgot to get Oldest to scan the tag with the info when we were there.

Two story foyer.

The Calais is just beautiful and I knew the moment I walked in that I had found the paint color that was perfect for our home. 

The cabinetry was just amazing.

The fridge!

Little office off the kitchen.

I am guessing this is an art niche. I personally would have just made this space a closet but the model homes are for the sponsors to show off their products so I can see why they put it there.

Back to putting the finishing touches on the secretary and our kitchen. Have a great day everybody!:)

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