Color Selection - Part 1

We went to our color selection last Thursday and it gave me a bad headache! (Is there a good headache?:P)

We spent two hours already and we aren't even half-way through.

I thought I was already prepared before I went there, because I already have some colors in mind. But geesh! I didn't know you have to select each and every color that will go with the house. They even ask you to select the color of the fascia or whatever is that called. Well, it's that horizontal thingie under the roof, just below the gutter. (I don't even know how to spell it. :P) And yes, you even have to choose a color for the gutter. As far as I can remember, our gutter in Pinas has always been silver. (Natural color of Aluminum/steel that is!) Or maybe I'm just wrong.

Anyway, we finished the colors for the Roof, Fascia (?), Gutter, Garage door, Entry door, Window frames, Carpets, and tiles.

The next appointment(Another gruelling 2 hours!) would be for the kitchen cabinets, wall and ceiling color.

Actually, we already started with my kitchen cabinets. But the sales consultant was so shocked with my request that she suggested that I go home first and continue with our color selection next time when my eyes are fresh and my mind is clear. Ahahaha!
Her exact words were "I am surprised. And shocked. I've never come across such a request. Are you sure with that?" I told her, yeah I'm sure with it. It's a make or break decision and I just hope I make it. If in case I break it, I said it won't matter as people (polite as they are,or in some lingo plastic as they are. hehehe) won't tell it to my face that I made a freaking decision on my cabinet colors. Worst thing that they could tell is that it looks different. And the worst thing that could happen if I don't like the result is that I wouldn't cook as much as I do now, so my DH will be forced to go into a diet and that is not totally a bad thing at all. So, yes I am going with my crazy color scheme.

And now for the walls... really haven't decided yet. We are still in the process of trying to imagine the colors that will blend with my kitchen cabinets! Mwehehehe.

Eureka! Eureka!

We visited our land at Manor Lakes and this is what we found!
Yey! They already have erected the street names. Wohoooo!




And this little boy is the official endorser of Kinglake Drive. Mwehehehehe.

Postponed again!

Jeeesh! Need to postpone my color selection again.
Just checked our sched calendar and I just realized DH is not available tomorrow.
StupidMe.

And now I don't know when I'd schedule it. Nuninuninuninu....

Conveyancer Issue #1

I received a call yesterday from our conveyancer. She said that our finance approval was due last Friday.

Since I know that we already have the unconditional approval, told her that it's alright cause my broker has already taken care of it. And also because, I thought she said it was due this Friday.

When we spoke again to confirm that all is fine, I asked her again when it was due actually. And she said LAST Friday. Oh boy was she lucky! Lucky because I was at my desk in the office and I couldn't drill her on why she is just calling me now when the due was last Friday. Lucky because our loan has already been approved. I could have been fined for that if it was not! And if I was fined for that or if there had been any issue (and I say ANY issue) she will get a mouthful from me.

This is conveyancer issue #1 and I am keeping count! HMP!!!!

Cancelled!

Due to some unforeseen event, I have to cancel and move my color selection appointment.

As to when, I have no idea. For another two weeks maybe.

Well, that has got to wait for now. At least it gives me more time to think for my colors.

Color Selection Appointment

Just blogged about colors the other day and today we received a call from our agent setting us for an appointment for the color selection. Geeesh! I ain't prepared yet!! Panic! Panic!

Some might think that I am way over reacting. But really this is no mean task.
Ok just to give a better picture. An example is the kitchen, we need to choose colors for the kitchen. And kitchen means choosing colors for the following :

Bench Top -
Cupboard Doors -
Cabinets and drawers-
Hardware / Taps -
Handles -
Feature Lighting -
Lighting -
Splashback -
Tiles for flooring -

And that is just for the kitchen alone. We still have to choose colors for the toilet, the carpet, the doors, the roof, the floorings and the list goes on.

For now I am leaning against olive green or nautical blue. Mini...mini...miniMo!

They make a rainbow, nips! nips!

Aaaarrrghhh!

I am a scrapper and choosing colors should come easy to me. But nope, this color selection is driving me nuts!

I already have a theme on mind, but since I have two boys to take into consideration, I had to shove, push and jostle that theme at the back of my mind. Yep, that far! I don't want my boys to be known as 'the-boys-who-lived-in-the-charming-pink-house.' Geeesh! The things you have to sacrifice when you're a mother.

We initially chose to have olive green as our base and work around that color. But after choosing it, suddenly I began seeing lots of green. Good if it was money green! But no, it's houses after houses that is colored green. I have no issues if there is somebody that has the same color scheme as ours, but seeing so much green for the past few months made me grew tired of it I guess.

Oh well, I still have more months to think about it. If worse comes to worst, I will settle for all white. Who can go wrong with that! (2 kids + white walls = Yeah right!)

--As for the title,while thinking about colors I suddenly remembered this jingle from Nips! Maybe it's a sign. To make my house like a rainbow! So that everybody will be happy and merry and bright. hehehe --


You wanna see what happens in a bag of nips?
What goes on before they touch my lips?
They make a rainbow…(chocolate Nips)
A choco rainbow…(chocolate Nips)
And then they color all the flowers and they paint the trees
They’re sweet and delicious, look at all those bees
When I want fun, I get a bag of nips
And make a rainbow!! Nips! Nips!