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  • Design studio tips 2021! Today I will be sharing all the tips we wish we would have known before going in to our design studio appointment. I am completely transparent and also share my biggest regrets!
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  • @cindyquintanilla1671
    @cindyquintanilla1671 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    All these home videos got me wanting a new house with a whole new target wardrobe!! Love the chefs kitchen. Omg Damian smelling his little feet is a total mood đŸ€Ł so cute!

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      😆😂 thank you! He’s so nonchalant about it too. I swear the stuff I catch sometimes while editing are insane 😅

  • @marcoslopez2025
    @marcoslopez2025 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    I agree. Definitely the 3 things you mentioned to upgrade are well worth it. I saw someone else say not to do it but as you said why would you want to walk in and start doing major work.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      I have also seen people say that but in my personal opinion I wouldn’t want to delay my move in and start ripping off brand new stuff so I rather have it done before.

  • @jenniferdorsey5614
    @jenniferdorsey5614 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Mountains?! I just came across your channel today, so not sure what state you're in. But definitely agree that you'll have an amazing view. I'm in TX, & am currently on the new build journey too. Since you seemed unsure how other builders do things, here's some of my story: We went under contract for a new build 1st wk of March. The contract did list the additional cost of the structural upgrades we chose. And the lot premium. We went with a standard lot size of 7,800sq ft, which was $11k. Houses are supposed to be 20ft apart from each other. With our buillder, we get 2 design center appts. The 1st one is tomorrow afternoon, 3 hrs long. 2nd one is the 20th, & is 1 hr long. We also have one 90min electrician appt this Thursday. Our view behind our house will be greenbelt, one neighbor on each side. Past the neighbor on the right, the view is a private farm/ranch, past the neighbor on the left, the view is a bridge. Since we did the chef's kitchen, indoor fireplace, bigger sized covered back patio, bay window in master, 2nd sink, & tub addition in master bath, & $4k front of house elevation upgrade (covered front patio, & stone), we're trying to go cheaper for the design center tomorrow. We've talked about adding hardware for the cabinetry, curving the corners & flatting the edges of the granite countertops, going with trim package 2 for thicker base boards, upgrading flooring without a door, like living room, hallways, game room, but leaving carpet in bedrooms, closets, or office, & doing a jetted tub for the master bath. But going with standard options for anything else. Our design center budget is $18k, which I'm not sure is realistic. Especially since the electrician appt is the following day, & we know we're going to upgrade the living room lighting, to add recessed lighting. Fingers crossed we don't spend more on interior upgrades than we did on structural! Construction won't start til July & the house won't be done til 2022. But hopefully, it'll be worth the wait. Hope this helps with comparing what other builders do. I'll be looking out for your next video update. Take care! â˜ș

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Congrats on your new build! I am in Arizona. We didn’t get pricing for anything until last minute which wasn’t fun because we had to move so much stuff around. Thanks for all the info! Definitely seems like every builder works different. I really wished we would of had a second design studio appointment. Sounds like your new build will be taking a bit longer than ours. We got our lot Nov 7th and are scheduled to be done end of June. I will say it’s a slow process but definitely worth the wait!

  • @_Alexmojica
    @_Alexmojica Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Ok so Have a budget but don’t stick to it because “YOLO” 😂 I can’t wait to see it! I love the idea of the chefs kitchen. I love all those appliances too! Your lot looks like it’s moving along! So exciting

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      😂😂 why are you calling me out? 😒 lol. Thanks! At the speed of a sloth đŸŠ„ but definitely moving 😆

    • @Ebonyeyez7
      @Ebonyeyez7 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Lol how funny!! But basically that's true!! I regret not upgrading things I really wanted but I listened to my cheap husband đŸ™„đŸ€ŠđŸœâ€â™€ïž get what you want

  • @anandersonnovel
    @anandersonnovel Pƙed 2 lety +1

    We get a preview plus 3 appointments - 2-3 hours long so I’m thankful for that🌾🌾🌾

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Omg that’s awesome! Would have been nice if we could have gotten at least 2.

  • @biancagutierrez2005
    @biancagutierrez2005 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    We just started house hunting and thanks to you we are looking at new builds! Keep the videos coming girl. They’re so helpful!

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yay!!! Good luck and happy house hunting!! Hope you find your dream home đŸ€—

  • @angelicafarrar
    @angelicafarrar Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Following along! We just purchased our lot and I will document our journey too.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      Congrats on your new build!

    • @jagslion3
      @jagslion3 Pƙed 3 lety

      It sounds like you are doing your own build maybe with a contractor, they purchased a trac home, biggest rip off ever for trac homes.

  • @shrny1
    @shrny1 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Our builder offers two full days in the design center plus a separate structural meeting that happens two weeks before the first design center meeting. So it really depends on the builder. But yes, every change after the fact is an added cost! Our builder charges $600 per change!

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      That’s awesome! I really wish our builder would have done the same đŸ˜©

  • @HoloHoloAdventures
    @HoloHoloAdventures Pƙed 2 lety

    I can’t wait for this process. Thank you for the great tips

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 2 lety

      It’s the best part of the entire process so enjoy!

  • @Ebonyeyez7
    @Ebonyeyez7 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Same sis!! Love this video!! I should have left my cheap husband home ugh I regret so many things I didn't upgrade!! And the lady at our design center did not show us or tell us about every option that they offered. The design center charges us $1000 for changes which suck!! I am very frustrated bc of the flooring but oh well.... we are the family who will be making a mess to the floors and counters lol 😆 Congrats on your home!!

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      Thank you!! And omg 😆 😂 “cheap husband” got me. It was the same for us though. There were a few things that weren’t mentioned to us that if we were told about we would have probably upgraded. $1k?? 😳 that’s insane! I’m sure you’ll be able to DIY a lot of stuff. I’m not sure if like DIY’s but I love them lol. Congrats on your new build đŸ„ł

  • @biancagutierrez2005
    @biancagutierrez2005 Pƙed 3 lety

    Omg the color of those cabinets đŸ˜»đŸ˜»đŸ˜»

  • @jackieestevez7406
    @jackieestevez7406 Pƙed 3 lety

    Yes All the videos. You are very helpful. We are thinking of building because we are moving to Texas.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Thank you! Texas has such beautiful homes. I lived in Dallas for a few years and the houses are very nice! At the time my parents bought a new build and let me just say we loved that home.

  • @Motivationalchatwithannemarie

    Thank you for sharing as a creator myself I enjoy watching this type of video

  • @suenaiduncan7838
    @suenaiduncan7838 Pƙed 2 lety

    I had my floors ripped out 2 days after closing on our new build. Got it done for $20K and saved $50K not getting it through the design center. No regrets.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 2 lety

      đŸ‘đŸŒđŸ‘đŸŒ $50k is a little intense 😅! I’d do the same if I had to pay that much lol

  • @majesty_tv2744
    @majesty_tv2744 Pƙed 2 lety

    What part of Arizona is your new build ?

  • @BLAQdimeond
    @BLAQdimeond Pƙed 2 lety

    Did ur builder allow u to pay for the upgraded appliances upfront? Did u pay a % of it and have the remainder added to the loan? Some of the upgrades they offer aren't worth financing into your home loan over a 15-30 year period.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 2 lety

      We did have the option to pay them at closing or to finance them.

  • @Popflysingle
    @Popflysingle Pƙed 2 lety

    $250 for changes, Great Deal! We are bummed that our builder does not allow them at all, and we only had 1 day of Design Center. We have like 6 big regrets now, with no way do change anything. Our pantry is going to be the same like yours. We need bigger to store all those Costco Giant Portions and packages. Lol

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 2 lety

      😳 where you at least given a few days to change your mind? Or were all your decisions finalized the day of your appointment? If so, that’s ridiculous!! I agree, we wanted our pantry bigger but it wasn’t an option because it interfered with the second suite đŸ˜©

  • @shawn1869
    @shawn1869 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    How much was the flooring? We have our design studio appt in line 2 weeks

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      To upgrade the flooring we paid $18k

    • @shawn1869
      @shawn1869 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@marymaeee did you get upgraded flooring throughout the entire house?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      @@shawn1869 yes we did.

  • @marcoslopez2025
    @marcoslopez2025 Pƙed 3 lety

    Wow that’s a good deal for the appliances.
    I did hear that a lot of the stuff is worth getting through the builder. How much time did they give you to make changes after your appointment before they started charging you?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      Yeah once you find out all the pricing it’s worth looking around and comparing prices. They gave us 2 weeks to make changes before they started charging us.

  • @shannontate8483
    @shannontate8483 Pƙed 3 lety

    Curious what drives you crazy about that layout with dining room between kitchen & LR?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I just feel like it always looks cluttered. We have that layout at our current home and even when the house is clean it just doesn’t feel clean. If that makes any sense? Lol. It felt like there was too much going on and there wasn’t enough room to walk.

  • @Ebonyeyez7
    @Ebonyeyez7 Pƙed 3 lety

    The kids lol how cute 😊

  • @adrienplummer921
    @adrienplummer921 Pƙed 3 lety

    What color are the cabinets or the cabinet color name?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      They’re a gray color but I honestly don’t know the exact name of the color. I honestly don’t think we were even told the color. I just saw it at the design studio as a sample and picked that one.

  • @12044m
    @12044m Pƙed 3 lety

    What floor choice came with the home? Was LVP more than tile?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety

      I believe it was a 16x16 tile. We didn’t get LVP. What we got is also tile just different size and finish so I honestly wouldn’t know.

    • @12044m
      @12044m Pƙed 3 lety

      @@marymaeee Thanks. Im trying to avoid spending too much for upgrades but hate grout on the floor. I guess I just have to wait till I get to the design center and see what they offer.

  • @victoriagarcia5533
    @victoriagarcia5533 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I wouldn’t want a clear door for a pantry. 😬

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Lol so many people have told me that. But I love it! It would keep me motivated to keep my pantry looking spotless 😅

  • @daizzeem
    @daizzeem Pƙed 3 lety

    Super informative! what was the price of upgrading to a chefs kitchen?

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I honestly don’t remember off the top of my head but I think it was $1,800? Or somewhere around there. I have a video where I go through all the pricing of the upgrades if you’d like to check it out!

    • @daizzeem
      @daizzeem Pƙed 3 lety

      @@marymaeee I must’ve missed it! I’ll check it out - thank you!

  • @victoriagarcia5533
    @victoriagarcia5533 Pƙed 3 lety

    We had 3 appointments. First appointment lasted 1 hour and the last 2 lasted 3-4 hrs.

    • @marymaeee
      @marymaeee  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I wish we would of had that many đŸ˜©

    • @victoriagarcia5533
      @victoriagarcia5533 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@marymaeee Yeah
 I didn’t know each builder did something different.

  • @EastCoastReefer
    @EastCoastReefer Pƙed 2 lety

    Sounds like a daycare.