Building Up a House

Hubby arrived home over a month ago and since then we were busy starting the construction of our house.

We got the house plan from an engineer. He already finished the plan last year. At that time, we asked him to create a house plan as we prepared the requirements for a housing loan in Pag-Ibig. We were supposed to get a loan at that time but didn't push through with it since we don't have yet the land title.

I told the engineer that the house has two storeys with one room on the first floor and three upstairs. When we got the house plan, it has a room on the 1/F and four on the 2/F. Too many rooms! But, the plan is done and paid for, so we might as well use it. We'll just tweak some features to fit our taste and style.

We hired the services of Hubby's uncle as contractor. With the budget we had, we would only be able to start with the construction of the first floor. (Our lot title is not yet done, don't know what's taking so long.)

After three weeks of construction, our house is starting to look like a house. We decided to leave the foundation of the first floor as is, with provisions for electricity and plumbing. We'll not be able to live in it now. By next year, hopefully, with God's graces, we would be able to bring in paint and tiles, etc. to make it a comfortable living space.

Peacock Cross stitch

As a Christmas gift, I asked Hubby to buy me the materials of a peacock cross stitch pattern I had. I was into peacocks and luckily, I was able to buy a pattern entitled "Peacock's Courtship" at the mall. The pattern was big, measuring 15" x 21.9" (210 x 307 stitches). We went to Quiapo and bought the threads, needles, and Aida fabric.

I thought I would be able to finish this project before Hubby arrives. I timed myself and realized that I could only do 100 stitches in 1 hour because of the complexity of the pattern and multiple colors needed. Half a year after we bought the materials, I was only able to do about 1/8 of the project. Waah!

Here's the progress of this project.

After 30 hours

After 50 hours

I planned to display this project in our future house. Guess our house would be finished before I'd be able to finish this one.

Land Title Update

I realized it takes forever to get a land title in our country.

Last March 2011, I hired a surveyor/engineer to process our land title for the lot that we bought. Until now, there is no land title. We need the title since it is a requirement for applying a housing loan at Pag-ibig.

Hubby is returning home in a few months (weee!). Even if we get the title by the time he arrives, I'm not sure if we can still apply for the loan. Another requirement for that, aside from the title, is a valid employee contract. His contract expires when he returns. Bummer.

Peacock carpet

I have a thing for peacocks. Whenever Hubby and I are in a zoo, I strike a pose with a peacock. Haven't got one where his feathers are shown in all its glory though. I love its cobalt blue feathers that turns emerald green at the end.


Dreaming of our future house, I want to incorporate some peacock influences in the decor. 


A carpet perhaps?

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A cross stitch on the wall?

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Floorplanner

I've been nesting. Again. Since it seems our little angel will not be coming to us anytime soon, might as well focus my attention to our future house. God-willing, we plan to start house construction next year. Woohoo!

I've been looking for room designs and thinking how our future house will look like. It's a fun exercise!

I saw this website called Floorplanner which allows registered users to design their house, office, etc. I'm still a beginner and still learning the ropes and it makes me giddy inside.

Also, I've been checking out these wonderful websites: Young House Love and The Lettered Cottage. They're DIY couples who renovate, thrift, craft, etc. anything to make their home beautiful at a low cost. I do hope I have some creative skills and guts to do DIY stuff in our house.