Architect Day!

It was a long, tiring, emotional, exciting day- and in the end we found an architect that we're really excited about!

It was very interesting to listen to them all and compare the similarities and differences. Some had an 8 month timeline, some were shorter. Some do full plans from the get-go, some do preliminary plans for estimated pricing. Some encourage competitive bidding, some don't. Some seemed more excited about our project than the others.

At the end of the day we were looking for someone who was excited about our project, felt confident about working within our budget and someone who is efficient and will get the plans done in a reasonable amount of time- we're carrying two mortgages here, people! We think we found that in the architect we chose. In addition- he builds furniture, loves solving design problems, and has a fun personality. We've also heard great things about him and have already spoken with some former clients who rave about his work.

So, yippee! We're on our way. Our architect can't start for another two weeks at least so we're in a holding pattern of dreaming and obsessing until then :).