The Housing Report: July 16, 2009

Today, we're having an unpleasant conversation with the architect/design firm we hired to help us with the house. Over the past few days, some elements have been exposed where we felt as though they should be managing the process, not us.

For example, we asked them yesterday what colors our Master Bath sinks should be. They replied, "Biscuit. And they should match the toilet." This was news to us - and problematic as we already ordered the Toto toilets in white. And, considering we've passed along to them the information to everything we've ordered, it's as though they're not focusing on the small details to ensure it all comes together. Which makes us nervous. We know we've taken control on many aspects as both Chris and I have an idea of what we want. However, we rely on them to guarantee it all makes sense in the end.

So now the toilet is "biscuit." But because it sits against an "ivory lace" tile wall, we now might have another problem because we don't want the colors to be a mismatch. All of which means today, when we have a conversation with the firm, we'll have plenty of examples to illustrate their lack of involvement and creative input.