A friend of mine and her husband had their house built several years ago.  They wanted specific things in their house such as Pella brand windows from a place such as Pella Virginia, only I think they bought them locally.   Although it took a lot of time (understatement), they had their dream home like they wanted…at least they thought they did.  After living there for a little while, they realized there were several things they wished they had done differently.  But some things, like having Pella windows put in, they were so glad they had done.