My husband and I built the home we live in a little over 10 years ago. The building process was interesting and went rather smoothly.  When you move into a newly built home, the house literally needs everything. Window treatments, knobs, valances, towel racks, light fixtures, appliances, paint, window treatments. I literally could go on and on as to what we needed to purchase. Thankfully, we each had a full time job.  When my husband and I moved into our new house a decade ago, we purchased quite a bit of new furniture as well.