Hello Jenny, I find your approach very understandable. First, see what the wishes bring together and then see how it can possibly be realized a bit cheaper. I can't see anything unusually high about the offered price. It is also completely normal to have more generous and anxious moments in the planning phase. That will continue as well. Whoever has a long wish list also has a longer cut list ;). When "cutting," pay attention to what can be already planned for later realization (e.g. [Dachterrasse]), what can be completely postponed (e.g. parts of the landscaping, compensation for areas in the basement), and what one ultimately considers dispensable. I do not get the impression that you are planning at the edge of the pain threshold, but rather striving to stay within a financial framework still "justifiably declared reasonable." If that is the case – stay relaxed, enjoy the process, and take the felt restriction with some humor. We were a bit upset for a moment when we decided that the 27 degrees [Norddach] green roof was a bit too expensive in the surcharge. It would have been so nice to look from the adjacent forest onto a green roof. Now there are tiles on it. No one misses anything, and we still like the idea but can laugh out loud about the fact that it once moved us. There is a lot of real satire in many things when you gain some distance. I wish you much success!