Exciting Stuff

We just love going over every evening and checking things out....especially during this framing stage. There is always something new to look at!

 Carter posing on the front porch.

 Ooh la la! The amazing entry. I'm so stoked with how this turned out!

 Fireplace all the way up to the ceiling.

 Plumbing has started as well!

 Carter bathroom tub/shower. Carter likes it but says, "It's weeeeely dirty, mommy."

 This is the patio door we picked out....with blinds inside the panes of glass. This will be great and solved any curtain or blind issue we would have had otherwise!

 Carter "working on the house".

 Pillars and arches taking shape.

 We just ooh and ahh everytime we see the house! LOVE!

Darn, it's hard to see....but they mapped out the kitchen on the floor. If you look closely, you'll see how we are going to have the wall unit oven in the corner. I'm excited to see how it all looks!

Framing Progress

Oh hai. Yep, still building a house! Framers are just a day or two from being completely done...so let me show you how things have changed around here!

 This is when things started to get exciting...the framing of our vaulted ceiling in the living room!

Framing the gable that will include a dormer.

Carter LOVES going to the new house to see the 'big dirts' and ride the yellow 'tractors'!

 NOW it's starting to look like the house I've been dreaming of. 

 Getting closer...

 

Windows installed!

More Framing!

It's beginning to resemble a house! This past week has been so much fun to go and see what's happening at the build. The crew has been working in the sweltering heat with temps in the 100s...we are so appreciative of their hard work! Here's what we have now!

 All framed up, except for the master bedroom and garage.

 Looking towards kitchen.

 Front porch -- not yet poured.

 Kitchen Pantry

 Mud Room/Drop Zone and Half Bath

 Down the stairs -- love the big window!

 Where the front door will be -- We'll have side lights all around the front door.

 Dining room area and door to back deck

 Master bedroom area, not yet framed.

Carter's room and closet

 The next day, they had the garage framed up...

 Front porch was poured...

 Coat closet framed....

 Master bedroom framed....

 And the fireplace framed up!

 

 A look inside of the garage -- it's flipping huge. Could fit 5 cars.

 The next day, they had the double bay of the garage framed...

 And started on the ceiling joists. This is the 10 foot bump up in the dining room! Love!

And here's the 10 foot bump up in our master bedroom.

The crew is waiting on the trusses, so hopefully we'll see what the vaulted ceiling in the living room will look like soon! 

Framing Days 1-3

Yippee!! I'm ten kinds of excited that framing is underway! Let me show you!

Day 1:
Floors joists were set...support framing in the basement completed.

Day 2:

 Posing in my kitchen. :)

 Hubs saying "Now this here will go here...."

 More posing....master BR closet

 Floors are in...its so pretty :)

 Where the stairs will be...

 So fun to be able to walk on it!

Day 3:

We can see where the rooms are! They are framing it in kind of a different way. The top two boards will actually be the ceiling, so all they will have to do tomorrow is place the studs and those will be on top. I think that's right. At least that's how hubs explained it. :)

 I squealed when I saw how big our bedroom is. :) 

 And look! Everyone's already hanging out in the kitchen. :)

 Carter would not leave without a little drive in the "big tractor". :)

Yay for progress!

Oh, Hello There

Long time, no blog?! Wanna know why? We've been at a stand still for FOUR WEEKS people. And I'm sorry, I know I need to work on being more patient..... but I'm just not so patient with this. I'm ready to get a move on this house and get it built already.  So GRRRRRRRR!

So anyway...I left off with our foundation being poured. We have a foundation and concrete floors, and even a garage floor. But that's it. (sadface) We've been waiting on the framers to get on with the rest of the work. They had another job to finish before us...which is not just fine, but seriously!

Anyway, pics of the foundation and the loverly garage soon. The good news is.....wood got delivered to our site yesterday and as I type, they should be working on getting it all laid out. We're hoping for some real progress tomorrow.

So in the meantime, I've been daydreaming of decor and interior design. Paint colors....accessories...rugs....linens...I could go on and on. I have this vision of light and airy and clean....white woodwork, dark floors, pops of bright color...modern with a touch of vintage and rustic.

My sister is getting married next summer and is having a rustic style wedding, so she got me into antiquing. I've found some really cool pieces that I'm going to incorporate into our new home. So during these past FOUR WEEKS (ok I'm over it) I've been refinishing some of these pieces. This will add some of that vintage appeal that I love.

How fun is this mirror?? My mom actually got this one for me. I was telling her I really wanted to find an ornate oval mirror and she stumbled upon this in a deli bathroom of all places. And one thing I just LOVE about my mom, she's not afraid to ask for what she wants and she convinced to owners to sell it to her. LOVE! It was a goldish color, but not for long! I primed and spray painted it white, then scuffed up some places with sandpaper. I think this will look cute in our half bath or maybe even as a piece to a gallery wall if we take the mirror out. Lots of possibilities.

This mirror, I found at a local antique shop. It was just calling my name. Very shabby chic. It was a gold, but took only minutes for this upgrade. A little sanding and it still has that rustic charm.

Next post should include some framing progress! FINALLY!