Sunday, February 13, 2011

The 2-day Dumpster

We had this dumpster delivered Friday -- filled it up Saturday and They'll be here Monday to haul it off...We've pretty much burned the rest in our "burn barrel" or hauled it off to the dump in our truck. This would have been more than a few trips!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Flooring

I may have fallen in love with this floor...

Drywall with 2 coats of mud applied - tour 2

Daughter's bathroom: Upstairs on the walkway, daughter's room on the left, her bath in the center, and playroom on the right:

Living room as seen from the kitchen:

And here's a before & after of the living room viewed from the upstairs balcony/walkway:

Drywall with 2 coats of mud applied - tour 1

Master Bathroom

"Breakfast" Dining area


Side entry & door to garage (guest bath in the middle)

Best looking garage in the county:






In Progress - Drywall

one of the kid bedrooms...a couple days ago (they've mudded since this photo)

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Editorial

If you've never really struggled through building a house...this is an exciting time. Instead of picking out lumber, pipes, wires, and other boring stuff, (the last 3 years of my life) ... I get to pick things that I will actually see...and use! We started really looking at the tile, hardwoods & countertops recently. Looking for a nice hopscotch pattern tile kitchen floor with white cabinests and a marble countertop. We pretty much have picked a wood floor too, a mixture of 3, 5, & 7 inch wide planks in a distressed maple. Now we just have to make it all work together and look nice.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Master Bathroom Light

We bought this one today too. Master bath. No pretty catalog picture of it.

Foyer Light


Needed something significant for our tall foyer. Bought this one -- it is much bigger in person than it looks in this picture...I think it's like 36 inches or so from top to bottom...

Dining room light


We bought this one today for the dining room -- 6 lights...oval shaped. Ours doesn't have the gold accents you see in this picture.

Breakfast Nook Light

Bought this today as our light fixture over kitchen "breakfast" table light.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Insulated Garage

Ready for drywall -- insulated & cleaned out!