a few answers about paint

Received a few comments asking about paint colors... All paint colors were from Benjamin Moore. The downstairs powder room is 2128-50 November Skies, the Guest Bathroom is AC-25 Harbor Gray, the blue in the Master Bathroom is 1672 Alfresco and the beige is HC-93 Carrington Beige. The kitchen is HC-95 Sag Harbor Gray.

As far as the 827 Lake Placid Blue in the guest bedroom.... it is a really nice color, but may be a little too intense. The verdict is out as we have yet to set up any furniture in that room; I am optimistic with some other materials in the room it will tone down nicely.

Interior Pictures

At long last here are some pictures of the interior. We had our building team over for dinner on Wednesday night, include David, Ray and Allison. It was the first meal out on the screened porch and reason enough to get the porch set up and take some pictures of everything else.

Kitchen:

        

From Front Hall to Living Room (Kitchen on left)

Living Room:

Dining Room:

Screened Porch:

Stairway:

Guest Bath:

     

Master Bedroom Dressing Hall:

Bathroom:

Bedroom:

Thanks for looking and thanks to everyone who helped along the way... I may still do some pages of before and afters, but for now this is likely the last posting... Have a great Fourth! (If you would have told us last Fourth of July I would be sitting in the air conditioned comfort of my fully renovated living room writing this blog, I would probably still have doubted you... its way too good to be true!)

Oh, yeah, we are moved in...

OK, kind of embarrassed to see that the last post was from the first week in May, but in our defense we have been busy moving in, unpacking, and other stuff like that.

Tonight I mowed the lawn and then took some pictures of the exterior. In a future post, I may do some side by side before and after comparisons, but at the rate I am posting that could be in December.

That's it for now... we will post some more pictures of the interior and maybe some plans... soon!

Floors are stained...

... and looking great!

And these last two are of the orginal floor that was refinished in the front hallway:

This is probably one of the last posts. The decorative lighting is being installed as we speak; then we will move in!

April 17, Countertops are in!

With every step the house starts to look more and more ready to live in. Now, with the countertops in and 95% of the interior painted, it would seem like we are just moments away from living there. Here are pictures of the Kitchen, Master Bathroom, and Guest Bathroom:

Thanks for looking... next week the floor finishing begins!

Grass Committee

One of the less desirable, although arguably equally important...the Grass Committee. A Kentucky Blue mixture to be specific.

7 hours of raking, spreading, seed, fertilizerring, adding hay then setting up watering left us tired.

Although just looking for some (really any) cover until landscaping is further planned, it sure was a work out!!
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6 Months; Hard to Imagine

Today marks six months since the day we moved out. It is hard to believe how quickly 1/2 a year has flown by and how much has taken place. I remember the day we moved out and, quite frankly, it was terrible. Looking back now, it was completely worth it! Although six months ago I was dreading the road ahead (construction nightmares are commonplace, as are temporary living arrangement challenges) we have been amazingly fortunate; our builder and his team has been amazing and our hosts have been great. All things considered, the last 6 months have been as smooth as you could ever hope.

That said, lately we have been feeling like anxious kids on Christmas Eve. As the pieces have all come together, it is very exciting to think that very soon we will be home... and what a great home it is going to be!

Starting with the Kitchen... The appliances are all in and hooked up (including a last minute dishwasher substitution), the butcher block and crown molding have been installed, and the soapstone countertops have been templated and will probably be installed by our next posting. Here are some pictures:

On the Bathroom front, the wainscoting is installed in our bathroom and in the guest bathroom the vanity and tile have been installed:

On the exterior, the new garage doors have been installed and we now have nice stairs leading up from the driveway to the mudroom:

Finally, inside the paint is going up quickly. Here are some of the rooms that are completed:

Living Room (Benjamin Moore Nantucket Fog):

South Guest Bedroom (Benjamin Moore Lake Placid):

North Guest Bedroom (Benjamin Moore Bone White):

And our bedroom (Benjamin Moore Carrington Beige):

Over the course of the next month, the painting will continue, floors will be finished, lighting and other finishing touches will be installed all leading up to what no doubt will become the focal point of our new house... the installation of the home audio system! (why should I even try to fight it?!?)