Sunday, August 31, 2008

Interior, Windows, Doors, Staircase and upstairs

I've decided to post about all of the interior/exterior windows and doors in a separate post. Mainly because there are tons of pictures to post. I must give credit to Ricky Earnhardt(Wes's little brother) our framer and his workers for the wonderful work they've done. Rick did a fabulous job with everything but I especially like the designs he did with the fireplace and staircase. It's gonna look so good!


A view of the breakfast area from the outside and inside. The windows we chose are Atrium 450 Series double-hung, Prairie style. We chose these because they were unlike most windows we've seen.

The great room (I'm calling it the living room or den) windows. These probably won't have any blinds or shades on them. One of the workers said they look like eyes.














Front door from outside and inside. It will be stained to match the brick which we've ordered from Statesville Brick. http://www.statesvillebrick.com/ The style/color is Walnut Creek.














Doors and windows in living room leading out to and overlooking the screened in porch














View of the front and the garage side














Completely dried in



















Picture of the fireplace(gas log insert). There will be a mantle and about a foot above the mantle we will have a flat screen wall mount t.v. Our 65" t.v. is perfectly brand new and fine, but there isn't a wall available in the living room to sit it on(it isn't a flat screen). We will put the big screen in the bonus room or the "man cave" as Michael so fondly refers to it. The part that goes up as if there was a chimney there will most likely be pressed on stone or some kind of tile.













The beginning of the staircase. I love the way it curves!













The foyer window-This is a cathedral ceiling. Arched doorways I wanted






Thursday, August 28, 2008

Building the new House

The first week of July we started building our new house! A lot has happened and been accomplished since then. I should of started blogging about this from day one instead of trying to put everything in one post. It's nearly impossible to post every picture that's been taken, so I've only uploaded main ones. New house status right now: We're in the dry, HVAC (heat pump/air) installation started last week as well as rough in of the plumbing. Our shingles should be in next week so if we get any more of this horrendous, but much needed rain it should stay dry inside. We've had great sub contractors so far so everything has been going really well and without much headaches! We've also picked out floors and bathroom/kitchen hardware (sink and shower faucets). Now time to think about paint colors.

Before

After the land was cleared
Laying the footings

Floor system being put in

The walls starting to go up

This picture was taken on 7-22-08

This picture was taken from my Dad's garden on 7-24-08
Taken on 8-2-08
Taken 8-7-08


Taken 8-12-08

Monday, August 25, 2008

Abbie the "Towel Head"



The other night after bath time Abbie wanted me to "do her hair like I do mine". Here are some really cute pics of her modeling her towel head.