Friday update

We are so close we can taste the finish line- it tastes like sawdust and caulking.  Enjoy!

 

 View from the Kitchen- that is our future book nook on the right

Here is the kitchen, with Kim and Linda smiling in the background.  All the appliances are in!

 

Our new French Doors to the porch.

The porch through the door.  Those are our purple pantry shelves on the left...

Looking from the living room through the dining room to our front windows

From the dining room, kitchen on the right, living room on the left

A closeup of the old floors- when they sanded them down, we discovered they have 4 different kinds of wood in them!  They look awesome!  They're finishing the floors now, we should be moving back in 2 weeks!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sorry for the radio silence, it's been a very busy few months.  Drywall is in, painting is mostly done, plumbing is done (except for a few minor fixes) and electrical is nearly done.  On to the photos!

Here is Julia's new room.  We're going to paint the trim white once the floors are done.

The new bathroom.  Greg Farthing built the cabinet for us to fit the space.

The shower in the new bathroom.  The floor and niche have the same river rock as this detail.  Looks awesome!

Here is our master bathroom with the new trim, again, will be painted white along with the baseboards.  New Paint!

And here is our master bath shower.  The floor and niche has this rock treatment too.  The door will not stay in the shower...

Our new pantry shelving, across from the new laundry.  That is our new office space under the windows.

Last but not least, the KITCHEN!  New custom cabinets by Greg Farthing, tons of storage, and a huge new island!

Another view.  More pictures to come!  What do you think?

Happy Holidays and New Windows!

All of our new windows have finally arrived and are installed.  Look at all the light in the house now!

First, Look at the new picture window- we matched it to the design of the original, but its much more energy efficient...

The addition, with Julia's new windows.  On the side you can see the new bathroom window, with board and batten siding in place

Kitchen windows and the door to the porch.  Everything is insulated now, so drywall is on the way...

The glare on the right is from the new office windows...

You can just make out the new fireplace on the porch, through the glare.

A better photo, showing all the daylight pouring into the house now.

Julia's new room, insulated and windows in place.

New window in an old room- this is our new playroom/TV room...

Jake's room with all new windows.  Definitely brighter than it used to be, and cozier too.

Our new porch with the new door to the living room...

Kitchen and office windows from the backyard

The porch from the backyard.  Cricket's doggie door is in place and ready to go! 

We had spray-foam insulation installed throughout the house- this is the roof over Julia's new room.  Should be much more efficient year-round.  Next stop, drywall! 

Early December Update

The pace has slowed considerably, but things are still progressing nicely. Here is the fireplace, ready for installation on the porch:

 

The living room, with the framed doorway to the porch...

The view through the doors..

Our bedroom, with the vinyl gone and new hardiplank board and batten siding.  Choosing colors next!

The front of the house

November Update

Lots of activity to report- the electrical and plumbing are in, and we're ready for the floor, windows and drywall!

The electrician checks the plan.  Those horizontal wall studs will support the kitchen cabinets.

You can see the office and side door through he new pocket door.

Here is the porch, before the fireplace is installed.  It is beautiful, with tongue in groove floors and ceiling.

And heres the fireplace, ready for installation...

After the electrical work, and ready for insulation

Here's the porch with the finished fireplace.  We opted or a ventless gas insert, so the chimney isn't as tall as originally planned...

And a last photo of the porch- can you tell we LOVE it?

  More photos after the weekend!  Thanks for checking in with us, and for all the good vibes!

Progress, Progress...

Blogging from the road- lots of photos from last week, and I haven't even seen what they accomplished this week yet!

Here's the roof on the addition

Kim and Ruth on our new porch!

Another view form the backyard.  I love how the house has grown up around our oak tree...

The view from our new office space...

A view of the new roof elevation from the office.

10-10-10 - Now THAT's a Porch !

So progress has slowed a bit while we get the roof structure planned out correctly, but while the addition has been in a holding pattern, the back porch has really taken shape:

Here you can see Jake standing on the new porch.  it has tongue in groove flooring. This is the view from the house.

The view from our backyard.  New siding and windows will go on the side of the master bedroom.

Another view of the house from the backyard.

Here's Jake in the doorway to the new living room.

Lastly, here is a view of sunlight streaming through the open gable to the addition.  Can't wait for the new roof and vaulted ceiling!