At the beginning of this week we got some news about the completion date of our new home.
Apparently
they had some problems with a couple of the trades, and they are also
short handed for the amount of building that is going on, so we have a
two week delay.
It has been moved to October 13th which just happens to be my birthday.
I would say that is a pretty nice Birthday present.
I have learned to……….
We feel very fortunate that we are enjoying living in our apartment, it has made the transition easier than we both expected.
We
get lots of good light, and these three windows are just like the three
windows on the side wall of our new home's Great room.
We feel comfortable and very safe here!
Now lets talk about some of the progress we got to see this week……
GREAT ROOM
We have walls!!!
There are NO arches in sight, nice square edges ready for molding, when the time comes.
Fireplace and entertainment area!
This
is the wall that has been my biggest design challenge, but we have some
nice plans that will hopefully work out as time goes by.
KITCHEN
Looking from Great room towards the kitchen, the room on the right is the office/den it will have 9ft.French doors.
Down
the hall is the opening into the hall leading to the guest quarters,
guest bath and laundry room. Straight ahead is the front door.
MASTER BEDROOM
Master bedroom, the backyard has part of our fence.
Folks this is really happening!!!
Master bedroom bed wall!
This
whole process has been so fun to watch, and experience. Of course I
want to move in, but I don’t want to miss any of the stages that are
about to take place.
We are still able to ………
I will keep you posted as …….
7 comments:
I'll be interested to see how you handle window treatments in your great room. The window next to your fireplace could be a problem if you wanted to hang panels.
The addition of drywall really helps you get a feeling of how big the rooms are.
Yes, building a house is certainly a journey, our 14 month journey ends this Tuesday as we move into our new house. We are so excited and I know you are certainly looking forward to Oct. Happy week!
I am so excited for you. The house is looking wonderful.
I'm enjoying your journey. You guys chose well and I know you're going to love this as you start to live there. Things are going to really start to shape up now!
How neat this is! What fun to have input into building your own home. It is going to be quite lovely.
You are wonder women, Kathysue! The apartment looks like a house!
Love watching your adventures.
Teresa
xoxo
those arteriors sconces are insanely beautiful. i really love the nod to the past mixed with modern and minimal of them. love that your research is so perfectly timely for my project! thanks, friend.
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