New home!

This is Becky, Robert and Anna's (favorite) daughter. Because there has been some problems with internet service in their new home, I am going to be a guest blogger for today. To make up for it not being a blog from mom, I have pictures!

So they were able to begin moving stuff into the house on October 1st. There were still some unfinished parts of the house but because that is when they had the movers available they started moving as much as they could. And when I say movers I mean us-their family! They sure have accumulated a lot over the past 36 years and we are happy that they have no plans to ever move again!

They have been unpacking and finding places and spaces for everything but the progress is not nearly moving as fast as mom would like. So please excuse the boxes and things that you can still see in the pictures. (mom's words not mine)

The front porch

Isn't the rock work so pretty? I mostly put this second picture in because I knew mom would never put a picture of her up.

This first picture is of the plant shelf that you see when you walk into the front door. Dad is actually the interior decorator for this area. Most of these items were from his parents.


The second picture is of the light fixture in the entrance way. So pretty! The third is of the stair up to the bonus room. Although my kids refer to it as the kids room. They left it unfinished for now but my husband Steve, moved the furniture around and cleaned it up a bit up there so now it looks like a man cave.


This is one of the guest bedrooms.
The second picture of this room is so you can see the doors that are on all of the closets and rooms.
Bathrooms including the master bath with its huge tub and walk in shower.



Walk in closet and dining room.


China hutch in the dining room.

Kitchen. The kitchen is my favorite part of the entire house. It is so beautiful and the appliances are shiny and new. The counter tops and cabinets are so pretty too. I took this picture after we ate dinner but before we cleaned up. Hope it's not making you hungry!


Now that I am back home I wish that I had taken pictures of many different things like a picture of both mom and dad standing in front of their home, the living room after we finished moving the furniture around, more of the master bedroom, more of the kitchen. BUT, that's probably a better job for mom since this is her blog and that is her home. They hope to get the internet problem fixed soon-I think it's driving them crazy not to have access.

Getting Closer

This week has been a rough one. Monday, no one came to work on the house. Tuesday I was so excited when the cabinet guys showed up, but they only dropped off some of our cabinets. Wednesday our 3 back ordered doors and the wood for around the doors and baseboards came. That night and early the next morning the painters stained and sealed the doors and wood. Thursday, the contractor came for about an hour and was driven out by the smell of the stain and sealer. The electriction came and told us to have all our light ready to be installed on Monday. We were both so discouraged. Robert kept saying there was no way that we would be in the end of next week.

Friday I asked the contractor when I could have the appliances delivered. (Home Depot had called and asked when they could deliver them.) He said to have them delivered on Monday (26th) so they could install them as the put the cabinets in. Friday our house was almost filled, three of the contractors, the tile guy, and the cabinet guys (they just dropped off more cabinets) were at the house.
Well here are some pics of what is going on here.


Here is the hallway going into the laundry/wash room. They have the molding around the door and the baseboards in.

Here is our pantry door......I love it.



This is our walk in shower. I hope it isn't too dark to see, because it is so pretty. Robert says it is HIS shower, I told I am sharing with him cause I can't remember the last time I got in the tub.


The same trim is around our tub.

These are the closet doors that are in both guest bedrooms.


We just love our doors. These are going left to right. The front closet, bedroom and bathroom.

This is what our cabinets look like now!


I just pulled one cabinet out to see the front. We are so excited.
Our house will be full tomorrow. The Contractors (3), the tile guy, the electriction, the plumbers, hopefully the stucco and rock guys will be there too. Our house is coming together. Then we will have to make it a HOME.

PS Sorry about the pics. They are so dark. After tomorrow,Maybe, we will have lights that we can turn on.

Catching up again

I finally got pictures of our painted walls,cupboards,closets and an unexpected guest.


This is our pantry, the door is back ordered, but could be here this week.


This is a pic of one wall in our walk-in closet. As you go into the closet this is on the right hand side. The back wall will have double rods for shirts and pants. The left side of the closet will have a section for dresses and more double rods. As you walk in on the left side will be a board with pegs for hanging what ever.

Robert is checking out the paint in the entrance way. It passed his inspection.

This is our unexpected guest. This has been a crazy year, I have seen several of them.
Ok this is the most beautiful part of our house so far. The rock work is almost done! The guys ran our of rock and needed to order more rock, but here is the front porch. We just love it.
As a side note: after church and on the way to the barn I was looking at the mountains and clouds. These are the Tushar Mountains.........there is snow on the mountains. Yuck!

Progress

The inside of our house is all painted, we chose Emily's Expression (there is a hint of yellow in it). I only have a pic of the garage. (Am I a slacker or what?)



Oops you can't tell the color, but this is Robert and Maggie in the garage.
The shelves are finished in all the closets they are painted, but not in these pics.


This is one of the linen closets.


This is the coat closet.

I took pictures of our walk in closet, but it was too dark to see anything. Need to work on that.
It is really looking great inside the house. The floor guys should be here this week and our cabinets next week.
The outside of the house is beautiful. I took this picture yesterday morning. It is so awesome to watch the workers find just the right pieces to put the rock together, like a puzzle.

Of course I didn't take a pic tonight but this is what it looked like this morning.

Robert talked to the contractor again today, he reassured him that we would be in the house by the 1st. Oh Yeah!

Last Friday, there were so many people working on our house. The sheetrock guy, the painters, the rock guys (for the outside of the house) and the stucco guys. Man everyone was so busy. There were men and vehicles everywhere.



The first two pics were taken from the office at the barn.

About noon the sheetrock guy had finished putting the texture on the walls and ceilings. We really like the ceiling and will like the walls (I hope) after they are painted. First is the ceiling the second is the walls.

I think last Wednesday the rock guys showed up and started putting the black paper on the house. Thursday the stucco guys came and redid what the rock guys had done wrong the day before. But they were both there Friday.
The painters (Jason Robb and another guy) started taping the windows ect and were ready when our interior doors arrived. They started staining them Friday afternoon.

The painters were the only ones who came on Saturday. They added another coat of stain to the doors. We have 3 doors that are back ordered.
We love to just walk through the house almost every night. So here goes the tour.
First we start in the garage with Robert and Maggie.

Next we are the kitchen looking at the living room. The far wall is where the entertainment center will be. The ceiling in the kitchen dining room isn't textured, we are going to put quakie tongue and groove on the ceiling.
This is taken by the french doors looking through the living room to the front door.
This is the kitchen area. The sink will be on the left side. The pantry in the corner, and the stove to the right. The far right is a hallway going to the laundry room/ master bedroom.

This picture is Robert's pride and joy....Our walk- in shower. To the far left is our tub and a linen closet.


Today is Tuesday, no one came on Monday, Today the painters were the only ones who came. Man it goes from a lot of work done to no work done! Impatience!

Blogging our house

It is hard for me to blog, cause I see the house EVERY day, and it seems to be going so slowly. But to those of you who aren't here, and keep suggesting that I post, here are some new shots of our house.
Here is our livingroom. I am crazy, but it is so messy, I have to go sweep sometimes just so the workers who are making the mess don't have to work in the mess.
Here is our bedroom with all the insulation.
Here they are hanging the sheetrock in the garage. It seems strange to walk in the garage and not be able to see clear through the house. But it is looking more like a home everyday. Here is what the entrance way looks like before sheetrock.

This is looking from the livingroom to the front entrance.
This is our plant shelf in the entrance way.

Our front door is all stained and sealed.

The view from the entrance way to the livingroom.


These photos are the view from the back porch.
Here is our bedroom bay window.

This is the pantry.


And this is the entrance to the dining room. So that is all for now. Looking good!