A White House - Check it Out!

We were completely caught off-guard yesterday when we met Mike at the house (in a good way!)  We hadn't stopped by for a few days, as we been pretty busy with work & activities last week, so were so excited to see all these things completed:

1. House was all painted
2. Driveway concrete/edges had been poured
3. Rockwork was done on the inside fireplace
4. Desk legs were completed in the office
5. Decorative shelves were up in the kitchen
6. The front door/barn doors were boxed up in the garage - just waiting to be installed!  :-)

We had met with the window covering team a couple of weeks ago, and got that all sorted out.  Not a cheap endeavor, [but we had anticipated it] and are now excited for how everything will look.

So, we walked through the house with Mike, and chatted about what is left, and made some other decisions. 

While there are still a lot of things that need to be finalized, it is really starting to come together and we are so excited as we get closer & closer to moving in!  I think we are all 100% mentally ready to start this new chapter in our lives!  Boxes have appeared and we are starting to pack up the "non-necessity" items!  [insert dancing man here!]

Painted!

Concrete Edges Poured

Shelving

Desk legs finished

Rockwork done!

Master Shower

Master Sink (there are 2 of these)

Sneak Peek at the front door!  :-) 

Countertops and a Barn Wood Mantel

Just a bit ago, Mike texted a picture of the "the big slab" being installed.  We had no idea the countertops were going in today, so Samuel, Rachel and I zoomed on over to see!

We all felt like kids in a candy shop with the flurry of activity and changes.  Almost all the counters are in, some of the sinks and toilets... and the barn wood mantel had been delivered (we almost missed it and I think I may have screamed when I saw it on the floor!) 

The BIG SLAB going in!

Kitchen - the BIG SLAB!

Kitchen

Master Bath

The office!

Game room sink, snack area

We picked out a piece of barn wood for our mantel!

Closer and Closer!

It has been WAY too long since I have posted, so I have a bit of catching up to do!  We are making such good progress and getting closer to the finish line.  

The cabinets, floors and closet shelves are all complete.  And the internal paint was finished last week.  They also started pouring the concrete outside, but had to stall a bit as the weather got too cold. 

We are keeping things simple (our usual style) with consistency in colors and surfaces.  Using a gray paint throughout, with 3 darker accent walls.  Also keeping all the countertops the same on all surfaces, as well as hardwoods throughout (with the exception of the kid rooms - and upstairs room.)

I think one of my favorite areas will be the pantry.  😊  It looks like cabinet doors, but then you can walk into it (a little room!)  I am going to enjoy organizing it (not to mentioned excited to be able to SEE everything in there!)

There are still MANY things to do though like: rock on the fireplace, electrical fixtures, external paint, driveway, knobs/pulls, plumbing fixtures, carpet, front door, barn doors, etc...  But everything is really coming together and we LOVE the way it all looks.  We are all so very excited to get moved in!

While we don't yet have any exact dates, we are hopeful for the end of February/beg. of March.  We will still have all the outside landscaping to do, but that will come as the weather gets nicer.  As well, as of right now we are slated to be included in the Street of Dreams/Wine Country Tour Edition this summer, which is pretty cool.  It may create some "temporary" schedule challenges - but we are up for the task.  👍 

We thank Mike Riddle for making this dream become a reality for us!  Oh, the anticipation!  

We had snow at the end of December and were able to capture this fun shot!  So pretty...

Great Room - will be stacked stone above the fireplace

Family Room - Built In Shelves

Luke's Room:  Each kiddo has a shiplap wall, and were allowed to pick the color  :-) 

Upstairs Bonus Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

On wall of the pantry

Samuel's shiplap wall - blue

Office - built in desk area