March 19, 2012

March is the new July in Wisconsin.

An entire week of sunshine and record breaking temps really helped to dry things out and green things up. Loving the blue sky, bluebells and sunshine!

Since it has dried up around the house, here's a tour of the exterior starting at the front porch. We're anxious to get the columns painted ~ then the porch will "pop."

Master bedroom addition.

Master bedroom fireplace.

Our lovely dirt backyard.

The backside.

The window on the right is the master bedroom, the windows on the main level to the left are the family room addition. The walk out basement is a future project.

Curved porch.

Inside we have more cabinets installed. This is peeking into the laundry room.

Lockers and cabinets over the washer and dryer.

Farm sink.

The front stairs are looking good. The newel posts arrive tomorrow.

The kitchen island is in and a few more white cabinets.

From the hallway into the kitchen.

Bar end of the pantry.

STORAGE in the pantry... upper doors to come.

The kitchen stairwell is shaping up to be gorgeous too.

The dining room is a wood shop these days!

A peek into the master bathroom.

The tile chair rail has begun.

The bookcases in the landing went in. Lighting and top trim has yet to be installed.

The curved tin roof.

View from my studio above the garage ~ swoon! Things are shaping up. Watch for garage doors in the next post... Cheers!

December 27, 2011

Carey insists it's been a LONG time since the blog was updated and, sure enough, it has! The holidays swooped me up in their madness but I'm back now with a few updates on the old stone farm house.

These first few photos show the rest of the second new roof being installed. It is a slightly chunkier looking shingle but in the same color as the last. We are thrilled with our choice!

Here's a closer shot of the shingles from my upstairs studio above the garage.

At last we have insulation! Spray foam was the way to go in order to work with the old stone and all the funky angles. It did however prove to be difficult to work with and took quite some time to get right.

This door is the other passage way into the kitchen. It will get a layer of thin brick soon.

Insulation Upstairs

We chose to add a skylight to the TV/bookcase/lounge area in the upstairs landing. Adds lots of light! There will be bookcases along the wall below.

Hardscaping is in full swing...

Check out the pile of boulders to the right.

Part of the backyard wall. Loving the work that Olson Toon has done... art with boulders!

And then the drywall...

Lots and lots and lots of drywall.

Hunting season, Thanksgiving and Christmas all put temporary stops on the work along with MUD galore! Happy to not have tons of snow but we're wishing for some frozen ground to get things moving on the exterior work again. I promise to post more pictures soon showing the drywall and texture. We're putting the final touches on colors and finishes. The end is relatively close yet feels sooo far away! Cheers!