Master bath & Stone Choice for Our House

The last few days of house building have found us making choices about things that we thought had been done. The house building  process is very interesting.

The "tile master" as I will call him is excellent!  He is really nice as well as being super at his craft.  When we got to the house this afternoon, we found the master bath door blocked as he had been grouting and wanted us to stay off. 

                                                            I was able to take pictures!





The red dining room ceiling will get another coat!
We love how it is looking!!



Nothing has been cleaned off yet, so it should look more vibrant
when it is.

We love the way  the decorative piece is around
 the tub front. 
The knee
 wall will have glass above it.

The stacked stone for the front of the house and the
downstair's fireplace which is floor to ceiling is a little richer
than my picture portrays.

guest bath on the main floor
The granite for this vanity is amazing.  The sinks were sent to the granite fabricator, so
maybe we will have some counter tops soon.

The kitchen cabinets are in the making, we think.  They will take about three weeks.  Once they are in the granite man, Tim, will measure and fix the kitchen counter tops.

Wall Painting & Tile Floors

It has been a while since I have had anything to put on the blog in the way of colors.  Jonah was sick most of the week, so I had him and couldn't really go up to the house while it was still light enough to see.  The painters have put the first coat of color every where except the master bedroom and bath.  The tile floors are in though.

The painter said that as soon as they had color on the walls
the trim work would really pop.  It does!

The color of the fireplace surround is not showing
as dark as it really is.

The color of the laundry room is the same as the kitchen, greatroom,
guest bedroom upstairs, dining room ans the guest bathroom.  We had the cabinets painted
dark to go with the floor.

Master bath floor and shower floor.  Maybe tomorrow the walls will go in.

Guest bath downstairs has the same tile and vanity color
as the master bath.

The down stairs color is a light taupe.  Jonah was with us.  He had a great time
 running in the open spaces.  He didn't act sick here!!

Jonah was not quite ready to leave, so Papa helped him out.

The color is not really good in my photos, but there is some contrast.

Every time we see the house it is a little closer to being finished.

Painting

Yeh!! The painters have gotten to the cabinets and trim.  We love the colors so far.  Josh saw the house for the first time.  He has all ready picked the bedroom to stay in when he comes home for visits. It is the one Steve and I both thought he would choose.  The walls will be a light sage green.

looking from the dining room



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                                                                                                                                                                                               Our master vanities have homestead brown on them.  We are using this color on the vanity in the downstairs bath also.  It will be interesting to see how they paint over the dark colors with the wall color.

Upstairs guest bath vanity



Laundry room cabinets

Josh checking out the mantle in the downstairs area

Both are checking out the mantle.  The room is full of painted doors.

Steve checking out the wet bar downstairs

Back upstairs, Steve and Josh are checking out the tops of the newels.

Checking out the front door This will be stained.

The painter told us that they will be putting the wall color on Wednesday, so maybe we will have more to see then.

House, Papa, Jonah, & Eli

We went up to the house to check on things this afternoon after we saw Uncle E.  We took some shots of the kitchen and the bedrooms because Josh told us that we had not put any pictures of the kitchen or the bedrooms in the blog. Here they are!! 

The painters should be starting this week doing the prep work.  We are not sure when the actual painting will begin.  The kitchen cabinets will go in after that, I think.

Master bedroom with our bathtub sitting there.

The master bath ready for tile!!  Maybe they will get to that tomorrow.
We don't know!!!

Pantry in the kitchen

Kitchen from the door at the entrance across from the  garage entrance.

This opening between the kitchen and the greatroom should be great
for having a large group of folks over
and for the boys to play on the porch, so that I can see them.

Upstairs guest room near the laundry room and guest bath

Standing by the lower level guest bedroom door talking to Josh
All the downstairs will be carpeted because it is more cost effective!!!
In other words, it is cheaper!!

Lower level bedroom we were standing beside. 
There will be a really nice view from these windows.

other lower level bedroom We may use this as an office as it is not very large.

Steve is in the media room which we could use as a bedroom if we want.
Because of code,our builder cannot call it a bedroom because of the lack of windows. 
We can do anything we want with it.

The trim carpenters did a really nice job on the wet bar downstairs.
It will really look good with the doors on the cabinets.

Back up the stairs

The yard is still a work in progress.
  We have not heard back from the landscaper yet. 
Maybe this week.

It looks much better, but still has a long way to go!!

Papa and the Boys

Today was Steve's birthday so Jennifer and Brian had us over to supper.  We had a really good time celebrating.  These were before supper.  Jennifer has some that will be on Facebook.

Jonah, Papa, & Eli

Eli was cooing and smiling.
He looked as if he was having a conversation with me.
 He kept spitting his passy out on purpose, so I would say something and put it back in his mouth.
When we first got there, I was talking to him and he started wiggling like he wanted me to pick him up.  Of course, I did!!

Trim is Done

It looks so different!!!

The trim carpenters finished up yesterday, but they said they always have to come back to fix doors that stick and other things.  The next thing to happen will be the painting.  The painters are supposed begin next week.  I finished up the lighting choices today. Now, we have to pick out carpet for the lower level.

the dining room

From the dining room through the greatroom

The hearth added to the mantel.


We didn't get up to the house today as Steve got home too late.  The sewer drain field was put in today.
We are still waiting to hear from the landscaper we contacted. 

Another Eli, Jonah, Papa, & house

Jennifer and Brian took the boys to Saluda Shoals tonight to see the lights and came by our house afterwards.  I took some quick shots of them.

Jonah and Papa reading. 
Jonah has gotten into reading again

Jonah is talking all the time now.  He showed Papa an A and O's.
He likes for me to write his name for him.

Eli is changing so fast lately.  He loves looking at the fan and lights just like Jonah did.

The fan is fascinating!!

He is getting so cute!!  We are a little prejudiced, of course.

Steve and I picked out the garage door that we liked.  From there we had lunch, and I went on to pick out the door hardware, pulls, knobs, and all the bathroom stuff and the mirrors.  I did not get done with all that until 4:00.  After I got home, we put on our old shoes and went to see the house.   There had been quite a bit done since the other day.  The trim carpenters will be finished tomorrow, we think.   Next week, the painters will get  in to begin the prep work and paint.

The stairwell going down to the lower level
We love it!!

Still not quite finished but looking good!

In our master closet--cubbies & below are drawers

  



The hardwood stairs are in.  They still have to put the handrail going down.



 Painting will make it even better.