1-24-10

Just a few shots to kinda show you the colors we have chosen. These pictures are not very good but maybe you can get an idea. We painted until 3 this morning (we being mostly Brandon and Dad with help from me and Everett until about 11.) I came into the house about 3 as they were finishing for the night (no we are not done yet but much closer...thanks again Gard's) I thought you would like to see the E.T. look of the place.

We had to cover all the walls so that we could spray and roll all the ceilings! Tons of work..Thanks Brandon, Dad and Everett! YOU ROCK

1-23-10

I don't think I ever showed you the new ac and the vent for the furnace is on the side of the house now

the furnace is so efficient that it vents water vapor which is creating quite a little frozen waterfall on the side of the house

this is the shelf we made and tiled in the guest bathroom. I forgot to show it in the other pictures. It is very cool, I love it

we painted the island a dark orange ( this photo makes it look much more orange than it does in the room. The granite top and the breakfast bar that will hang from it will cover most of the orange. It will just be a little pop of color in the room

Brandon is working hard painting ( for the second time, grrrr) This is the accent wall in the master bedroom

you know I love mossy green!

1-22-10

Yes that is orange snow! This happened just this morning... I bumped a new gallon of our orange accent paint off the back of the truck and it spilled all over the new driveway! AAAAgh What a mess but we were able to get all of it off the concrete with lots of buckets of hot water and scrubbing.

The new built on ironing board in my new laundry room. Also notice that the tile has been laid.

We have finished the tiling in the guest bathroom and the tile has been laid in there. Also the paint is done.

This is the tile in the kitchen area of the great room. You can't really see the color correctly here but it turned out very nice.

The tile in the powder room

A close up shot of our new venician plaster accent wall in the great room. This was taken while it was still wet. When it dryed it has the look of suede I think.

One of the Drywallers that came to save the day applying the venician plaster... Most of you have heard the story of the drywall fiasco. Short version.. our contractors did an absolutly HORRIFIC job finishing the original drywall and we refused to accept it. we hired a new company to come in a fix it ( this took a week and with the delays created with the painting etc. we will be delayed about a month ) needless to say we are just a little stressed and very pissed.

Overall things are finally starting to look like a house and we are painting like mad (again, because of the extensive repairs to the drywall we have had to prime and paint the entire house over again!!! we have used over 75 gallons of primer alone. Not very happy about that either) but it is taking shape and beginning to look beautiful. Photos will follow, I promise to be better at posting more often...this drywall thing has been a nightmare and has really consumed us for weeks. Sorry

Stay tuned, things are starting to finally come together. :)

12-30-09

Here are a few of us jammin' on Christmas eve at Ev and Amber's apartment... I am cookng

Amber is blossoming with her pregnancy...Can't wait to meet little Kym in March

And then we opened our Christmas gifts from Emily and Brandon and got another great surprise! # 11 grandbaby is on the way for August 4th.. We are so excited!

Jon and Bern starting the primer coat throughout the house... We used 40 gallons of primer!! That is a lot of bare walls!

The spraying duo..

Just a couple more frost shots

This is us having a dinner break in the garage tonight... Notice the new rave in footwear for the painters! :)

They have been spraying doors most of the day today and they look great! Awesome job guys!

These are a few of the new closet doors, waiting to be painted tomorrow.

I know this picture looks kinda strange.. this is the whole we discovered in the front of my new fireplace when we were taping to paint the great room..:( I am sad and so is the contractor because he will have to replace the fireplace!!)

The stack of doors drying in the great room

one view of the new tile we just finished in the guest bathroom upstairs. It is kinda a mess because we haven't wiped it up or grouted it yet. There will be white grout and it will look much better when we get that in. Soon...

12-19-09

this is the mes on the floor in front of the stairs. I am glad they will be cleaning them up and not me!

the main bathroom is ready to tile... we are doing that today

we woke to a winter wonderland...I love it when everything is covered in frost.

a close up shot of the fence across the street

if it looks cold to you..you are right. only 5 this morning but that is way better than the 31 below we had a week ago !

the sheet rock is about finished. a very big mess

more wonderland pics

I tryed to get a shot of the sparkles as the frost fell off the house

the aweful wallpaper is long gone and the walls are ready to get new texturing on Monday

We are getting the tiling done in the main and the Master baths and then we should be ready to start painting on Wednesday!!! that will be exciting!

Stay tuned, lots of changes coming up real soon...

Well the old tub finally says goodbye, Gabe ( one of the workers that is here most days) took a very big sledge hammer and broke it first ( see below) and then they hauled it out in pieces.

Dad is doing the final wiring in the master panel...

Yeah we are officially done running wire! everything is wired and we only have about a thousand switches, receptacles, and light fixtures to hook up after the sheet rock is done.

The master bedroom with only the ceiling rocked

almost the same view with all the rock on... yes we have walls !!

the master closet

half of the garage

they are filling one of the new tubs... bath anyone? :)

the ceiling is in in the Great room

they have built and partially rocked the closet in front of the hole in the basement

the new stairs entering the family room in the basement

the stairway looks very different with walls...

We think they will have all the sheets of sheetrock up possibly tomorrow and then they will start taping and mudding ... that will take a week or two to finish and then we paint!

It is looking like a house more every day..

Later